Shaylyn Marks, Ph. D.

Dr. Shaylyn Marks is an Assistant Professor at CSU Bakersfield. She received her Ph.D. in English Education from Purdue University in 2013. Dr. Marks was previously a secondary English teacher in Illinois, Indiana, and California prior to moving to the collegiate level. The main focus of her work centers on advancing innovative ways to disrupt the status quo and create more equitable learning opportunities for underserved populations. With culturally sustaining pedagogy at the core of her work, her research interests include evolving teacher education preparation practices, using literature as a means to support and enact social justice, and exploring equitable structures within the classroom.