Elizabeth Stevens
Associate Professor of Education
Director; Literacy MEd Program
My favorite part about teaching at Roberts is collaborating with my colleagues, the most amazing group of teacher educators, to provide the best education for our students. We all genuinely care about our students and work hard to meet them where they are at. We emulate what we expect our students to do when they are teachers.In my classes, I educate students regarding how to teach children to read and write. As such, when we study evidence-based literacy instructional approaches together, I encourage students to participate and plan in those approaches.
Profile
Elizabeth Stevens is a professor at Roberts Wesleyan University teaching literacy education to undergraduate and graduate students. Before joining Roberts, she was an assistant professor at SUNY Oswego and taught sixth grade in the Fayetteville-Manlius School District while earning her doctorate.
Her research interests include literacy teacher education, identity, and multiliteracies. She has published 20 articles or chapters since joining Roberts, with publications in the Journal of Teacher Education, Journal of World Languages, and Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. She is actively involved in professional organizations such as the International Literacy Association and the Rochester Area Literacy Council.
Outside of work, she enjoys visiting local coffee shops, spending time with her family, and walking her dog.
Elizabeth's Favorite Quote
“If we succeed in giving the love of learning, the learning itself is sure to follow."
Courses Taught
- TEDU 2550 Foundations of Language and Literacy
- GEDU 5900 Nature and Acquisition of Literacy
- TEDU 3040 Application of Literacy Strategies
- GEDU 6919 Research and Theory into Practice
- GEDU 5903 Assessment Driven Literacy Instruction
- TEDU 3550 Literacy in Childhood Classrooms
Education
- Ph.D. in Reading Education with distinction | Syracuse University
- M.Ed. in Childhood Literacy | St. Bonaventure University
- B.S. in Elementary Education | St. Bonaventure University
New York Certifications
- New York State Permanent Certification
- Elementary Education N-6
- Reading Education K-12
Sample Publications
Tondreau, A., Gardiner, W.L., Hinman, T.B., Dussling, T.M., Stevens, E.Y., White, K.L., & Wilson, N.S. (2024). Disrupting niceness in literacy teacher education: Non-linear trajectories toward culturally relevant pedagogy. Journal of Teacher Education, 76(2), 146-159. https://doi.org/10.1177/00224871241263337
Haddix, M.M., Stevens, E.Y., & Hinchman, K.A. (2023). Cultivating equitable language arts practices. In D. Fisher & D. Lapp (Eds.), Handbook of research on teaching the English Language Arts (5th ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003334392
Stevens, E.Y., Driskill, K.M., Huck, A., Abbott, D., Robinson, E.E., Barrett, M., Johnson, D., Polisseni, A., & Rushforth, H. (2023). A call for change: Disrupting white supremacy culture in dispositional expectations of teacher candidates. The Teacher Educators’ Journal, 16(1), 149-171. From https://www.ateva.org/journal-1
Adams, B., Stevens, E.Y., Dussling, T., & Li, S.C. (2023). Emotions, positive comparisons, and unexamined assumptions in novice U.S. teachers’ perspectives on English learners. Journal of World Languages. https://doi.org/10.1515/jwl-2023-0061
Turner, K.H., Stevens, E.Y., Paciga, K., & O’Byrne, W.I. (2022). Co-constructing meaning: Parents and children navigating digital literacies together. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 66(3), 158-167. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.1264