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Kira J. Baker-Doyle is an Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Education and Co-Coordinator of the Language, Literacies, and Culture Doctoral program. Her research focuses on leveraging social network theory to create transformative learning experiences through collaboration and community engagement.
- Education:
- Ph.D., Teaching, Learning & Curriculum (2008), University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
- M.S.Ed., Elementary Education (1999), University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
- B.A., Cultural Anthropology (Focus: West Africa) (1997), University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Baker-Doyle specializes in social network analysis applied to urban teacher professional development, with particular expertise in literacy education, educational technology, and critical pedagogy. Her scholarship examines how teachers can build supportive networks to resist systemic inequities and promote educational change.
Recent publications emphasize teacher activism, networked learning, and critical network literacy. Key contributions include:
- Critical Network Literacy: Designing Humanizing Professional Development (Harvard Education Press, 2023)
- Networked By Design (Routledge, 2018)
- Transformative Teachers (Harvard Education Press, 2017)
She has demonstrated leadership through roles as Director of UIC's Center for Literacy and founder of the Transformative Teacher Educator Fellowship program. Dr. Baker-Doyle also established UIC's graduate-student run journal Literacies Across the Lifespan and served as Editor-in-Chief of Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies.
