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Deborah Van Duinen

Professor / Educator / Literacy Advocate

Educator

Associate Professor of English Education

Hope College

Literacy Advocate

Director

NEA Big Read Lakeshore and The Little Read Lakeshore

About

Deborah Vriend Van Duinen is the Arnold and Esther Sonneveldt Professor of English Education at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. She writes and teaches in the areas of English education, disciplinary literacy, and adolescent literacy. A recipient of the Towsley Research Scholar Award in 2013 and the Michigan Reading Association’s Individual Literacy Award in 2016, Van Duinen is also the founder and director of Hope College’s Big Read Lakeshore and Little Read Lakeshore programs. She has been on the board of editors for Reformed Journal since 2012.

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Ph.D. in Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education, 2011

Calvin University, Grand Rapids, MI

M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2002

Calvin University, Grand Rapids, MI

B.A. in English, Religion and Theology, 1998

Teaching Experience

Professor of English Education

Hope College, 2023-present

Associate Professor of English Education

Hope College, 2017-2023

Assistant Professor of English Education

Hope College, 2011-2017

Select Courses Taught

  • ED270 – Foundations of Education
  • ED285 – Content Area Literacy
  • ED286 – Field Placement for Secondary Education
  • ED287 – Classroom Management in Secondary Education classrooms
  • IDS200 – Encounters with Culture
  • IDS452 – Senior Seminar
  • FYS100 – First Year Seminar

Professional Organizations

  • Member, Assembly on Young Adult Literature, 2012-present
  • Member, American Educational Researcher Association, 2011-present
  • Member, International Literacy Association, 2010-present
  • Member, Literacy Research Association, 2012-present
  • Member, Michigan Council of Teachers of English, 2005-present
  • Member, Michigan Reading Association, 2013-present
  • Member, National Council of Teachers of English, 2004-present

Professional Service

  • Michigan Council of Teachers of English, Executive Committee Member, 2018-2023
  • American Reading Forum 2016 Conference Co-Chair, 2016
  • Book Review Co-Editor for Reformed Journal, 2012-present
  • Reviewer for Journal of Literacy Research, 2010-present
  • Reviewer for Action in Teacher Education, 2012-present

Community Service

  • Opportunity Thrive Board Member, Holland, MI, 2019-present
  • Ready for School Board Member, Holland, MI, 2019-2023
  • Board of Trustees, Holland Christian Schools, 2017-2023