Brandon L Sams

Brandon Sams works as an assistant professor of English education at Auburn University. He recently received his PhD in Curriculum Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His teaching and research interests include reading and writing pedagogy, curriculum studies, creativity, and arts-influenced research methods. He is currently at work on a book manuscript (adapted from his dissertation) about the potential of aesthetic and contemplative reading practices to interrupt and renew “schooled” reading practices shaped by the epistemologies of audit culture. At Auburn, he enjoys working with future teachers and practicing teachers who believe that reading books together is a simple but powerful way to create better selves and communities.