Professor
Literacy, Elementary, & Early Childhood Education
Office
Henry Barnard Hall
310-02
Or by appointment
Biography

Dr. Mulcahy is a Professor in the department of Literacy, Elementary, and Early Childhood Education. She holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in English Education (University of Connecticut, 2005), and an M.S. in Reading and Language Arts (91精品 Connecticut State University, 2000).  She teaches courses on literacy methods, interdisciplinary literacy, critical literacy, foundations of literacy, and children鈥檚 literature.  Dr. Mulcahy began her career teaching sixth and seventh grade social studies and language arts in Baltimore County, Maryland and then in Farmington, Connecticut.  Current areas of scholarship are critical literacy, critical pedagogy and literacy praxis.  Dr. Mulcahy has two published books, Marginalized Literacies (2010) and Pedagogy, Praxis and Purpose in Education (2015) coauthored with D.G. Mulcahy and D.E. Mulcahy. 

Education
Curriculum and Instruction
University of Connecticut
2005
Reading and Language Arts
91精品 Connecticut State University
2000
Areas of Expertise

Critical literacy

Critical Pedagogy

Literacy Instruction

Publications, Research & Presentations

Books

Mulcahy, C. M., Mulcahy, D.E. & Mulcahy, D.G. (2015). Discourses on Pedagogy, Praxis and Purpose in       Education. Routledge.

Mulcahy, C. (2010). Marginalized Literacies: Critical literacy in the language arts Classroom. Information   Age Publishing: Charlotte, NC.

Chapter published in edited book

Mulcahy, C. (2013). 鈥淢aking Space for Critical Literacy in the Reader鈥檚/Writer鈥檚 Workshop鈥 In D.G. Mulcahy   (Ed). Transforming Schools: Alternative Perspectives on School Reform. Information Age Publishing:     Charlotte, NC.

Mulcahy, C. (2008). 鈥淭he Tangled Web We Weave:  Critical Literacy and Critical Thinking.鈥 In L. Wallowitz,   (Ed).  Critical Literacy as Resistance: Teaching for Social Justice Across the Secondary Curriculum. NY:   Peter Lang Publishing

Mulcahy, C. (2005). 鈥淓mergent Possibilities for Diversity in Reading and the Language Arts.鈥 In T. A.Osborn,   (Ed.). Language and Cultural Diversity in Education.  Westport, CT:  Praeger.

Articles 

Mulcahy, C. (2022). Listening to and learning from students. The English Journal, 111(4), 14鈥16

Covino, K & Mulcahy, C. (2020). Social Justice in the Classroom: How critical literacy can help teachers and   students move toward empowerment, equity, and transformative change. The Leaflet, (Autumn), 7-19.

Mulcahy, C. & Valerie, L. (2014). Sense-Making: Social Studies + Literacy = Understanding. READ: Reading   Exploration and Discovery.

Mulcahy, C. (2013). Social Acceptance or Transformative Action? Connecticut Reading Association Journal   1(2), 45-50.

Mulcahy, C. (2012). Possibilities of Hope: The Meaning of Critical Literacy. Connecticut Reading Association   Journal 1(1),

Mulcahy, C & Kara-Soteriou, J, (2009). Navigating challenges of critical literacy and new literacies: A     literature driven approach.鈥  Massachusetts Reading Association Primer, 38(2), 24-29.

Mulcahy, C. (2007). Critical Literacy: A Literature Review.鈥 Connecticut Association of Reading Research, Vol 4 (Fall), 19-23.

Howard-Bender, K & Mulcahy, C. (2007). 鈥淟iterature Cyberlessons: Avenues for new literacies, critical   literacy, and student engagement while reading.鈥 New England Reading Association Journal 43(1), 23-29.

Mulcahy, C. (2006). The Reader/Writer Workshop: A Critical Analysis.鈥 Connecticut Association of Reading   Research, Vol. 2 (Winter),3-11.

Mulcahy,C. (2004). 鈥淗arry Potter: A Social Commentary and Pedagogical Possibility.鈥 Dragon Lode, Vol. 22,   35-38.

Mulcahy, C. (2003). Emergent Federal Government Policy On Literacy in the USA. Irish Educational Studies, Vol. 22 (Autumn 2003), 91-100.

Select Presentations

鈥淓ducating for a Just World: A Framework for Transformative and Compassionate Pedagogies.鈥 Co-   presented with Louise Shaw at the World Literacy Summit, Oxford, England, April 4, 2023.

鈥淒eveloping an Instructional framework for Literacy: Centering Critical Engagement, Multimodal Learning,   and Compassion鈥 co presented with Louise Shaw at 22nd European Conference on Literacy, Dublin,   Ireland, July 6, 2022

鈥淏ringing Critical Literacy into YOUR Classroom: An Interactive Workshop for Literacy Educators Interested   in Infusing Critical Literacy Pedagogy into their Ongoing Teaching鈥 co-presented with Katherine Covino at   the 12th Annual Literacy Essentials Conference, 91精品 Connecticut State, April 7, 2018

鈥淐ritical Need: Discourse Analysis as Applied to the Workshop Model鈥 presented at the Education Studies   Association of Ireland 42nd annual Conference, Cork, Ireland, April 20-22, 2017

鈥淓xploring Teacher Literacy Identity Through Art鈥 co-presented with Louise Shaw at the National Council of   Teachers of English Annual Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, November 17-20, 2016.

鈥淣ewbery Award Winning Novels: Literature for Liberation or Domestication?鈥 Presented at the Reading   Association of Ireland鈥檚 37th Annual Conference, September, 26-28, 2013

鈥淭ransformation Unrealized: A Text Analysis of A Single Shard鈥 Paper presented at the Literacy Research   Association, 61st Annual Conference, Jacksonville, FL, December, 2 2011.

Awards & Grants

91精品 Connecticut State University 2016 Excellence in Teaching Award Honor Roll

Connecticut State University System 2008 University Level Trustees Teaching Award

Kappa Delta Pi Teaching Award

Connecticut Association of Reading Research Award

Memberships & Affiliations

International Literacy Association

National Council of Teachers of English

HERS Leadership Institute, Boston, MA. 2023

Courses Taught

LLA 412 Literacy Instruction in the Elementary Classroom

LLA 440 Literacy Instruction in the Secondary Classroom

LLA 502 Developmental Reading in PreK-12

LLA 517 Introduction to Critical Literacy

LLA 531 Literacy and Language Issues in the Classroom

LLA 603 Teaching Multicultural Literature in the Classroom

LLA 617 Critical Literacy in Practice