Personal Information
Organization / Workplace
Albuquerque, New Mexico, Southwestern U.S. United States
Occupation
Visting Lecturer
Industry
Education
About
Monica Kowal has been an educator for nine years, teaching English language, literature, and composition at the middle school, high school, and college levels. Prior to teaching, she was a journalist for 12 years in New York City, working for Reuters and The Associated Press. She is a UNM alumna (English-Creative Writing, ’93) and holds an MA in Journalism from New York University and an MS in Teaching from Fordham University. She is currently a doctoral candidate at New Mexico State University in the department of Curriculum and Instruction. Her dissertation research focuses on the institutionalization and sustainability of K-12 service-learning programs. She lives with her husband, daugh