Alyce Baker

Alyce Baker is a Professor of English at Lock Haven University, specializing in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Writing. Her expertise spans American Literature, English Pedagogy, and Literacy, with a focus on multi-literacies and content-area literacy. She also explores Children's Literature, particularly young adult literature.

• Ph.D. in Literature and Criticism from Indiana University of Pennsylvania
• M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from Pennsylvania State University
• B.S.Ed. in Communication Arts from Shippensburg University
• 7-12 PA Teaching License in English

Her research emphasizes:

• American Literature with a focus on Toni Morrison's works
• Critical pedagogy in English education
• Multi-literacies and content-area literacy instruction
• Children's Literature, especially social and political aesthetics in young adult works
• Feminist and cultural analysis in early modern texts
• Representation of identity in African American literature

Alyce's publications reflect her diverse research areas, including works on Toni Morrison's novels as social-political aesthetics (2009), Beth Fantaskey's YA author visits (2012), and cultural-hair symbolism in the Black Arts Movement (2007). She has co-authored educational modules on persuasive writing (2011) and contributed biographical entries on ethnic poets (2004).