Craig Young
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Ph.D., Education — University of Virginia
M.T., Elementary Education — University of Virginia
B.S.Ed., Secondary English/Language Arts — West Virginia University
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Craig A. Young is a professor of education in the College of Arts, Social Sciences, Humanities and Education. He teaches undergraduate preservice teachers and specializes in ELA and social studies methods. His research focuses on diversity in children’s literature, particularly LGBTQIA+ representation in picture books. He is currently co-editor of the Journal of Children’s Literature, which is published by the Children’s Literature Assembly of the National Council of Teachers of English.
Selected Publications
- Hermann-Wilmarth, J.M., Ryan, C.L., Young, C. A., & Overstreet, M. (in press). Community, Accountability, and Solidarity: How a Queer-Facilitated Online LGBTQ-Inclusive Book Club Supported Ally Teachers in Schools. Language Arts.
- Coleman, J.J., Schey, R., Blackburn, M.V., Brochin, C., Cooper-Novack, G., Crawley, S.A., Cruz, C., Dutro, E., Helton, J., Islam, A., Jiménez, I., Johnson, L., Lizárraga, J.R., Shrodes, A., Simon, R., Wickens, C.M., Young, C.A. (2022). Intergenerational queer method(ologies): Dialogues in literacy research. Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 71(1), 1-19.
- Conradi Smith, K., Young, C.A., & Core Yatzeck, J. (2022). What are teachers reading and why?: An analysis of elementary read aloud titles and the rationales underlying teachers’ selections. Literacy Research and Instruction. 61(4), 383-401.