EDUCATION
| Degree | Area of Study | University |
|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Literacy Education | Emory University |
| Ph.D. | Literacy Education | University of Florida |
| M.L.I.S. | Youth Literacy | Florida State University |
| B.A. | Childrenās Literature & Cultural Studies | University of Florida |
AWARDS AND HONORS
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2023 | State University of New York at Cortland Dr. Peter Fine Teaching Award |
| 2021 | American Reading Forum Gary Moorman Early Career Literacy Scholar Award |
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Critical Literacy
Childrenās and Young Adult Literature
Preparation of Culturally Sustaining Teachers
Reading Comprehension
CURRENT RESEARCH AND GRANT PROJECTS
- Roll Tide for Reading: A Collaborative Partnership Supporting Childrenās Literacy Development
- Troubling Canonical Texts in Alabama Public Schools
- Sponsors of Critical Literacy in Nonfiction Childrenās Literature
- CLEVER: Cognition, Learning, and Exploration in Reading
HIGHLIGHTED PUBLICATIONS
Adams, B., Mertens, G. E., Fang, Z., & Baugh, M. (2024). Scaffolding expository reading with picture books: Strategies for comprehending informational language. The Reading Teacher, 77(5), 663-672. https://doi.org/10.1002/trtr.2286Ā
Adams, B., Wilson, N. S., Dussling, T., Stevens, E. Y., Van Wig, A., Baumann, J., Yang, S., Mertens, G. E., Bean-Folkes, J., & Smetana, L. (2023). Literacyās Schrƶdinger’s cat: Capturing reading comprehension with social annotation. Teaching Education, 34(4), 367-383. https://doi.org/10.1080/10476210.2022.2146088Ā
Adams, B., Colantonio-Yurko, K. C., Miller, H. C., & Boehm, S. (2022). Beyond perpetrators, victims, and survivors: Young adult literature as bystander intervention education. The ALAN Review, 49(3), 42-52.
Kaczmarczyk, A. B., & Adams, B. (2021). Expanding stories: Using authorās notes in culturally authentic picture books. The Reading Teacher, 75(2), 219-225. https://doi.org/10.1002/trtr.2020Ā
Adams, B. (2020). āI didnāt feel confident talking about this issueā¦but I knew I could talk about a bookā: Using young adult literature to make sense of #metoo. Journal of Literacy Research, 52(2) 209ā230. https://doi.org/10.1177/1086296X20915489Ā
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Brittany Adams is an Assistant Professor of Literacy Education. She holds a B.A. in Childrenās Literature and an M.L.I.S. in Youth Literacy. She received her Ph.D. in Literacy Education from the University of Florida. She teaches undergraduate and undergraduate courses on reading methods, childrenās literature, and socio-critical theories of literacy to pre- and in-service teachers across educational contexts. Her research interests include critical literacy, childrenās and young adult literature, the preparation of culturally sustaining teachers, and reading comprehension.