Jennie Baumann

Jennie Baumann is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Auburn University's College of Education. Her research focuses on integrating students' knowledge, comprehension, and dialogic interactions to enhance meaning-making in educational contexts.

Education:

• Ph.D., Michigan State University (2024) in Curriculum, Instruction, and Teacher Education with a concentration in Literacy and Community Engagement
• M.Ed., Bowling Green State University (2014) in Reading Education
• B.S., Bowling Green State University (2013) in Early Childhood Education

Her work emphasizes literacy instruction, curriculum design, and fostering community engagement in educational settings, particularly for early childhood and reading education. She explores dialogic learning strategies to improve student comprehension and collaborative knowledge-building.