Alecia Magnifico

Alecia Magnifico is an Associate Professor of English at the University of New Hampshire, where she teaches courses on English pedagogy, digital literacies, and research methods. Her career spans roles as a middle/high school teacher, graduate research assistant, lecturer, and postdoctoral fellow.

Education:

• B.A. in Economics and Education from Swarthmore College
• M.S. in Educational Psychology from University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from University of Wisconsin-Madison

Research Focus: She investigates adolescent writing, digital literacies, and how active audiences enhance literacy development through fanfiction and online affinity spaces. Her work bridges informal learning environments with classroom practices, emphasizing qualitative methodologies.

Grants: Received funding from the University of New Hampshire Center for the Humanities for projects like "Putting Research on Student Writing and College-Readiness to Work" (2017–2018) and "Colloquium on Student Writing and College-Readiness" (2015–2016).

Teaching: Courses include Teaching Writing, Teaching Literature and Literacy, Special Topics in Digital Literacies, and seminars on English teaching methodologies.