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Peggy Albers is a Professor of Language and Literacy Education in the College of Education & Human Development at Georgia State University where she serves as Ph.D. coordinator for the Language and Literacy unit. She teaches graduate-level literacy and English education courses and works extensively with pre-service and in-service teachers.
Her research spans semiotics, children's literature, English education, multimedia approaches to literacy, and doctoral preparation. Dr. Albers is particularly known for her work examining how stories shape children's worldviews, gender perceptions, and cultural understanding. She explores how children interpret and internalize cultural messages from narratives and how educators can use literature to develop critical thinking and empathy.
Her recent publications consistently focus on narrative influence in children's development, with particular attention to diversity in children's literature, representation in stories, and the impact of single narratives on identity formation. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical classroom applications, making significant contributions to both scholarly discourse and teacher education.
Dr. Albers founded and maintains the Global Conversations in Literacy Research, an open-access web seminar series connecting literacy scholars worldwide. She serves as co-editor of Language Arts, the premier journal for pre-K through grade 8 language arts education published by the National Council of Teachers of English.
She has made substantial contributions to literacy education through her scholarship and teacher preparation work. Her research has been published in leading journals including Language Arts, English Education, Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, Journal of Literacy Research, and Journal of Early Childhood Elementary Education. She has authored four books that explore innovative approaches to literacy, multimodality, and arts integration in education.
