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I am an assistant professor of secondary education and English education at Utah State University.  I am based at USU's Uintah Basin campus.  My interests include 21st century literacies, digital literacies, adolescent literacy, young adult literature, writing pedagogy, teacher education, secondary curriculum and pedagogy, and educational technology.  I am interested in how technology impacts literacy, literacy education, and the preparation of secondary English teachers.  I am also interested in the literary contributions and pedagogical uses of young adult literature.  I have the good fortune to collaborate on projects with fellow literacy scholars through the Initiative for 21st Century Literacies Research.  I have taught middle school English Language Arts, high school English, college composition, and teacher education courses.  I hold a B.A. in English with Liberal Arts Honors from the University of Texas at Austin, a M.A. in English from Middlebury College's Bread Loaf School of English, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a major in English Education from Florida State University.

​Check out my chapter "Flipping the Teaching of Young Adult Literature With Preservice Teachers" in the new book Towards a More Visual Literacy: Shifting the Paradigm With Digital Tools and Young Adult Literature - now available for order!

Check out my article in the Journal of Empowering Teaching Excellence on using videoconferencing in distance courses!