Peter Smagorinsky is an American educator, researcher, and theorist currently who worked at the

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. He holds the title of Distinguished Research Professor of English Education. Following high school, Smagorinsky received his Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from

Kenyon College Kenyon College ( ) is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1824 by Episcopal Bishop Philander Chase. It is the oldest private instituti ...

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in 1974. He went on to receive a

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in English Education from the

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in 1977. During his career as a high school English teacher, Smagorinsky continued his education at the

, receiving his Ph.D. in English Education in 1989, advised by

George Hillocks George Hillocks Jr. (June 15, 1934 - November 12, 2014) was an emeritus professor in the Department of Education, with a joint appointment in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago. He received in 2011 the ...

. In 2000 Smagorinsky was promoted to full professor, and in 2011, Smagorinsky received the title of Distinguished Research Professor from The University of Georgia. He retired in 2020. He is one of the five children of Margaret Smagorinsky, the

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's first female statistician and meteorologist

Joseph Smagorinsky Joseph Smagorinsky (29 January 1924 – 21 September 2005) was an American meteorologist and the first director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL). Early life Joseph Sm ...

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