LEADERSHIP TEAM
DR. BROOKE HARDIN
Director
Ed.D. in Educational Leadership & Literacy Studies: Appalachian State University
MA in Reading Education: Appalachian State University
BA in Elementary Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Brooke L. Hardin is an Associate Professor of Elementary Education at the University of South Carolina Upstate. Before beginning her career in higher education, she worked in K-12 education for ten years, holding several positions, including both elementary and middle grades classroom teacher, elementary media specialist, and literacy curriculum coach. Her research interests include writing development and instruction for elementary, intermediate, and middle grades students, teaching and learning through technology and new literacies, literacy professional development and teacher education, and interdisciplinary approaches to reading, writing, and the utilization of Children’s Literature. Her 20 years of experience frame her research interests and commitment to teacher education.