Renee Stites Kruep

Lecturer of Education

Piper Academic Center 208

Phone: (618) 537-6559

Education

 

Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction, Saint Louis University (2020)

Graduate Certificate in the Teaching of Writing, University of Missouri, St. Louis (2021)

M.A. in English, Truman State University (2016)

M.A. in Education with an emphasis in Secondary English Education, Truman State University (2010)

B.A. in English, Truman State University (2009)

 

 

Teaching Interests

• • • Young adult literature
    • Disciplinary Literacy
    • English Education Teaching Methods

Publications

Kruep, R.S. (2026). The legacy of “trying on” reading. The ALAN Review, 54(1).

 

Kruep, R. S., Szedlar, M., & Popov, L. (2025). Fostering a community of readers: Integrating independent reading into a sophomore writing curriculum. The ALAN Review, 52(2), 91-99.

 

Cissi, E., Kruep, R. S., & Goldsmith, C. (2024). Beyond book clubs: Establishing a network of teacher-readers through community, purpose, and joy. Commissioned by The Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 68, 254-262. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.1363

 

Kruep, R. S. & Popov, L. (2023) Layering discourse: Encouraging diverse perspectives in a high school literature class. In R.S. Savitz, L.D. Roberts, & J.D. DeHart (Eds.), Teaching challenged and challenging topics in diverse and inclusive literature: Addressing the taboo in the English classroom. Routledge.

 

Kruep, R.S., Lannin, A. & Greene, M. (2025). Interdisciplinary inquiry into current issues: Multimodal text sets to support student reading, writing, and learning. Presentation for 2025 NCTE Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

 

Kruep, R.S. & Goldsmith, C. (2025). “Reader transformations: The impact of a YA book club on novice teachers’ classroom reading communities.” Current conversations about young adult literature in the classroom. Roundtable session for 2025 NCTE Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

 

Kruep, R.S., & Smith, C. (2025). Arguing for Collaboration Across the Disciplines: Sharing Literacy Conference Learning with your Non-ELA Colleagues. Presentation for Connected Learning and Missouri Literacy Association Love & Literacy Conference. Sappington, MO.

 

Smith, C., & Kruep, R.S. (2025). When Every Student Can Read the Complex Text: Using Scaffolds to Build Student Knowledge, Skills, and Confidence. Presentation Connected Learning and Missouri Literacy Association Love & Literacy Conference. Sappington, MO.

 

Kruep, R.S., Goldsmith, C., & Cissi, E. (2023). Reigniting reading lives: Establishing a network of teacher readers through a pre-service teacher book club. Panel presentation for NCTE Annual Convention, Columbus, OH.

 

Kruep, R.S., Johnson, M., & Popov, L.M. (2023). Just trust them: Giving high school students reading autonomy for improved reading lives. Panel presentation for NCTE Annual Convention, Columbus, OH.

 

Kruep, R.S., Baldwin Kim, J. (2023). Three-Fold identities becoming one pedagogy of teacher education: Recommending self-study methodology for doctoral candidates. American Education Research Association. Chicago, IL.

 

Kruep, R.S., Popov, L., & Johnson, M. (2023). Why reading still matters in the secondary writing classroom. Presentation for Illinois Reading Council Conference. Springfield, IL.

 

Awards

• University of Missouri College of Education and Human Development Award for Outstanding College Teaching-Faculty Early Career (2026)
• UPCEA Adelle F. Robertson Emerging Professional Continuing Educator Award (2026)
• The Echo 25, “25 Exceptional Alumni Under the Age of 40,” Truman State University (2025)

Organizations and Memberships

National Council of Teachers of English

Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the NCTE

National Writing Project Teaching Consultant

International Literacy Association

American Educational Research Association