Graduate Faculty

Bio

Dr. Erwin's professional responsibilities have included elementary classroom teacher, reading clinician, College developmental reading instructor, NCATE coordinator, department chair, and associate professor of teacher education for undergraduate and graduate candidates.

Focus of Teaching

In my teaching, I seek to cultivate among teachers and teacher candidates the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of influential literacy teachers

Current Research

Strategies for empowering learners for independent comprehension and critical analysis of texts, utilizing instructional technology for deep learning, improving the authentic rigor of teacher education

Educational Background

Ph.D., Reading Education, State University of New York at Buffalo; M.Ed., Elementary Curriculum and Instruction, Middle Tennessee State University; B.A., Religious Studies, Southern Adventist University

Current Involvement

Member, Board of Directors, Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (elected national role); Chair, School Committee, Buffalo Suburban Christian Academy; Scholarship judge, LaSalle Educational Club; professional development activities with local teachers and schools