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Kelly Wissman serves as Associate Professor and Co-Chair of the Department of Literacy Teaching & Learning within the University at Albany's School of Education. She additionally directs the Capital District Writing Project (CDWP), a National Writing Project site recognized with a 2020 President’s Award for Exemplary Public Engagement, and leads the Freedom Dreaming for Educational Justice public engagement research initiative.
Her academic credentials include:
- PhD from the University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Wissman's research investigates how children's literature, writing practices, and arts integration foster equitable educational spaces, emphasizing sociocultural writing frameworks, practitioner inquiry, and the intersections of literacy, identity, and justice. Through collaborative ethnographic and arts-based methodologies, she examines multimodal composing practices that humanize learning environments for diverse student populations, positioning educators as agents of systemic change.
Her scholarly contributions have been honored with:
- Selma Greenberg Dissertation Award (2006)
- Virginia Hamilton Essay Award Honor Certificate (2010)
- Excellence in Full-Time Teaching Award (UAlbany)
- Educator of Excellence (New York State English Council)
- President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2016)
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2017)
- Jerry Johns Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading (2021)
As CDWP Director, she coordinates K-16 educator networks to transform writing instruction across Capital Region schools, while her Freedom Dreaming project mobilizes coalitions of educators, students, mental health professionals, and community artists to co-create multimedia visions of educational justice. These initiatives demonstrate sustained commitment to public scholarship and teacher development.
Dr. Wissman's collaborative teams include the Capital District Writing Project network and Freedom Dreaming coalition—spanning K-12 educators, pre-service teachers, teaching artists, and community stakeholders—united in reimagining equitable pedagogical practices through arts-infused writing approaches and critical literacy frameworks.
