Dawan Coombs

Research Interests

adolescent literacy & struggling readers, teacher education, Bakhtinian theory & dialogic teaching

Teaching Interests

reading and literature pedagogy, adolescent literature

Education

• PhD, Language & Literacy Education , University of Georgia (2012)
• MEd, Reading & Literacy , University of Utah (2008)
• BA, English teaching , Brigham Young University (2004)

Honors and Awards

• Brigham Young University Early Career Teaching Award, Brigham Young University (2022 - 2025)
• Benjamin Cluff Jr Award for Excellence in Educator Preparation, Brigham Young University David O. McKay School of Education (2023 - 2023)
• Brigham Young University College of Humanities+ Public Humanities Award , Brigham Young University College of Humanities (2021 - 2022)
• Department of English Faculty Award--Teaching, BYU Department of English (2018 - 2018)
• Brigham Young University Faculty Women’s Association Teaching Award , Brigham Young University Faculty Women’s Association (2017 - 2017)

Courses Taught

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Publications

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