Dr. Minaz Jooma holds graduate degrees in English Ed. and Comp. Lit. from the University of London. She completed a Ph.D. in British Lit. and taught at Michigan State University (receiving the John Yunck Fellowship and the All-University-Excellence-in-Teaching Citation) and St. John’s University, NY. She is published in English and American Lit. and English Ed. and has spoken at many conferences in these fields. Dr. Jooma has taught AP English Lit. at Millburn High School, NJ for over 25 years and received the Presidential Distinguished Teacher Award for her work there.
Dr. Jooma’s contributions to the AP program include serving as Co-Chair of the College Board’s AP Lit. & Comp. Test Development, on the Academic Advisory and APAC Steering Committees. She worked with the AP English Director on the English Literature & Composition Course and Exam Guide (CED) and serves on the Pre-AP Committee designing curriculum and assessment for grades 9-11. Dr. Jooma has also held key positions in AP test scoring, including Exam Leader, Question Leader and writer of the commentaries posted on AP Central.
Committed to developing sound teacher resources, Dr. Jooma worked on the Teachers Manual for Literature and Composition: Reading, Writing, Thinking (Bedford St. Martin’s) and contributes materials to AP Central. She co-authored a Curriculum Module, AP English Literature: Developing Analytical Skills Through Poetry, for College Board. A member of the Board’s Instructional Design Team and an Advanced NMSI Consultant, Dr. Jooma also creates resources for AP workshops and maintains strong ties with teacher education. She draws on this wide experience for her APSIs.