Christina Ortmeier-Hooper

Christina Ortmeier-Hooper is an Associate Professor of English at the University of New Hampshire (UNH), where she also serves as the incoming Director of the NH Literacy Institutes. Previously, she held roles such as Director of Composition for the first-year writing program and leader of the UNH School-University Dialogues on College-Readiness and Writing initiative. Her research focuses on school-university collaborations, writing teacher education, and immigrant adolescent literacy, with a strong emphasis on second language writing and multilingual education.

• Education:
  • Ph.D., English, University of New Hampshire
  • M.A.T., Secondary Education, University of New Hampshire
  • B.A., Comparative Literature, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Her teaching spans undergraduate first-year writing, creative nonfiction, and graduate courses in composition theory, second language writing, and literacy studies. She has led national committees, including the CCCC Committee on Second Language Writing and founded the TESOL Second Language Writing Interest Section.

Her publications emphasize inclusive strategies for ELL writers, multilingual education, and college-readiness. Recent work explores STEM pathways for multilingual students and the intersection of language and identity in academic settings.

Grants:

• "Putting Research on Student Writing and College-Readiness to Work" (2017–2018)
• "Colloquium on Student Writing and College-Readiness" (2015–2016)

Her contributions to the field include editing four collections on second language writing and authoring books like The ELL Writer and Writing Across Language and Culture. She actively bridges K-12 and higher education through collaborative initiatives.