Janine Bixler

Janine Bixler is a Professor of Education and Chair of the Division of Education at Mount Saint Mary College's School of Arts, Sciences, and Education. She teaches courses including ED 2120 Literacy Teaching and Learning for Diverse Childhood Learners, ED 2510 Language Arts Methods for Childhood Education, and ED 5690 Emergent Literacy.

• Doctor of Philosophy, Georgia State University
• Master of Science, SUNY Oswego
• Bachelor of Science, SUNY Oswego

Her research focuses on:

• In-school/out-of-school literacy practices
• Intergenerational book talks
• Preservice teacher preparation

Recent publications highlight her work with multimodal literacies and community literacy experiences for educators. She serves as faculty advisor for CIRCLE (Conversations to Inspire Reading Children’s Literature with Engagement).