Xiaoxiao Du

Xiaoxiao Du is an Assistant Professor in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning (CTL) at the Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba. She previously held teaching positions at Western University and Waterloo University in Ontario.

• Education: PhD (2014), MEd (2008) from Western University; MA (2006) from Laurentian University; BA (2004) from Shenyang Normal University.

Her research focuses on early childhood literacy development, examining intersections between school, home, and community literacies through qualitative methodologies. She specializes in:

• Multiliteracies across educational domains
• Multimodal meaning-making processes
• Teacher and learner identity construction
• Qualitative research frameworks