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Cynthia Wallat
Florida State University

Cynthia Wallat is Professor of Social Sciences and Education in the Department of Educational Foundations and Policy Studies at Florida State University. Her research emphasis and publications address: socialization and language; comparative social policy; and institutional and professional development. Her interest in relating language and policy centers on demonstrating how attention to forms of communication and community can address the known and unknown about diversity in and out of school.

Carolyn Piazza
Florida State University

Carolyn Piazza is Associate Professor of Reading / Language Studies in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice. Her teaching and research emphasis includes: written discourse forms and functions; writing as a social process; writing development; and assessment. Her interest in relating language research to policy work includes analysis of the production of written education policy reports and language and equity issues, including women's styles of writing.