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 Assistant 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.