Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
Biography: Dr. Dodge began her career as an educator in China as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer teaching English at Chengdu University, an experience combined with her master’s in TESOL. In addition to teaching university students in China, Dr. Dodge also conducted teacher training for Chinese teachers of English. Upon return to the U.S., she pursued a PhD in Educational Psychology with a focus on language and literacy from Michigan State University. While there, she spent time as a substitute teacher in the urban districts in Lansing and Flint Michigan and taught courses in teacher education and literacy at the undergraduate and master’s levels. At St. Bonaventure University, she taught in the master’s reading education program, preparing reading/literacy specialists. At St. John’s University, she taught in the literacy master’s and literacy PhD programs. Across her experiences in teaching and teacher education, Dr. Dodge has been interested in and engaged the intersections of language, literacy, and diversity and looks forward to continuing this work at University of Lynchburg.
Education
- PhD in Educational Psychology, Specialization in Language and Literacy, Michigan State University
- MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Monterey Institute of International Studies
- BA in English, minor in Journalism, Albion College
Courses Taught
- EDUC 351: Literacy in the Content Areas
- PSYC 245: Human Development: Birth through Adolescence
- RDNG 644: Adolescent Literature
