Faculty Profile for Dr. Maneka Deanna Brooks

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Dr. Maneka Deanna Brooks
Associate Professor — College of Education
Associate Professor — Curriculum And Instruction
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phone: (512) 245-7751
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Brooks, M. D. (2023). What does ESL mean to her? An analysis of women of color recounting their attempts to exit EL instructional services. AERA Open.
  • Brooks, M. D., Frankel, K. K., & Learned, J. E. (2022). Placement matters: Transparency and collaboration in reading intervention policies and practices. Phi Delta Kappan, 103(6), 41–45.
  • Brooks, M. D. (2022). What does it mean? EL-identified adolescents’ interpretations of testing and course placement. TESOL Quarterly, 56(4), 1218–1241. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.3099
  • Frankel, K. K., Brooks, M. D., & Learned, J. (2021). A meta-synthesis of qualitative research on reading intervention classes in secondary schools. Teachers College Record, 123(8), 31–58. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/01614681211048624
  • Brooks, M. D. (2020). Transforming literacy education for long-term English learners: Recognizing brilliance in the undervalued. New York, NY: Routledge/Taylor & Francis. Retrieved from https://www.routledge.com/Transforming-Literacy-Education-for-Long-Term-English-Learners-Recognizing/Brooks/p/book/9781138558113

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Mid-Career Award, AERA's Second Language Research SIG. April 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: AERA Outstanding Reviewer Award, American Educational Research Association and AERA OPEN. 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative, Texas State University. February 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor Award, Alpha Chi Honor Society. 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative, Texas State University. February 2018

Selected Grants

  • O'Malley, M (Principal), Coryell, Joellen E, Brooks, M (Co-Principal), Rocha, P (Co-Principal), McGough, J (Co-Principal). Strengthening the Texas Teacher Education Pipeline (TXST NEXT STTEP), The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, State, $50000. (Funded: July 2022 - October 2022). Grant.
  • Brooks, Maneka Deanna. TWHE Development Grant, Texas Women in Higher Education, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $500. (Submitted: February 2016, Funded: March 2016 - April 2016). Grant.
  • Brooks, Maneka Deanna. Selecting texts for long-term English learners (LTELs): An investigation of biology teachers' text selection practices, Texas State University, Research Enhancement Program, $4080. (Submitted: October 2014, Funded: January 2015 - May 2016). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Editor
Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice
July 2020-2023
Reviewer / Referee
National Academy of Education/Spencer Doctoral Fellowship Application Reviewer
December 2023-Present
Editorial Review Board Member
AERA Open
July 2023-Present
Reviewer / Referee
National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Application Reviewer
March 2023-Present
Organizer
Community Academic Tutor Program
January 2023-Present