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About the Author

Dr. Vasquez is a Professor of Education at American University (AU). Her research interests are in critical literacy, early literacy, and information communication technology. Her publications include nine books and numerous book chapters and articles in refereed journals. Prior to coming to AU, Dr. Vasquez taught preschool and public school for 14 years. Since then, she has held appointive and elective offices in scholarly organizations including The National Council of Teachers of English, The American Educational Research Association, The International Reading Association, and The Whole Language Umbrella.

Dr. Vasquez's awards include the NCTE Advancement of People of Color Award (2013), the AERA Division B Outstanding Book of the Year Award (2006), and The James N. Britton Award (2005). She was also the first recipient of the AERA Teacher Research SIG Dissertation Award (2004).  She won the book awards for the first edition of Negotiating Critical Literacies with Young Children.

Dr. Vasquez is host of the CLIP (critical literacy in practice) Podcast. Links to these podcasts can be found by clicking on the podcast tab on this site.

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