Adjunct Faculty, African Studies Program

Ph.D. Language, Literacy, Culture and Society, December 2004, University of California, Berkeley.

M.S. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, August 1998, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

M.S. Curriculum & Instruction, May 1996, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

B.A. Modern Languages, May 1988, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL.

• BB432 BB:EDUC-M432/303/469/W301/S303
• L539 LANG FOUNDATIONS-ESL/EFL TEACH
• L541 WRITING INSTRUCTN TESL TEACHER

• Samuelson, B. L., Crawford, M., Dyste, S., Youngquist, J., Boehm, D., and Vellenga, H. (2007). Large-scale writing assessment: What’s involved? Proceedings of the 2006 Michigan Teachers of English to Speaker of Other Languages (MITESOL) Conference (pp.86-97). Caplan, N. and C. Pearson (Eds.). East Lansing: Michigan State University.
• Freedman, S.W., Kambanda, D., Samuelson, B., Mugisha, I., Mukama, E., Mutabaruka, J., Mukashema, I., Weinstein, H., & Longman, T. (2004). “Confronting the past in Rwandan schools: Education as a tool for unity and reconciliation.” In My Neighbor, My Enemy: Justice in the aftermath of genocide and ethnic cleansing. Harvey Weinstein and Eric Stover, (Eds.). New York: Cambridge University Press.

• Samuelson, B. L. (2008). Narratives of language education reform in Rwanda. Student-Led Symposium on Literacy, Culture and Language Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, October 31, 3008.
• Samuelson, B. L. (2008). Narratives of language education reform in Rwanda. National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Retreat, Seattle, Washington, October 17, 3008.
• Samuelson, B. L. (2008). Language and literacy issues in Rwanda: A case study. African Studies Program Noontalk Series, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, October 7, 2008.

• The Books & Beyond Project:  A collaborative project of IU’s Global Village Living-Learning Center, the Newark Collegiate Academy [NJ], and the Kabwende Primary School [Rwanda] - The Books & Beyond Project: A collaborative project of IU’s Global Village Living-Learning Center, the Newark Collegiate Academy [NJ], and the Kabwende Primary School [Rwanda]
  As a collaborator with this project, my roles are to provide technical assistance in creating and using the student-produced books, through written teaching manuals, seminars, and ongoing assistance; provide pedagogical support of Books & Beyond writers, mentors, and consultants on book development, children's stories as a vehicle for literacy, and collaborative communication; and provide professional development for Rwandan educators in the teaching of English language and critical thinking skills.

• Finalist, NCTE Promising Research Competition - Finalist, NCTE Promising Research Competition. Paper entitled "Social positioning in discussions of student writing," based on dissertation research.
• Narratives of Educational Reform in Rwanda - Postdoctoral Fellow, 2006-2008. National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship. “Narratives of Educational Reform in Rwanda.”