Portrait of Dr. Jen Porterfield

Dr. Jen Porterfield

  • Program Faculty at Curriculum And Instruction, College of Education
  • Assoc Professor of Instruction at College of Education, College of Education
  • Assoc Professor of Instruction at Curriculum And Instruction, College of Education

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Commissioner, Library Commission of Buda, Texas. November 8, 2019 - Present.
  • September 1, 2025 - Present.
  • Member, Faculty Search Committee: Assistant Professor of Instruction – Elementary Education at Collin College Campus. March 2025 - Present.
  • Member, Nu of Texas Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. March 30, 2025 - Present.
  • Member, Search Committee: Program Manager Hawkins Ctr of Excellence. December 2024 - Present.
  • Vice-Chair, Teacher Education Council. September 1, 2024 - Present.
  • University Mentor, Bobcat Special Education Alumni Network. May 2024 - Present.
  • Vice-Chair, Library Commission of Buda, Texas. June 2022 - Present.

2026

  • Secretary & Membership Officer, Associate and Assistant Deans and Directors of Texas. October 2025 - October 2026.

2025

  • Member, Search Committee: Certification Officer. October 2025 - November 2025.
  • Member, Faculty Search Committee: Assistant Professor of Instruction - Residency Site Coordinator. August 2025.
  • Organizer, Special Education Specialist EC-6 Application. March 2025 - August 2025.
  • Member, Curriculum & Instruction Scholarship Committee. March 2025.
  • Member, Search Committee: Student Success Coach. January 2025 - March 2025.

2024

  • Member, Teacher Education Council. April 2022 - August 2024.
  • Member, Search Committee: Certification Officer. September 2024.
  • Project Lead, Texas State University Alternative Certification Program. August 2023 - August 2024.
  • Special Education Program Coordinator, Texas State University. January 2022 - August 2024.
  • Graduate Advisor, Texas State University. January 2022 - August 31, 2024.
  • Member, Curriculum & Instruction Scholarship Committee. March 2024.

2023

  • Member, Faculty Search Committee. November 2022 - May 2023.
  • Member, Curriculum & Instruction Scholarship Committee. March 2023.

2022

  • Member, Texas State Curriculum and Instruction Jigsaw Committee: Clinical Practice and Partnerships. September 2019 - August 2022.
  • Member, REDEE Center. December 2020 - May 2022.
  • Member, Curriculum & Instruction Scholarship Committee. March 2022.

2021

  • Special Education Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Texas State University. June 2021 - December 2021.
  • Co-Advisor, Texas State Student Council for Exceptional Children. January 2019 - May 2021.
  • Member, Curriculum & Instruction Scholarship Committee. March 2021.

2019

  • Member, Curriculum & Instruction Scholarship Committee. March 2019.
  • Participant, Curriculum & Instruction Representative - Bobcat Days. February 2019.

2018

  • Participant, Curriculum & Instruction Representative - Bobcat Days. November 2018.