Amy Hutchison
Fayard Endowed Chair in Literacy Education, Curriculum & Instruction
Interested in working in the Digital, Computational, and Data Literacies Lab?
Dr. Hutchison is now accepting students for the upcoming academic year.
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EDUCATION
| Degree | Area of Study | University |
|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Curriculum and Instruction (concentration in digital literacy) | Clemson University |
| M.S. | Divergent Learning | Columbia College |
| B.S. | Elementary Education | Clemson University |
AWARDS & HONORS
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Distinguished Research Award, Iowa Educational Research and Evaluation Association |
| 2012 | Thomas N. Urban Research Award for outstanding research or scholarly contributions to Iowa Education. Awarded by Iowa Academy of Education. |
| 2014 | Early Career Achievement in Research Award. Iowa State University, College of Human Sciences |
| 2014-2016 | Research Fellowship, Center for Educational Transformation, University of Northern Iowa |
| 2014 | American Educational Research Association (AERA) Early Career Scholar Award; Technology as an Agent of Change Special Interest Group |
| 2014 | Literacy Research Association Early Career Achievement Award |
| 2020 | Recipient of the International Literacy Association Erwin Zolt Digital Literacy Game Changer Award |
| 2023 | Recipient of the Albert J. Kingston Award from the Literacy Research Association |
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
GRANT & RESEARCH PROJECTS
- PI, Integrating AI Concepts and Literacy for Rural Upper Elementary Students: A Curriculum Initiative and Teacher Professional Development. National Science Foundation ($901,611). Co-PIs: Brittany Adams, Erdogan Kaya, Kristie Gutierrez.
- PI, Primary AI: Scaling up AI education for rural upper elementary students with immersive problem-based learning. National Science Foundation (~$3,500,000; UA portion $759,516), NC State PI: Krista Glazewski, Indiana University PI: Anne Ottenbreit-Leftwich.
- 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, Co-PI: Chris Crawford.
- 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.
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Amy 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 and prepares students for success in a world in which digital literacy is essential to well-being. Dr. Hutchison and her colleagues have been awarded over $12 million in funding for work in these areas. Funded by the National Science Foundation, she currently leads several projects on supporting the development of AI Literacy. 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.