Mary Carol Combs

Mary Carol Combs is an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Language, Reading and Culture, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in bilingual and multicultural education, American Indian bilingual education, English as a Second Language methodologies, and multicultural education. In addition, she is a research scientist at the Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology (BARA), University of Arizona, where she is conducting a study on the 1C, and Americanization...See more

Mary Carol Combs is an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Language, Reading and Culture, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in bilingual and multicultural education, American Indian bilingual education, English as a Second Language methodologies, and multicultural education. In addition, she is a research scientist at the Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology (BARA), University of Arizona, where she is conducting a study on the 1C, and Americanization program implemented in Tucson Unified School District from 1919 - 1965. Dr. Combs, academic interests include bilingual education policy and law, language planning, indigenous language revitalization and development, and bilingual and ESL teacher preparation. She is a former director of the English Plus Information Clearinghouse, a national clearinghouse on language rights and public policy based in Washington, DC, and she remains active in national networks concerned with policy developments in bilingual education. Dr. Combs received her Ph.D. in Language, Reading and Culture from the University of Arizona (1995), an M.A. in Applied Linguistics from Georgetown University (1983), and a B.A in German from the University of Michigan (1978). See less