Emma McMain Source Confirmed

Affiliation confirmed via AI analysis of OpenAlex, ORCID, and web sources.

Assistant Professor

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

faculty

5 h-index 31 pubs 51 cited

Research Areas

Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Media Studies and Communication Education Systems and Policy Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Social and Intergroup Psychology Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Links

ORCID Lab Website

Is this your profile? Verify and claim your profile

OverviewAI-generated summary

Emma McMain's research examines the influence of daily discourses and affects on identity, relationships, and social practices, employing critical and qualitative approaches. Her work draws on critical discourse analysis, critical affect studies, feminist theories, critical whiteness studies, and ecocriticism to foster discussions on social and eco-justice within educational contexts.

McMain investigates the dual role of social and emotional learning (SEL) in promoting and potentially hindering equity. Current projects include a teacher professional development initiative focused on "discourse communities," discourse analysis of public media, and the application of critical podcast methodologies. Her scholarship has resulted in 31 publications and 51 citations, with an h-index of 5. She collaborates with A. Engelbrecht and Lindsay A. Lundeen, both from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

  • h-index: 5
  • Publications: 31
  • Citations: 51

Selected Publications

  • Unsettling an “Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables” Analogy of Social and Emotional Learning (2026) DOI
  • When empty stomachs become flattened identities: a transqualitative exploration of “basic needs” in education (2025) DOI
  • Podcasting as a Critical Methodology: Reflections From a Social and Emotional Learning Podcasting Project (2025) DOI
  • Teacher Perspectives on the Discourse of Youth in Crisis: Is “Returning to Normal” the Goal? (2025) DOI
  • When Empty Stomachs Become Flattened Identities: Questioning the ‘Hierarchy of Needs’ Discourse Around Food Insecurity (2025) DOI
  • Many Ways to Lead: A Discourse Analysis of Sport as an Influencer for Climate Action (2025) DOI
  • Hot-Spots, Diffractions, and Interstellar Poetry: Self-Directed Violence Research Meets Postqualitative Inquiry (2025) DOI
  • The kids are (not) alright: Teachers’ perspectives on the discourse of youth in social-emotional crisis (2024) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Lindsay A. Lundeen University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication A. Engelbrecht University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication

Similar Researchers

Based on overlapping research topics

Emily Jean Hood University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Media Studies and Communication Education Systems and Policy
Strong match 5 shared topics
Jason L. Endacott University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education Systems and Policy Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
Strong match 5 shared topics
Paulina Camacho Valencia University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Media Studies and Communication Education Systems and Policy Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
Good match 4 shared topics
Christian Z. Goering University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Media Studies and Communication Education Systems and Policy
Good match 5 shared topics
Sarah Ruth Morris University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education Systems and Policy Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
Good match 5 shared topics
Mejdy M. Jabr University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Media Studies and Communication Education Systems and Policy Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
Good match 4 shared topics