Jason Ranker

Jason Ranker serves as a Professor in the Curriculum and Instruction Department within the College of Education at Portland State University. His teaching portfolio includes Integrated Methods of Language Arts; Literacy in Early Childhood Education; Literacy in Elementary Education; Language, Literacy and Culture; and Media Literacy courses.

His classroom-based research centers on improving educational outcomes for marginalized and struggling students through innovative literacy pedagogy. Key methodologies involve integrating digital/multiple media into literacy curricula and leveraging students' cultural knowledge in academic settings. This work spans Literacy Education, Early Childhood/Elementary Education, Media Literacy, and Culturally Responsive Teaching frameworks.

Dr. Ranker's scholarly contributions appear in leading journals including Language Arts, Research in the Teaching of English, Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, The Reading Teacher, and Written Communication.

Based in office FAB 285A at Portland State University, he maintains active academic engagement through teaching and research without documented awards, student advising records, or grant activities in the provided materials.