Angela Wiseman

Bio

Angela Wiseman is an Associate Professor of Literacy Education at NC State University and has an appointment as a scholar of multiliteracies research at the University of Tampere, Finland, and is affiliated faculty of the Center for Visual Literacies at San Diego State University. Her research focus is connected to responding, understanding, and analyzing children’s literature through interdisciplinary projects that incorporate trauma-informed approaches, visual research methods, classroom learning, and community engagement that are grounded in social justice. A key aspect of her scholarship involves using qualitative visual and multimodal research methodologies for analyzing illustrations in children’s picturebooks as well as visual responses and artifacts (i.e., sketches, digital images), usually in response to children’s literature.

Angela serves on the Board of Directors for the Children’s Literature Assembly which is a professional community of children’s literature scholars within the organization of the National Council of Teachers of English.

Angela is the co-PI of the grant Cultural Investigation and Digital Representation for Educators (CIDRE), which is a professional development program for inservice teachers that uses technology tools and literacy approaches in international contexts. CIDRE is funded by the Triangle Community Foundation’s Borchardt Fund.

Recent Publications:

Skrlac Lo, R. & Wiseman, A. M. (online, 2022). ‘That’s my dumb husband’: Wild things, battle bears, and heteronormative responses in an afterschool reading club. Journal of Early Childhood Research.

Oliver, K. M., Wiseman, A. M., & Greer-Banks, C., (2021). Preparing teachers for culturally-responsive teaching through technical cultural representations. Journal of Applied Instructional Design.20(4).

Wiseman, A. M., Turner, J. D. & Cappello, M. (2021). “I drew myself right there”: Third grade girls restorying for visual justice. English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 20 (4), 549-562. 

Wiseman, A. M., Atkinson, A. A., & Cryer-Coupet, Q. R. (2020). “As we talk about this more, a box opens up ”: Family literacy programs for fathers in treatment for substance use disorder, Journal of Adult and Adolescent Literacy, 64(4), 441-448. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.1115

Cryer-Coupet, Q. R., Wiseman, A. M., Atkinson, A. A., Gibson, S., & Hoo, A. M. (2020). Teaching Note—Drawn Together: Collaboration Between Social Work and Education to Address Family Trauma. Journal of Social Work Education. DOI: 10.1080/10437797.2020.1764890

Area(s) of Expertise

children's literature, qualitative research, visual research methods, international/global partnerships