Joan Rhodes

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, University of Virginia; B.A. in English, Wake Forest University.

Research Interests: Literacy education, teacher professional development, and urban education.

Appointments: Associate Professor of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Publications:

• Articles in Reading Research Quarterly and Journal of Literacy Research.
• Co-author, Teaching Literacy in Urban Schools (SAGE, 2019).

Additional Contributions: Trainer for K-12 literacy programs in Richmond Public Schools.