Katherine Alford, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Education
Office: Piper Academic Center (PAC) 205
Phone: (618) 537-6953
Education
Ph.D., English Education, Arizona State University (2019)
M.A., Literacy, Technology, and Professional Writing and Editing, Northern Arizona University (2009)
B.A., English and Secondary Education, University of Northern Colorado (2005)
Teaching Interests
Teaching Methods
Reading & Writing in the Content Areas
Multicultural Education
Publications
Alford, K., & Early, J. (2017). Take time to write!: A teacher’s story of writing
within a community of teacher writers. English Leadership Quarterly, 40(2), 2-5.
Alford, K. (2019) The rise of infographics: And why teachers and teacher educators should take heed. Teaching/Writing: The Journal of Writing Teacher Education, 7(1) 158-175.
Awards
Best Article of the Year by English Leadership Quarterly a National Council for Teachers
of English (NCTE) journal
Arizona State University Graduate and Professional Student Association Teaching Excellence Award
Benedictine University- Mesa, AZ International Interdisciplinary Conference Identity
Negotiations, Outstanding Graduate Student Presentation Award
Organizations & Memberships
LRA- Literacy Research Association (since 2018)
ELATE- English Language Arts Teacher Educators (since 2015)
ELATE Graduate Strand Editorial Board Member (2018-19)
National Writing Project Teaching Consultant (since 2015)
Co-Director of the Central Arizona Writing Project (2016-2017)
NCTE- National Council for the teachers of English (since 2005)
Philanthropic Education Organization (P.E.O) (since 2002)