Emily McDonald
Ph.D. in Language and Literacy Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, expected 2027
M.A. in Interdisciplinary Education: Reading and Language Arts Emphasis, Santa Clara University, 2011
B.S. in Liberal Studies, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obsipo, 2009
Email: emilypmcdonald@utexas.edu
M.A. in Interdisciplinary Education: Reading and Language Arts Emphasis, Santa Clara University, 2011
B.S. in Liberal Studies, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obsipo, 2009
Email: emilypmcdonald@utexas.edu
Emily McDonald is a doctoral candidate in Language and Literacy Studies at The University of Texas at Austin. Prior to returning to graduate school, she taught for 12 years as a middle school ELA teacher and K-8 reading specialist in California, experiences that continue to ground her research in the realities of classroom practice.
Her research interests include how teachers make sense of and navigate mandated literacy policies and curricula, early-career teacher mentoring and induction, and the ways students' home and community literacies shape teacher practice.
Her research interests include how teachers make sense of and navigate mandated literacy policies and curricula, early-career teacher mentoring and induction, and the ways students' home and community literacies shape teacher practice.
