Shelley Isaacson

Shelley Isaacson is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Humanities at Simmons University, specializing in children’s literature. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses, mentors future literature professionals, and emphasizes interdisciplinary literacy education. Her research focuses on picturebooks as multimodal texts, environmental themes, disability representation, and global literature.

Education:

• MA & MFA in Children’s Literature, Simmons University
• MEd from Harvard Graduate School of Education
• BA in Psychology and English Literature, University of Michigan

Her work extends beyond academia through freelance editing for The Horn Book, coordinating the Simmons Summer Institute, and curating exhibitions like Boundless: Picture Books about Disabilities at the Eric Carle Museum. She also serves on the board of the SeriousFun network.

Her career includes TV curriculum design and STEM literacy development. Recent research trends highlight critical analysis of picturebook narratives and global publishing trends, reflected in her 2019 conference presentation on Robinsonade adaptations.