Faculty Profile

NAME
Dr. Michalinos Zembylas

Education:

Undergraduate work: Teaching Diploma, 1990

Pedagogical Academy of Cyprus
BSc Applied Learning and Development, 1994
University of Texas at Austin

Graduate work: MSc Science Education, 1996

University of Texas at Austin
PhD Curriculum and Instruction, 2000
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Positions Held:
• Faculty of Education (2001-2006), School of Education, Intercollege, Nicosia,
Cyprus.
• Adjunct Professor of Teacher Education (September 2001-present), Department
of Teacher Education, Michigan State University, USA.
• Director of Curriculum Development, (September 2004-present), CARDET,
Center for the Advancement of Research in Educational Technology, Nicosia,
Cyprus.

Research Interests:
My research interests lie in the area of exploring how discursive, political, and
cultural aspects define the experience of emotion and affect in curriculum and
pedagogy. I am particularly interested in how affective politics intersect with
issues of social justice pedagogies, intercultural and peace education, and
poststructuralist theories in education.

Recent Publications:
1. Zembylas, M. (2006). Witnessing in the classroom: The ethics and politics of
affect. Educational Theory, 56, 305-324.
2. Zembylas, M. (2006). Work-based learning methodologies, politics and power:
Developing a Foucauldian research ethic. Journal of Education and Work, 19,
291-303.
3. Zembylas, M. (2006). Theory and methodology in researching emotions in
education. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 30(1).
4. Isenbarger, L. & Zembylas, M. (2006). The emotional labor of caring in teaching.
Teaching and Teacher Education, 22, 120-134.
5. Zembylas, M. (2005). Teaching with emotion: A postmodern enactment.
Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.