Danielle Rylak

Danielle Rylak is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), within the College of Education. Her work bridges research and practice in literacy education, focusing on how young learners develop writing identities and engage in classroom discourse.

Her research interests center on early and elementary literacy instruction, writing identity development, and the role of instructional talk in fostering student agency and authorship. Grounded in sociocultural theory and discourse analysis, her scholarship examines how composing practices and classroom interactions shape students' sense of self as writers.

Danielle earned her Ph.D. in Learning, Literacies, and Technologies from Arizona State University. She also holds a master’s degree in Literacy Specialist Curriculum and Teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a B.S. in Elementary Education and English Literature from The College of New Jersey.

Before pursuing academia, she worked as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, and instructional coach in public schools across New Jersey and Arizona, bringing rich practical experience to her research and teaching.

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She advises students in literacy and teacher education, though specific advisees are not named. There is no mention of grants or funded research projects. She is likely involved in teacher preparation and professional development initiatives given her background and expertise.

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