Jacqueline Bach is a professor of English Education at Louisiana State University.
Her scholarship examines how young adult literature engages teachers and students
in conversations about social issues, the ways in which popular culture informs (and
might improve) pedagogy, and the preparation of secondary English/Language Arts teachers.
She is a former high school English teacher.
Bach, J. (2016). Reel Education: Documentaries, Biopics, and Reality Television. New York: Peter Lang.
Robillard, C., Choate, L. Bach, J., & Cantey, C. (forthcoming 2021). “Crossing the Line: Representations of Sexual
Violence in Middle Grade Novels.” The ALAN Review.
Bach, J. (2021). Disruptive Gratitude: Challenging Relationships between Fangirls and Curriculum
Theory. Curriculum Inquiry. 51(3), 366-380.
Bach, J., Peters, E., & Bourgeois, J. (2019). “Teaching Students the What-ifs: Conversations
on YA Speculative Fiction. English Journal. 109 (2), 39-46.
Bach, J. (2016). Exploring Queer Pedagogies in the College-level Young Adult Literature Course. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. 37 (6), 916-32.
Bach, J., Dubroc, A., Doerr, T., (November 18, 2020). Feminist approaches to exploring identity
in the YA Dystopian Novel. National Council of Teachers of English. Virtual.
Bach, J. & Robillard, C. (November 2019). Inquiring Warfare from the Inside: Teaching with
Alan Gratz’s Refugee. National Conference for the Teachers of English. Baltimore, MD.
Bach, J. (October 2019). A Fangirl Gives Gratitude: Fan Studies and Curriculum Theory. Bergamo. Dayton, OH.
Bach, J., Peters, E., & Robillard, C. (November 2018). Necessary (In)Justice: Discussing the
Value of Free Will and Life in Scythe. National Conference for the Teachers of English. Houston, TX.
Hendry, P., Bach, J., Wang, H. & Flinders, D., Egea, D. & Gershon, W. (October 2018). On the Work of Bill
Doll. Bergamo, Dayton, OH.
Bach, J. (2018). Last Chance U: What’s to be Done with the Student Nobody Wants? Bergamo, Dayton, OH.
Bach, J. (April 2018). Curriculum Scholars, Literature, & The Women Who’ve Influenced Us. American Education Research Association. New York, NY.
Louisiana Systemic Initiatives Program (LaSIP), 2017, Recipient, $271,933
Primary Investigator, Co-Investigators: East Baton Rouge Parish, Margaret-Mary Sulentic
Dowell, Sassy Wheeler and Susan Weinstein
Writing That Works: Developing Ongoing Professional Development for Improving Students'
Argumentative Writing with Informational Texts
Louisiana Systemic Initiatives Program (LaSIP), 2016, Recipient, $150,000
Primary Investigator, Co-Investigators: East Baton Rouge Parish, Susan Weinstein,
Margaret-Mary Sulentic Dowell, and Sassy Wheeler
Writing That Works: Developing Ongoing Professional Development for Integrating the
CCSS to Improve Student Writing
Believe & Prepare, Louisiana Department of Education, 2015, Recipient, $150,000
Co-Investigator with Susan Weinstein and Anna West
Restructure Geaux Tech Humanities Early Field Experiences
LSU, Tiger Athletic Foundation President's Award, 2016
LSU, Tiger Athletic Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2015
LSU, College of Human Sciences and Education Teaching Award, 2015
LSU, SEC Academic Leadership Development Program, 2014-2015
LSU, Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Women’s and Gender Studies, 2009
