Janine Duncan

Email:
dunca162@purdue.edu

Phone:
765-494-7291

Address:
Steven C. Beering Hall of
Liberal Arts and Education
100 N. University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098
BRNG 3148

Janine Duncan

Mary K. “Kitty” Decker Clinical Professor

Family and Consumer Sciences Education,
Curriculum and Instruction

Email:
dunca162@purdue.edu

Phone:
765-494-7291

Address:
Steven C. Beering Hall of
Liberal Arts and Education
100 N. University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098
BRNG 3148

About

Education

  • Ph.D. — Education Policy Studies, University of Missouri-St. Louis (2002)
  • M.Ed. — Education Administration, University of Missouri-St. Louis (1999)
  • B.S. — Home Economics Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1986)

Career Experience

  • 2022-present
    Clinical Associate Professor, Family & Consumer Sciences Education
    Curriculum & Instruction
    Purdue University
  • 2018-2022
    Assistant Professor, Family & Consumer Sciences Education
    Curriculum & Instruction
    Kansas State University
  • January 2016-May 2018
    Assistant Professor, Family & Consumer Sciences Education
    Adolescent, Career, & Special Education
    Murray State University
  • August 2011-December 2015
    Associate Professor, Family & Consumer Sciences Education
    Department of Family & Consumer Sciences
    Fontbonne University
  • 2013-2015
    Director, BS Family Policy & Advocacy
    Department of Family & Consumer Sciences
    Fontbonne University
  • 2005-2015
    Director, BS Family & Consumer Sciences, MA & MAT
    Department of Human Environmental Sciences/Family & Consumer Sciences (name change)
    Fontbonne University
  • 2005-2011
    Assistant Professor, Family & Consumer Sciences Education
    Department of Human Environmental Sciences
    Fontbonne University
  • 2004-2005
    Department of Human Environmental Sciences
    Fontbonne University
  • 2002-2004
    Professional Development Coordinator
    St. Louis Science Center
  • 1999-2002
    Graduate Research Assistant
    Education Leadership & Policy Studies
    University of Missouri-St. Louis
  • 1987-1992
    Home Economics Teacher
    Urbana Middle School
    District 116
    Urbana, IL
  • 1986-1987
    Home Economics Teacher
    West Leyden High School
    District 212
    Northlake, IL

Awards & Honors

  • American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences Leaders Award (2021-2022)
  • Kansas Association of Family & Consumer Sciences Leaders Award (2020-21)
  • Family and Consumer Sciences Education Association (FCSEA) National Educator of the Year 2016-17

Professional Affiliations/Memberships

  • International Federation for Home Economics Vice President for the Region of the Americas 2021-present
  • Co-Chair International Federation for Home Economics 2022 World Congress, 2016-2022
  • International Federation for Home Economics Representative to the United Nations 2015-present
  • Mentor, Association of Career and Technical Education’s Inaugural Inclusion, Access, Equity, and Diversity (IAED) Mentorship Program 2020-present
  • Co-Chair Say Yes to FCS National FCS Educator Recruitment Initiative, January 2017-May 2018

Research & Publications

Research interests include family & consumer sciences (FCS)–broad field and education; professional literacy development; foundational perspectives; critical science framework; status of FCS teacher educators–recruitment & retention; IAED in FCS education & teacher education.

Selected Publications

Selected Refereed Publications

  • Duncan, J., Holland, J.M., Russell, M.B., Saboe-Wounded Head, L., & Spangler, S. (2022). Truth or consequences: Advancing equity in family & consumer sciences in the United States. International Journal for Home Economics, 15(1), 32-43.
  • Duncan, J. (2021). Cultivating family & consumer sciences education professional literacy. In, M. B. Edstrom, & K Renwick, (Eds.), Proceedings of the Canadian Symposium XVI Issues and Directions for Home Economics/Family Studies/ Human Ecology Education. Virtual Canadian Symposium for Home Economics Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA.
  • Duncan, J. (2018). FCS at the center of CTE: A proposition for FCS educators and stakeholders. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 110(3), 10-18 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14307/JFCS110.3.10 (Invited)
  • Duncan, J. (2018). Critical science curriculum evaluation: First steps to planning an effective family & consumer sciences curriculum. In K. Alexander, B. N. Allison, & P. Rambo, (Eds.), Teaching Family and Consumer Sciences in the 21st Century, (Ch. 3). Lubbock, TX: The Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences at Texas Tech University.
  • Duncan, J., Werhan, C., & Bergh, K. (2017). All hands on deck: Research needed to examine the educator shortage in Family and Consumer Sciences. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 46(2), 99-109. (Invited)

Other Intellectual & Professional Work

  • Vincenti, V., Vaughn, G. G., Duncan, J., Laster, J., & Miller, C. (launch in late 2022). Critical Science Academy— at the invitation of the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences, coordinated and co-developed, a series of 8 webinars focused on the importance of the Critical Science framework to Family & Consumer Sciences.
    • Vincenti, V., & Duncan, J. (2022). Module 3: What is Our Mission?
    • Duncan, J., & Vincenti, V. (2022). Module 4: Philosophy, Who Needs It?
    • Duncan, J. (2022). Module 6: Developing a Practical Intellectual Community
    • Duncan, J., Laster, J., Vaughn, G.G., & Vincenti, V. (2022). Module 7: Critical Science: A Lens to Illuminate & Alleviate Injustice
    • Duncan, J., Vaughn, G.G., & Vincenti, V. (2022). Module 8: Promoting Justice in FCS Practice-Turning Point: Transforming Our Professional Practice
  • Praxis® Family and Consumer Sciences National Advisory Committee (NAC), 2022
  • McIntyre-Reiger, A., Kelleher, J., Vest, K., & Duncan, J. (2020, September 15). Guide to safe & effective (Re) opening of FCS programs [Webinar]. American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences and the National Partnership for Recruiting, Preparing, and Supporting FCS Educators.
  • Randel, G., Costa, L., & Duncan, J. (2018). STEMIFYING the FCS curriculum [Webinar]. American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences, May 2018.
  • Randel, G., Costa, L., & Duncan, J. (2018). Teaching STEM Through Family & Consumer Sciences Education [Webinar. American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences, March 2018.

Courses Typically Taught

  • EDCI 25000 — Professional Development in Family & Consumer Sciences Education
  • EDCI 35000 — Community Issues & Applications for Educators
  • EDCI 35600 — Career Education in Family & Consumer Sciences
  • EDCI 36000 — Curriculum & Instruction in Family & Consumer Sciences: Middle School w/field experience
  • EDCI 44400 — Methods for Teaching Family & Consumer Sciences w/field experience
  • EDCI 49800 — Supervised Teaching of Middle School Family & Consumer Sciences-field experience
  • EDCI 49800 — Supervised Teaching of High School Family & Consumer Sciences -field experience