University at Buffalo

Christina King (she, her)

Christina King

Clinical Assistant Professor

LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION


Specialty/Research Focus

Racial Literacy; Diverse Literature for Children and Young Adolescents; Dialogic Space; Critical Literacy; Teaching Banned Books


Professional Summary:

Christina U. King is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Literacy Education in the Department of Learning and Instruction in the Graduate School of Education at the University at Buffalo, SUNY. Dr. C. King earned her Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching and Curriculum from the University of Missouri. A former teacher librarian in Georgia, Texas, and South Carolina, her research broadly examines how diverse literature for children and young adults is taught and learned in U.S. schools and society.

Education and Training:
  • Ph.D. Learning, Teaching, & Curriculum, University of Missouri, Literacy Education (2022)
Recent Publications:
Journal Article:
  • King, C. U., Boyd, M. P., & Reid, S. D. (2024). Creating dialogic space around purposeful selection for reading and teaching diverse children’s literature. Theory Into Practice, 63(2), 170–181.
Recent Presentations:
Conferences:
  • King, C., Boyd, M., & Reid, S. (2024). Critical Inquiry, Dialogic Space, and Purposeful Selection of Diverse Children’s Literature. Scholarly conference presentation. Philadelphia, PA.;