Dr. Betina Hsieh is the Boeing Endowed Professor of Teacher Education at the University of Washington College of Education. Her teacher education work is informed by 10 years of urban middle school classroom experience, K-12 literacy coaching and work as co-director of the Bay Area Writing Project. Her research focuses on: teacher identity, critical (digital) literacies in teacher education, social media use in teaching and teacher education, navigating heritage language loss and reclamation, and experiences of teachers and teacher educators of color, with a specific emphasis on Asian American teachers. Her recent publications include articles in Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, English Teaching: Practice and Critique, Literacy Research and Instruction, Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, Educational Leadership and the Journal of Teacher Education. She recently published The Racialized Experiences of Asian American Teachers in the US (Routledge) with Dr. Jung Kim.  

Dr. Hsieh has done extensive work with K-12 and higher education partners, offering workshops related to content area literacy development, social justice and equity work, and critical (digital) literacies. She has also served as a formal and informal mentor to numerous secondary and post-secondary students and junior faculty in the field of education. Outside of work, Dr. Hsieh is a wife and mother to 4 children (ages 9-34) and a small dog.  She loves delicious food, taking pictures of that food, and spending time with friends and family.