Fasching-Varner’s areas of scholarly expertise and interest center on the intersection of White Racial Identity (WRI), Critical Race Theory (CRT), and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. He has published articles in Social Identities: Journal for the Studies of Race, Nation, and Culture, Linguistics and Education, and Midwest Educational Researcher as well as contributions in texts by Peter Lang, The International Reading Association, and Nova publishers. He is on the editorial board of the Australian Multicultural Interaction Institute and their associated journal International Journal of Innovative Interdisciplinary Research. Fasching Varner is certified to teach Spanish (7-12), Elementary (PreK-6), Special Education (PreK-12), and Literacy (PreK-12 in New York and is licensed to teach Elementary, Special Education, and Reading in Nevada. Fasching-Varner studied Language, Literacy, and Culture with a focus on Critical Race Theory and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy at The Ohio State University in Columbus Ohio.
Fasching-Varner, K.J. (2011). Talking through shadows of the past in the classrooms of today: Exploring rhetoric and narrative ethnographically with middle-school students. Linguistics and Education, 22(2), 192-193.
Fasching-Varner, K.J. (2011). German language maintenance in America: The case of Columbus Germans. In L. Thao (Ed.) Linguistic diversity and cultural identity: A global perspective. New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
Fasching-Varner, K.J. (2009). “No, the team ain’t alright!:” The institutional and individual problematics of race. Social Identities, 15(6), 811-829.
Fasching-Varner, K.J., Erklenz-Watts, M., Wood, J. (2009). What’s knowledge got to do with it?: Epistemology in diversity and social justice education. In R.D. Davis, A.P. London, B. Beyerbach’s (Eds.) How do we know they know: A conversation about a Social Justice knowledge base (pp. 211 – 235). New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc.
Dixson, A.D., Fasching-Varner, K.J. (2008). This is how we do it: Helping teachers understand culturally relevant pedagogy in diverse classrooms. In C. Compton-Lilly’s (Ed.) Breaking the silence: Recognizing the social and cultural resources students bring to the classroom (pp. 109-124). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
Fasching-Varner, K.J. (2006). Pedagogy of respect: The inter-generational influence of Black women’s pedagogy of respect. Midwest American Educational Research Journal, 19(2), 28-35.
Selected Presentations
Fasching-Varner, K.J., Mickelson, K., Pribbenow, D., Vukelich-Selva, D., Poulsen, R, King, L., & Collas, S. (2011 - Accepted). What’s knowledge got to do with it?:Exploring epistemological tensions across disciplines in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 20-22, 2011.
Fasching-Varner, K.J. (2011). Re-searching Whiteness: New considerations in studying and researching whiteness. The Seventh Annual International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. May 18-21, 2011.
Fasching-Varner, K.J., Mickelson, K. (2011). Paradigmatic Cross-training: Examining feedback interaction in a qualitative research group. The Seventh Annual International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. May 18-21, 2011.
Fasching-Varner, K.J., Vukelich-Selva, D. (2011). Engaged accompaniment: Using pedagogical orientations and student relationship building in qualitative research. The Seventh Annual International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. May 18-21, 2011.
Dodo-Seriki, V., Fasching-Varner, K.J., Hayes, C. (2011). Culturally responsive pedagogy across the teacher education spectrum. Paper Panel Session. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. April 8-12, 2011.
Clark, C., Brimhall, M., Fasching-Varner, K.J. (2011). What’s next for social justice Education? Paper Session. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. April 8-12, 2011.
Luecke, J., Fasching-Varner, K.J. (2011). Do ask, do tell: Queering the way through literature, media, and other narratives. Planting the Seeds of Inclusion Conference. Oshkosh, Wisconsin. March 5, 2011.
Luecke, J., Fasching-Varner, K.J. (2010). Do ask, do tell: Queering the way through literature, media, and other narratives. Wisconsin State Human Relations Association. Wisconsin Statewide Equity and Multicultural Education Conference. Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. November 18-19, 2010.
Fasching-Varner, K.J. (2010). Black, white, or whatever: Qualitative inquiry of racial identity and profession with white pre-service teachers. The Sixth Annual International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. May 26-29, 2010.
Selected Grants/Funded Projects
January 2011 Edgewood College Faculty Writing Development, $775, January 2011 Edgewood College Faculty Professional Development Grant, $1000, February 2010 Edgewood College Faculty Professional Development Grant, $1000, January 2010 Edgewood College Engaged Fellow, $2325
Other links
http://lsu.academia.edu/KennyVarner
http://auamii.com/editorial_board.html
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lsukenny - Kenny Varner