Warner Adds Two to Faculty
The Warner School has announced the addition of two new faculty members for the 2003-04 school year.

Mary Jane Curry, assistant professor, teaching and curriculum: Curry's teaching and research interests include academic literacy; second language composition, principles, methodology, and materials development; curriculum theory; and discourse analysis. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is currently a research fellow at the Open University in Milton Keynes, UK. She will focus on TESOL and foreign language education.

Jeffrey Choppin, instructor, teaching and curriculum: Choppin's current research includes a look at middle school mathematics teachers' practices as they implement tasks from a reform curriculum. He expects to complete his Ph.D. in December 2003 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is currently a teaching assistant. Choppin's primary responsibilities at Warner will be in mathematics education.

There are currently three additional faculty searches underway at Warner. For information, please visit www.rochester.edu/Warner/faculty/facultysearch.htm.

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Nancy Geoca Joins Staff Nancy Geoca has joined the Warner staff as Student Services secretary. Geoca is a licensed real estate broker and a former business teacher at Webster High School. Welcome Nancy!

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Meg Callahan Welcomes Daughter Congratulations to Meg Callahan, assistant professor, teaching and curriculum, and her family. Her daughter, Claire Kathryn, was born on December 15, weighing 8 pounds, 13 ounces

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A Daughter for Bronwen Low Bronwen Low, assistant professor, teaching and curriculum, also welcomed a new addition to her family. Her daughter, Arwen Lawless, was born on January 23, and weighed in at 6 pounds, 5 ounces.

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