University of Michigan English Language Institute

http://PhD%20Literacy%20Education,%20Oakland%20UniversityMTESL,%20Arizona%20State%20UniversityBS%20English%20and%20Theatre,%20Central%20Michigan%20UniversityCarmela%20has%20been%20teaching%20English%20since%201993%20in%20multiple%20contexts%20including%20adult%20education,%20corporate%20settings,%20community%20colleges%20and%20university%20programs.%20She%20has%20also%20worked%20as%20a%20volunteer%20tutor%20for%20literacy%20councils%20and%20other%20organizations%20for%20clients%20with%20language%20and%20literacy%20needs.%20She%20served%20on%20the%20MITESOL%20Board%20for%20seven%20years%20and%20is%20also%20active%20in%20the%20Literacy%20Research%20Association’s%20adult%20literacy%20initiatives.%20She%20began%20teaching%20at%20UM%20in%20the%20summer%20of%202011,%20working%20with%20aspiring%20Graduate%20Student%20Instructors,%20and%20joined%20the%20faculty%20full%20time%20in%202016.%20Her%20teaching%20specialties%20include%20academic%20reading%20and%20writing,%20and%20training%20for%20prospective%20teachers.%20Carmela’s%20research%20interests%20center%20on%20academic%20literacy%20and%20the%20access%20students%20have%20to%20it.%20She%20is%20also%20interested%20in%20helping%20to%20foster%20the%20integration%20of%20international%20students%20across%20university%20communities.