
EDUCATION
Ph.D. | Teacher Education and Learning Sciences (Literacy and English Language Arts) | North Carolina State University |
M.A. | Elementary Education | University of Georgia |
B.A. | Elementary Education | University of Georgia |

AWARDS AND HONORS
Year | Award |
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2024-25 | Department of Teacher Education and Learning Science Outstanding Dissertation Award, North Carolina State University |
2024 | Teacher Education and Learning Sciences Outstanding TA Award, North Carolina State University |

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Literacy for Multilingual Learners
Elementary Writing Instruction
Classroom Assessment in Elementary Schools

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Literacy for Multilingual Learners
Elementary Writing Instruction
Picture Book Diversity

HIGHLIGHTED PUBLICATIONS
- Coady, M., Lewis, B. P., & Mann, J. C. (2024). āSend me a picture and I’ll tell you what it saysā: Language as rural cultural wealth in multilingual family engagement. Journal of Education for Multilingualism, 1(2), 190-224.
- Wiseman, A. M., Lewis, B. P., Grifenhagen, J. & Dobis, C. (2024). Imagining the world: Young children’s engagement with picturebook representations of cultural diversity. Journal of Childrenās Literature, 50(2), 38-52.
- Lewis, B. P. (2024). Writing strategies for elementary multilingual writers: A systematic review. Education Sciences, 14(7), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14070759
- Lewis, B. P. (2024). Three strategies for supporting elementary writers through the practice of sharing. The Reading Teacher, 77(5), 765-769. https://doi.org/10.1002/trtr.2288
- Lewis, B. P. (2023). Diverse experiences in childrenās literature: Langston Hughes. The Reading Teacher, 77(1), 16-23. https://doi.org/10.1002/trtr.2194

BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Bethany Lewis is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor of Elementary Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at The University of Alabama. She is a former elementary school educator, teaching grades 1st-3rd. She attended the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, for her undergraduate and masterās degrees. She later received her PhD in Teacher Education and Learning Sciences from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her research is focused on elementary multilingual learners, picture book diversity, and effective writing pedagogy for elementary students.