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Literacy Studies Program Hofstra University

The faculty in literacy studies is committed to the exploration of issues of literacy and social justice.

The Literacy Studies Program at Hofstra University prepares literacy specialists and classrooms teachers for the support and nurturing of readers and writers from early childhood through college. Our degree programs have been updated and are designed to maximize opportunities for students to work closely with a faculty that is committed to excellence in teaching. The faculty has received national

and international recognition for their research and scholarship. They are committed to providing students in literacy studies with opportunities to participate in intellectual discussions that frame current understandings of school literacy practices and literacy practices that occur in family and community settings. The Literacy Studies Department provides support for families and communities as well as teachers and students in the New York metropolitan area.

02/06/2026

Haley and Nicole share their experiences in their final course of the Literacy Studies Program.

12/21/2025

Congratulations to our Literacy Studies Graduates, Haley Johnson and Nicole Haralambous. Here they are in their final Literacy Studies Practicum course.

12/21/2024

Congratulations to our Literacy Studies December graduates,Dr. Annmary Lopez and our MSED recipients, Madison Barber, Theresa Diaz-Perez, Alexandra Mercado, Emily Moody, Taylor Willix, and Nicole Miranda.

12/05/2024

Congratulations to Doctor Annmary Lopez on her successful defense of her dissertation research, Immigrant Language Learners’ Literacy, Adult Mindsets & Human Impact. The Literacy Studies faculty are proud of her accomplishments.

05/20/2024

Congratulations to the 2024 Literacy Studies Graduates!

Receiving their MSED are: Alyssa Amarillo, Brianna Brown, Anne Goode, Daniel Harchut, Jordyn McDonnell, Taylor Mignanelli, Jeanna Miller, Erin Wade, and Jennifer Raclaw.

Receiving their Doctoral Degrees are: Jennifer Ferrentino, Kimberly Shapiro, Elizabeth Gennosa, and Kerry Jones-Golembeski.

04/12/2024

Literacy Studies Doctoral students, Kerry Jones-Golembeski, Elizabeth Gennosa, Annmary Lopez, and Ja’Keel Daniels with Professor Terry McGinnis at AERA in Philadelphia. Their session, Language, Literacy, and Identity: Examining Pedagogical Spaces of Social and Linguistic Justice for Diverse Learners was very well received.

03/07/2024

Congratulations to our Literacy Studies alum on their recently published books: Dr. Lorraine Radice, Leading a culture of reading; How to ignite and sustain a love of literacy in your school community, and Dr. Gina Shipley, Just here for the comments: Lurking as digital literacy. Our current students had a wonderful conversation with them about their publishing process.

12/22/2023

Tonight we celebrated our wonderful Literacy Studies students. First, congratulations to our MSED graduates, Megan Fick, Leah Fried, Nicole Frieder, Victoria Kane, Emily Kolsky, Amanda Reise, and Paige Sfiroudis. Secondly, congratulations to Dr. Ariel Adrian on her H. Alan Robinson Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation.

11/21/2023

Congratulations to Literacy Studies students Megan Fick, Leah Fried, Nicole Frieder, Emily Kolsky, Jennifer Raclaw, Amanda Reise, Paige Sfiroudis, and Taylor Willix on their successful passing of their Professional Development Presentations. The Literacy Studies faculty are super proud of them.

10/05/2023

Literacy Studies Doctoral students, Betsy Gennosa and Anny Lopez, participated in conversations with author of All Boys Aren’t Blue, George M. Johnson. The event was part of the Great Writers Series Commemorating National Banned Books Week.

05/22/2023

Congratulations to our Literacy Studies Graduates, Veronica Catricala, Vincenzo LoCricchio, Emily Moscovitz, Dr. Ariel Adrian, and Dr. Kimberly Nunez-Boccanfuso.

04/26/2023

Congratulations to Dr. Ariel Adrian on her successful defense of her dissertation, Straddling Two Worlds: The Influence of Retrospective Miscue Analysis on the Reading Process and Perceptions of Wilson Reading Students.

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http://www.hofstra.edu/Academics/Colleges/SOEAHS/TLL/Literacy/ls_proggrad.html

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