Dr. Young is an Assistant Professor of Literacy Education. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses that focus on theories and practices in the reading development of young children (i.e., "Processes and Acquisition of Reading" and "Materials for Teaching Reading").

Her research examines the following: Race, Ethnicity & Culture in Instructional Design & Technology, The History of African American Literacy & Technological Appropriation; Race and Ethnicity in Teacher Education; and Media & Discourse Analysis.

Dr. Young earned her Ph.D. degree in Education: Language, Literacy and Culture from the University of California Berkeley. She received her Master of Science degree in Education with an emphasis in Curriculum & Reading from California State University Hayward and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Communication Arts with a specialization in Television Production from New York Institute of Technology. Dr. Young taught kindergarten in Oakland, California and second grade in the South Bronx of New York City. On the community college level, she has taught courses in developmental reading, reading comprehension and spelling.

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