Dr. Teresa Kennedy

Dr. Teresa J Kennedy holds a joint appointment as Professor of Bilingual/ELL/STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Education in the College of Education and Psychology and in the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at Tyler. She has a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, with a concentration on international bilingual science education from the University of Idaho, a Masters in Oceanography from the University of Rhode Island, and a Masters in Spanish, along with two undergraduate degrees from the University of Idaho. Dr. Kennedy has an extensive background in education, with over 35 years of experience in higher education and 15 years of experience teaching K-12, including 8 years at the secondary level and 7 years at the elementary/middle school level. She has held K-12 teaching certificates in the states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, with secondary teaching certification in Science (Earth Science and Natural Science), Social Studies, Spanish, English as a Second Language and Bilingual Education, and is certified to teach all subjects at the elementary level. In addition, she has served as a Fulbright Scholar in Hungary (2017), Argentina (2014–2015), and in Ecuador (1993), and has taught science lessons in classrooms around the world. Dr. Kennedy has also worked as a content-based ESL instructor in Spain and has visited over 100 countries through her work and educational experiences.