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About Alma D. Stevenson

Research Interests: Diverse learners, sociocultural and linguistic perspectives on science education, K-6 language and literacy development, classroom discourse analysis, critical discourse analysis (CDA), and ESL/Bilingual education

Positions

Present Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2018 Spring and summer 2019 literacy in STEM enrichment program for middle grade students attending the Boys and Girls Club in Statesboro, GA
Georgia Southern University Faculty Service Committee
Role: PI
Colleague(s): Shelli Casler-Failing (Co-PI) and Beverly King Miller (Co-PI)
$1,944
2016 - 2018 U.S. Department of Education Gear Up Georgia
GSU subcontract
Role: Co-PI
Colleague(s): Dawn Cooper (PI), R. Mays (Georgia Southern Director and Principal), L. Huffling (Co-PI), K. Greer (Co-PI), L. Stueve (Co-PI), and B. Gallant (Co-PI)
$21,000,000
2017 Adult migrant focus groups readings of childrens’ picture storybooks regarding migrancy
Georgia Southern 13 University College of Education Faculty Research Support Award
Role: Co-PI
Colleague(s): S. Beck (Co-PI)
$1,156
2016 Developing scientific literacy: A socioculturally responsive and ecological approach to science learning
COE Seed Grant, College of Education, Georgia Southern University
Role: PI
Colleague(s): L. Huffling (Co-PI)
$7,062
2014 Summer 2014 Language arts remediation and enhancement project for children of migrant farmworkers
Georgia Southern University Faculty Service Committee
Role: Co-PI
Colleague(s): S. Beck (Co-PI)
$2,700
2011 - 2013 Reading for empowerment and conflict resolution: A journey for students and teachers
University of Georgia
Child Left Behind: Title II Part A Higher Education Improving Teacher Quality Higher Education Grant
Role: Supporting
Colleague(s): S. Brown (Co-PI) and S. Ross(Co-PI)
$33,049
2012 Empowering African American learners through critical literacy
College of Education, Georgia Southern University
COE Seed Grant
Role: Co-PI
Colleague(s): S. Ross
$3,000
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2020 - Present Member, Non-Tenured Track Ad Hoc Committee, GSU
2019 - Present Member, Institutional Review Board, GSU
2019 - Present Member, Urban Education Endorsement Planning Working Group, GSU
2017 - Present Member, Curriculum and Pedagogy for Social Justice (CPSJ) Graduate Certificate COE Advisory Council, GSU
2012 - Present Committee member, Goizueta Foundation Scholarship for Initial Certification of Latino Educators Committee
2011 - Present Member, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and, Teaching of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (TCLD) Students Program Advisory Committee, GSU
2018 - 2021 Member, College of Education Elections Committee, GSU
2019 - 2020 Chair, Faculty Senate, GSU
2018 - 2020 Alternate, Faculty Senate, GSU
2018 - 2020 Member, Graduate Committee, GSU
2016 - 2020 Member, Research Committee, GSU
2018 Member, Faculty Salary Study Advisory Committee, GSU
2017 - 2018 Alternate Member, Graduate Committee, GSU
2013 - 2018 Member, Ad Hoc Diversity Committee, GSU
2016 - 2017 Member, CAEP Advanced Standard 2 Advisory Group
2016 - 2017 Member, EDLD Search Committee, GSU
2016 - 2017 Member, Early Childhood Search Committee, GSU
2016 - 2017 Chair, Research Committee, GSU
2014 - 2017 Faculty Mentor, ALAS and Multicultural Student Center
2013 - 2017 Member, Partnership Council
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Honors and Awards

  • 2021- Benjamin Steiner Excellence in Corrections Student Paper Award ( American Society of Criminology: Division of Corrections and Sentencing)
  • 2020- School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Dissertation Support ( Northeastern Univeristy)
  • 2020- Association of Doctoral Programs in Criminology and Criminal Justice: Student Research Funding
  • 2019- Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Graduate Student Publishing Workshop: Selected Participant and Scholarship Recipient (University of Maryland, College Park)
  • 2019- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Doctoral Summit: Selected Participant and Scholarship Recipient (Baltimore, MD)
  • 2017- College of Social Sciences and Humanities Experiential Ph.D Fellow (Northeastern University)
  • 2017- School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Summer Scholars Doctoral Student Fellow (Northeastern University)
  • 2015- Commonwealth Honors College Scholar with Greatest Distinction (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
  • 2014- Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society

Courses

  • Senior Capstone Seminar (Teaching Assistant)
  • READ 2230 Cognition and Language
  • READ 3330 Content Literacy
  • READ 4233 Literacy Assessment and Instruction
  • ESED 5234G Cultural Issues: ESOL
  • TCLD 6231 Cultural Diversity & ESOL
  • READ 7131 Approaches to Literacy Instruction
  • READ 7330 Literacy in the Content Areas
  • READ 7330 –MAT Literacy in the Content Areas
  • READ 7630 Teaching Literature of Social Reflection (redesigned and new objectives developed)
  • READ 8431 Literacy Leaders in Today's Schools (co-redesigned, new objectives developed)
  • READ 8530 Critical Issues in Literacy Education with Diverse Populations (developed, formerly READ 8630 Critical Readings)
  • READ 8630 Critical Readings in Reading/Literacy Education: Critical Issues in Literacy Education with Diverse Populations
  • READ 8734 Capstone in Literacy Instruction
  • READ/ESED 8839 Seminar and Field Study in Reading and Literacy

Education

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2007 - 2011 Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, New Mexico State University
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2005 M.A. in Education/Instructional Specialist, University of Texas at El Paso
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B.A. in Mass Communication, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
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Links

Contact Information

P.O. Box 8144
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: (912) 478-7831
Office: College of Education, Room 3129

Email:

ORCID

Peer-Reviewed / Refereed Journal Articles (20)

Refereed Chapters in Books (4)

International Conference Presentations (13)