Shireen Al-Adeimi

Shireen Al-Adeimi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University's College of Education. Her research focuses on enhancing literacy outcomes through dialogic classroom practices, emphasizing critical thinking, reading comprehension, and persuasive writing in elementary education. She develops evidence-based tools to improve academic language and literacy through classroom discussions.

Dr. Al-Adeimi holds an Ed.D. from Harvard University. Her work bridges teacher education and curriculum design, with a particular interest in equity-focused pedagogies and anti-imperialist approaches. She investigates discourse analysis methodologies and the role of talk moves in fostering student engagement during controversial topics.

Her research emphasizes practical applications, including the ClassBank resource for discourse analysis and low-inference discourse observation tools. She explores intersections between political discourse and education, such as analyzing geopolitical conflicts like Yemen's blockade through an imperial narrative lens.

Al-Adeimi's scholarship advocates for dialogic teaching as a mechanism for social justice, linking classroom discussions to broader societal issues. She integrates quantitative methods with qualitative discourse analysis, contributing to both measurement theory and teacher education practice.