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Faculty Interests

Faculty in Literacy Studies

Our faculty pursues active scholarship and research endeavors. We were recently ranked 6th in the nation (Morrison, Wilcox & Wilcox, 2007) for research productivity in reading. Faculty publish research in journals such as Reading Research Quarterly, The Reading Teacher, Reading Research and Instruction, and Journal of Reading Education. We are actively involved as officers and members in organizations such as the National Reading Conference, International Reading Association, American Reading Forum, and the American Education Research Association. Our research interests are outlined below:

Ddennis

Danielle Dennis, Ph.D.

(University of Tennessee)

Assistant Professor

Young adolescent/adolescent literacy, Discourse as a measure of teacher change, Multi-level texts, and Reading policy

dennis@usf.edu

Shoman

Susan Homan, Ph.D.

(University of Florida)

Emeritus Professor

Middle school struggling readers, Elementary struggling reader diagnosis

homan@usf.edu

Jking

James R. King, Ed.D.

(West Virginia University)

Professor

Early Intervention in Reading, Critical Literacy, Queer Theory, Feminist Theory, Qualitative Research Methods, Fast-Literacies

king@usf.edu

Jrichards

Janet C. Richards, Ph.D.

(University of New Orleans)

Professor

Reading comprehension and writing strategies, Changes in preservice teachers’ beliefs during field programs. Academic writing, interdisciplinary teacher education programs.

jrichards@usf.edu

Jschneider

Jenifer J. Schneider, Ph.D.

(The Ohio State University)

Associate Professor

Writing development and writing instruction, Critical literacy development through process drama, literature, and multi-media

jschneid@usf.edu

Nwilliams

Nancy Williams, Ph.D.

(Louisiana State University)

Associate Professor

Vocabulary teaching and learning, Teacher preparation in literacy teaching and learning, and transdisciplinary education.

nwilliam@usf.edu