Kendall A. King
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View article: Low TAS1R2 Sweet Taste Receptor Expression in Skeletal Muscle of Genetically Diverse BXD Mice Mirrors Transcriptomic Signatures of Loss-of-Function Mice
Low TAS1R2 Sweet Taste Receptor Expression in Skeletal Muscle of Genetically Diverse BXD Mice Mirrors Transcriptomic Signatures of Loss-of-Function Mice Open
Background/Objectives: Sweet taste receptor TAS1R2 is expressed in skeletal muscle, yet its role in muscle metabolism remains poorly understood. Methods: Here, we leverage the BXD recombinant inbred mouse panel and Tas1r2 whole-body knocko…
View article: Promises and perils of positionality statements
Promises and perils of positionality statements Open
Positionality statements have increasingly become the norm in many strands of social science research, including applied linguistics. With reference to current research, theory, and the author’s own work, this paper reviews some of the pro…
View article: Vertical accretion trends project doughnut-like fragmentation of saltmarshes
Vertical accretion trends project doughnut-like fragmentation of saltmarshes Open
Coastal saltmarshes keep pace with sea-level rise through in-situ production of organic material and incorporation of allochthonous inorganic sediment. Here we report rates of vertical accretion of 16 new sediment cores collected proximal …
View article: Acquiring English and Literacy While Learning To Do School: Resistance and Accommodation
Acquiring English and Literacy While Learning To Do School: Resistance and Accommodation Open
Contribution to the 2011 LESLLA Symposium
View article: Language Development, Discourse, and Politics
Language Development, Discourse, and Politics Open
This chapter presents three recent projects in the area of family language policy, highlighting how Lanza's research has contributed to their development. The first project focuses on language practices and socialization in Malay homes in …
View article: Will hurricane sedimentation aid southeastern US saltmarsh resiliency in the face of climate change and sea-level rise?
Will hurricane sedimentation aid southeastern US saltmarsh resiliency in the face of climate change and sea-level rise? Open
<p>Coastal saltmarshes are an important and highly diverse ecosystem, shielding the mainland from erosion and flooding. Along the US East Coast these valuable wetlands are endangered due to climate change, sea-level rise, and reduced…
View article: The Politics of Language Education Policy Development and Implementation
The Politics of Language Education Policy Development and Implementation Open
Minnesota has a decades-long history of welcoming and resettling refugees, but there exists a longstanding gap in programming for minority language students and an absence of instruction to develop and build upon students’ native languages…
Entomology in the 21st Century: Tackling Insect Invasions, Promoting Advancements in Technology, and Using Effective Science Communication—2018 Student Debates Open
The 2018 student debates of the Entomological Society of America were held at the Joint Annual Meeting for the Entomological Societies of America, Canada, and British Columbia in Vancouver, BC. Three unbiased introductory speakers and six …
View article: Literacy as Social (Media) Practice: Refugee Youth and Native Language Literacy at School
Literacy as Social (Media) Practice: Refugee Youth and Native Language Literacy at School Open
A wide and deep body of research indicates that students’ native languages can promote additional language learning, the development of content knowledge and skills, and literacy acquisition (e.g., Cummins 2000). The maintenance and develo…
View article: Heritage Languages and Language Policy
Heritage Languages and Language Policy Open
This entry provides an overview of heritage language (HL) theory and research as they connect with language policy. The first of four sections synthesizes and problematizes definitions of HLs in use in US and European contexts. Next, HL le…
View article: Who and What Is the Field of Applied Linguistics Overlooking?: Why This Matters and How Educational Linguistics Can Help
Who and What Is the Field of Applied Linguistics Overlooking?: Why This Matters and How Educational Linguistics Can Help Open
Thousands of individuals in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere are currently endeavoring to learn highly endangered, Indigenous languages, most laboring under conditions that are radically different from the majority of world languag…