Dr. Sturtevant is currently an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Literacy Program in the Graduate School of Education. She joined the George Mason faculty in 1994. Previously, she was on the faculty of Marymount University, and also worked as a teacher and reading specialist in public schools and community colleges for 12 years. She earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at Kent State University in 1992.

Dr. Sturtevant currently serves as Co-Chair of the Adolescent Literacy Commission for the International Reading Association (IRA). She also is Co-Editor for the Journal of Literacy Research and the College Reading Association Yearbook. In addition, she serves on the Board of Directors of the College Reading Association. At George Mason, Dr. Sturtevant works extensively with students in the Ph. D. in Education program as well as the Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning (ASTL) program for master's degree students. Both programs offer a literacy specialization.

• Adolescent literacy
• Teacher development
• Sociocultural influences on classrooms and learning

Favorite Links (each opens in a new window)

• International Reading Association - http://www.reading.org/
• National Reading Conference - http://www.nrconline.org/

• Center for Education Policy
• Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning
• Literacy and Reading

No courses taught this semester.

• Ways of Knowing (EDUC - 800)
• Advanced Literacy Foundations and Instruction, Adolescence through Adulthood (EDRD - 631)
• Advanced Topics in Education (EDRD - 797)
• Advanced Foundations of Literacy Education (EDRD - 829)
• Literacy Assessments and Interventions for Groups (EDRD - 632)