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Program Director for Secondary Humanities • Associate Teaching Professor
Humanities Education • Literacy Studies

Miramontes Baca Education Building, Room 144D
University of Colorado Boulder
249 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309

Ashley CartunÌýis a PhD alumnaÌýin Literacy Studies and she became the School of Education'sÌýDirector of Elementary Field Experiences in 2016. Prior to coming to CUÌýBoulder, she was anÌýEnglishÌýteacher at the secondary level.

Ashley's research interests include critical literacy, teacher education, educational equity andÌýdiversity, reading and writing in education, and young adult andÌýchildren's literature. Her current research focuses on teacher education, writing in the elementary grades, and pedagogies of critical witness, affect and emotion in relation to knowledge, power and literacies.

Ashley was the recipient of the Elizabeth Wilson award in 2013.
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Education

MAÌýEducation, Curriculum and Instruction (Literacy), University of Connecticut, 2007
BSÌýEnglish Education, University of Connecticut, 2006