Danielle Sachdeva

Danielle Sachdeva is an Associate Professor in the Department of Elementary and Special Education at the University of North Georgia (UNG). She serves as Director of Honors on the Dahlonega Campus and teaches literacy methods courses including

• READ 3090: Children’s Literature and Language Arts
• READ 3006: Reading in the Content Areas
• ECSP 3001: Child Development
• ELED 6104/6105: Literacy Theory and Practice

Her research focuses on literacy education, critical literacy, and sociocultural dimensions of children's literature, with particular attention to

• resisting book censorship
• evaluating poverty representations in texts
• culturally relevant pedagogy
• educator advocacy networks
• student intellectual freedom
• controversial literature integration

Recent publications analyze book challenges (2025), teacher self-efficacy (2025), and French-Canadian immigrant narratives (2024), demonstrating consistent engagement with critical literacy frameworks and social justice in education.