Amy Hutchison

Dr. Amy Hutchison

Fayard Endowed Chair in Literacy Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Director of the Digital, Computational, and Data Literacies Lab


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Amy Hutchison

Interested in working with Dr. Hutchison in the Digital, Computational, and Data Literacies Lab?

Dr. Hutchison is now accepting students for the upcoming academic year. Apply to the PhD program or contact Dr. Hutchison for more information.


EDUCATION

Ph.D.Curriculum and Instruction (concentration in digital literacy)Clemson University
M.S.Divergent LearningColumbia College
B.S.Elementary EducationClemson University

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Digital Literacy and Special Populations

Media Literacy

Computer Science, Coding, and Data Literacy for Special Populations

Elementary Reading and Writing

Professional Development

Artificial Intelligence in Education


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AWARDS AND HONORS

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2009Distinguished Research Award, Iowa Educational Research and Evaluation Association
2012Thomas N. Urban Research Award for outstanding research or scholarly contributions to Iowa Education. Awarded by Iowa Academy of Education.
2014Early Career Achievement in Research Award. Iowa State University, College of Human Sciences
2014-2016Research Fellowship, Center for Educational Transformation, University of Northern Iowa
2014American Educational Research Association (AERA) Early Career Scholar Award; Technology as an Agent of Change Special Interest Group
2014Literacy Research Association Early Career Achievement Award
2020Recipient of the International Literacy Association Erwin Zolt Digital Literacy Game Changer Award
2023Recipient of the Albert J. Kingston Award from the Literacy Research Association

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CURRENT RESEARCH AND GRANT PROJECTS

  • PI, RAPID: DRL AI: The Development of a Digital Platform for Evaluating and Using AI-Generated Content for Academic Purposes. National Science Foundation, ITEST ($199,603), 2023-2024, Co-PIs: Erdogan Kaya, Lori Bruner
  • Co-PI, Developing and Testing Innovations (DTI): Fostering Elementary Students’ Computing Career Aspirations Through a Physiological Computing Curriculum. National Science Foundation, ITEST ($1,125,666), 2023-2027, PI: Feiya Luo
  • PI, Disability DCL: Development of a University-Community Partnership to Offer Informal Computer Science Opportunities to Children and Youth Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. National Science Foundation-AISL ($149,996), 2023-2025, Co-PI: Lucy Barnard-Brak
  • PI, National Science Foundation, A Partnership to Implement the Inclusive Computer Science Model of Professional Development & DEPICT-CS to Provide PK-6 Computer Science Instruction for Students with Disabilities ($999,985), 2021-2024, Co-PIs: Erdogan Kaya, Anya Evmenova, Kristie Gutierrez, Jamie Colwell

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BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Hutchison is passionate about using digital innovations to provide equitable learning opportunities for all students and prepare them for a future that is constantly changed by digital technologies. Accordingly, she leads the Digital, Computational, and Data (DCoaD) Literacies Lab in scholarship that contributes to an understanding of how digital innovations can be used to provide equitable literacy learning opportunities for diverse learners, prepares students for success in a world in which digital literacy is essential to well-being, and informs understanding of how to prepare teachers for this instruction in the elementary grades. Dr. Hutchison and her colleagues have been awarded over $8.8 million in funding for work in this area. Additionally, Dr. Hutchison has authored/co-authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and books on these topics.

Dr. Hutchison was recently awarded the Albert J. Kingston Award for distinguished contributions to the Literacy Research Association and the Digital Literacy Game Changer Award by the International Literacy Association and has previously received research awards from the Literacy Research Association the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and Iowa State University, and was the recipient of the Thomas N. Urban Award for outstanding scholarly contributions to education. Additionally, Dr. Hutchison has served in many leadership roles in organizations such as AERA and the Literacy Research Association, and previously served as Director of the Division of Elementary, Literacy, and Secondary Education at George Mason University.