N. K. Duke, p. 1 of 89 VITA Nell K. Duke October 29, 2019 University of Michigan School of Education, Room 4109 610 East University Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48109 phone: (734) 615-0586 fax: (734) 936-1606 email: [email protected] website: http://umich.edu/~nkduke/ EDUCATIONAL HISTORY: Harvard Graduate School of Education Ed.D. 1999 Department of Human Development and Psychology Ed.M 1995 Program in Language and Literacy Swarthmore College B.A. 1993 Special Major in Linguistics Cognates in Psychology and Education Concentration in Black Studies Certification Program in Elementary Education Eastern College -- 1992 Courses in Reading and Language Arts SELECTED POSITIONS: Professor, Literacy, Language, and Culture, Department of Educational 2012 – present Studies; Professor, Combined Program in Education and Psychology, University of Michigan School of Education Professor, Teacher Education and Educational Psychology, Michigan State 2009 – 2013 University College of Education (on leave 2012 – 2013) Co-Director, Literacy Achievement Research Center (LARC) 2006 – 2012 Co-Founder and Associate Director, Literacy Achievement Research Center 2004 – 2006 (LARC) Associate Professor, Michigan State University College of Education 2003 – 2009 Assistant Professor, Michigan State University College of Education 1998 – 2003 N. K. Duke, p. 2 of 89 SELECTED AWARDS: Maryann Manning Literacy Scholar Award, University of Alabama, 2019 Birmingham William S. Gray Citation of Merit, International Literacy Association 2018 Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators’ Fellow 2017 Michigan Reading Association Advocacy Award 2016 P. David Pearson Scholarly Influence Award, Literacy Research Association 2014 Excellence in Teaching Award, Michigan State University College of Education 2010 Early Career Award, American Educational Research Association 2009 Early Career Achievement Award, National Reading Conference 2003 Dina Feitelson Research Award, International Reading Association 2002 Outstanding Dissertation Award, International Reading Association 2000 Promising Researcher Award, National Council of Teachers of English 1999 Entering Award, Harvard Graduate School of Education 1993 Sigma Xi, Swarthmore College 1993 Phi Beta Kappa, Swarthmore College 1993 Psycholinguistics Prize, Swarthmore College 1993 May E. Parry Award, Swarthmore College 1993 Alumni Scholar, Swarthmore College 1993 Haines Parry Scholar, Swarthmore College 1993 SELECTED PROFESSIONAL OFFICES (please see also Service sections later in this CV): Advisor, Council of Chief State School Officers Early Literacy Networked 2017 – present Improvement Community Advisor, Stand for Children 2017 – present N. K. Duke, p. 3 of 89 Informational Text Advisor, Molly of Denali broadcast program, digital 2017 – present content, and other resources, WGBH Boston Member, Knowledge Matters Campaign Scientific Advisory Board 2016 – present Advisor, Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Public Broadcasting Service 2015 – present Ready to Learn Grant Member, Early Literacy Task Force of the Michigan Association of 2015 – present Intermediate School Administrators General Education Leadership Network Expert, NBC News Learn (formerly NBC News Parent Toolkit) 2014 – present Series Co-Editor, Not This, But That, Heinemann Publishers 2010 – present Series Editor, The Research-Informed Classroom, Heinemann Publishers 2009 – present Editorial Review Board, Elementary School Journal 2008 – present Editorial Review Board, Reading Research Quarterly 1998 – present Member, High Quality Project-Based Learning Steering Committee 2017 – 2018 Advisor, Aspen Institute Urban Literacy Leadership Network (ULLN) 2014 – 2018 Editorial Review Board, American Educational Research Journal 2010 – 2018 Member, International Reading/Literacy Association Literacy Research Panel 2011 – 2016 Blog Leader, 2012 – 2015, Blog Co-Leader 2015 – present Elementary Team Co-Leader, American Civil Liberties Union Literacy 2014 – 2015 Roadmap Project Member, Education Commission of the States Early Learning Caucus 2013 – 2015 Member, National Governors Association Early Literacy Expert Roundtable 2013 Co-Chair (2009-2011), Chair (2008-09), Michigan Reading Association 2008 – 2011 Research Committee Area Editor, Journal of Literacy Research July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010 Editorial Advisory Review Board, National Reading Conference Yearbook 2000 – 2004; N. K. Duke, p. 4 of 89 2006 – 2009 National Reading Conference Board of Directors 2004 – 2006 Editorial Board, The Reading Teacher 2002 – 2003 Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Literacy Research 2001 – 2003 GRANTS AND DONOR-FUNDED WORK: Great First Eight Curriculum Development $2,750,000 2019 – 2022 Nell K. Duke, Project Director Anonymous Donor Freedom Schools 2.0 Curriculum Development and Evaluation $280,000 2018 – 2021 Nell K. Duke and Julia B. Lindsey, Project Leads Anonymous Donors Interdisciplinary PBL Grade 1 Planning Grant, Nell K. Duke, $159,287 2015 – 2016 Anne-Lise Halvorsen, and Eve Manz, Co-Principal Investigators George Lucas Educational Foundation Exploring the Contribution of Cognitive-linguistic Factors to the $1,172,680 2012 – 2016 Acquisition of Style Shifting by Young African-American English Speaking Students Learning to Read, Holly K. Craig, Principal Investigator, Edward Rothman, Nell K. Duke, Co-Principal Investigators Scaling Up a Promising Approach to Narrowing the SES $500,000 2012 – 2016 Achievement Gap in Primary-Grade Social Studies and Content Literacy, Nell K. Duke and Anne-Lise Halvorsen, Co-Principal Investigators The Spencer Foundation Supplement to Increase the Sample Size of Project PLACE, $ 292,949 2014 – 2015 Nell K. Duke and Anne-Lise Halvorsen, Co-Principal Investigators George Lucas Educational Foundation Early Childhood Education in the Context of Mathematics, $2,864,231 2010 – 2015 Science, and Literacy, Julie Sarama, Principal Investigator, subcontract: Douglas H. Clements, Kimberly A. Brenneman, and Nell K. $465,312 Duke, Co-Principal Investigators National Science Foundation Meeting Primary Grade Content Standards in Social Studies and $40,000 2009 – 2011 N. K. Duke, p. 5 of 89 Content Area Literacy: A Design Experiment, Nell K. Duke and Anne-Lise Halvorsen, Co-Principal Investigators The Spencer Foundation Michigan State University Literacy Achievement Research Center $1,900,000 2004 – 2011 (MSU-LARC), G. Michael Pressley and Nell K. Duke, Co- Principal Investigators Michigan State University Research Excellence Fund Understanding Visual Literacy Development in Young Children $8,198 2009 – 2010 International Reading Association Elva Knight Research Grant Promoting Literacy in Child Care: A Study, Nell K. Duke, $50,000 2006 – 2007 Principal Investigator, V. Susan Bennett-Armistead, and Annie M. Moses, Co-Investigators Families and Communities Together (FACT) Coalition Laying a Foundation for Learning from Text: Informational $169, 500 2004 – 2007 Comprehension Assessment and Instruction in the Primary Grades, Nell K. Duke, Principal Investigator Carnegie Corporation of New York Promoting Early Literacy in Licensed Childcare, Nell K. Duke $44,700 2005 – 2006 and Patricia Farrell, Project Co-Leaders W. K. Kellogg Foundation Promoting Emergent Literacy in Licensed Care, Nell K. Duke, $50,000 2003 – 2006 Principal Investigator Families and Communities Together (FACT) Coalition Comprehension of Informational Text: Basic and Applied $5,022 2002 – 2003 Research, Nell K. Duke, Principal Investigator Michigan State University College of Education Seed Grant Dick, Jane, and Spot Meet the Information Age: $994,210 2000 – 2002 Diversifying Genres Used in Early Literacy Instruction, Nell K. Duke, Principal Investigator Interagency Education Research Initiative, Federal Government Explicit Explanation of Genre Within Authentic Literacy $839,785 2000 – 2002 Activities in Science: Does It Facilitate Development and Achievement? Victoria Purcell-Gates and Nell K. Duke, Co- Principal Investigators Interagency Education Research Initiative, Federal Government Explicit Explanation of Genre Within Authentic Literacy $5,000 2000 – 2001 N. K. Duke, p. 6 of 89 Activities in Science: Does It Facilitate Development and $5,000 1999 – 2000 Achievement? Victoria Purcell-Gates and Nell K. Duke, Co- Principal Investigators Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement The Role of Text Genre in Primary Grade Reading Acquisition, $5,000 2000 – 2001 Nell K. Duke, Principal Investigator $5,000 1999 – 2000 Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement Genre Acquisition Project, Nell K. Duke and Jane Kays, Co- $750 1994 – 1995 Principal Investigators Massachusetts Field Center for Teaching and Learning I have also received grants-to-person including the Spencer Foundation Research Training Grant (1994-1997) and the Joel Dean Grant (1992). ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS: * Denotes a refereed publication. Duke, N. K. (in press). Nurturing curiosity: Using and creating informational texts. To appear in Teaching Young Children. Wise, C. N., & Duke, N. K. (in press). Message in a backpack: Recipes to road maps: Fun ways to learn from everyday information. To appear in Teaching Young Children. Duke, N. K., & Varlas, L. (2019). Turn small reading groups into big wins. ASCD Education Update, 61(7). Cartwright, K. B., & Duke, N. K. (2019). The DRIVE model of reading: Making the complexity of reading accessible. The Reading Teacher, 73(1), 7-15. Duke, N. K. (2019). Reading by third grade: How policymakers can foster early literacy. The State Education Standard, 19(2),