About the Editors

Evan Ortlieb (Ph.D.) is a Course Leader and Senior Lecturer in Literacy Education at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. His academic accomplishments and innovative history include his co-edited book series, Literacy Research, Practice, and Evaluation, along with his publication of more than 90 manuscripts which substantiate some of his contributions to the field. His research remains on school literacy improvement in diverse and disadvantaged communities worldwide. He is also the founder and active President of the Ortlieb Foundation – a non-profit organization that aims to financially assist those who have been diagnosed with cancer in pursuing their collegiate education through scholarships.

Mary B. McVee (Ph.D.) is Director of CLaRI (Center for Literacy and Reading Instruction) at the University at Buffalo/SUNY, and Associate Professor of Literacy Education. Her research traverses the landscapes of positioning theory, social and embodied learning; digital literacies and multimodality; narrative and discourse analysis; and diversity of language, literacy, and culture with a particular focus on teachers and teacher reflection. She is recipient of the AERA 2014 Division K Mid-Career Award which recognized her for scholarly work in literacy education, a commitment to equity, and mentoring of graduate students.

Lynn E. Shanahan (Ph.D.) is an Associate Professor of Literacy Education in the Department of Learning and Instruction at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. She works with inservice teachers on the development of strategic readers and writers with both print-based and digital texts drawing from social semiotics multimodality and embodied theoretical perspectives. Her research has focused on video reflection, multimodal composing, gestures, and explicit strategy instruction. Her most recent research examines the disciplinary literacies necessary when elementary aged students are learning the engineering design process.