University of Northern Colorado School of Teacher Education Campus Box 107 Greeley, CO 80639
Education
Ed.D. University of Northern Colorado (2014) | Educational Studies, Curriculum and Innovation
M.A. Colorado Mesa University (2008) | Educational Leadership
B.A. Rollins College (2002) | Environmental Science and Growth Management Studies
Professional/Academic Experience
Associate Professor, University of Northern Colorado. (2022 - Present)
Assistant Professor, University of Northern Colorado. (2014 - 2022)
Student Teacher Supervisor, Fort Lewis College. (2013 - 2014)
Graduate Assistant, University of Northern Colorado. (2011 - 2014)
Academic and Instructional Coach, Garfield RE 2 Schools. (2008 - 2014)
Research/Areas of Interest
Transforming literacy instruction with technology
Multigenre writing
Multiliteracies
Publications/Creative Works
McKenna, K., Kyser, C. (2023). A Doctoral Distance Classroom: Unpacked and Envisaged.
Advances in Online Education, 1(3), 275-286. https://www.henrystewartpublications.com/aoe
Erekson, J., Youngs, S., Kyser, C., Benke, L. F. (2022). People Like Me in Places
Like Mine: Authentic Representation in Rural Picturebooks. Children and Libraries,
20(4), 11-18. https://journals.ala.org/index.php/cal/issue/archive
Kyser, C. (2022). The Designing Workshop: A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies in a Third
Grade Classroom. Texas Journal of Literacy Education, 9(2), 30-57. talejournal.com
Youngs, S., Erekson, J., Kyser, C. (2021). Moving Across Rural Spaces: A Content Analysis
of Contemporary Realistic Fiction Picturebooks with Rural Settings. Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts, 60(3), 24-56. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/reading_horizons/vol60/iss3/3/
Kyser, C., Youngs, S., Nelson, A., Monaghan, T. (2021). Transitioning From High School
Students to Aspiring Future Rural Educators: Promising Practices to Fuel the Rural
Teacher Pipeline. Journal of Educational Research and Innovation, 9(1), 1-30. https://digscholarship.unco.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1109&context=jeri
McKenna, K., Kyser, C. (2021). Beyond Academic Writing: The International Student
Writing Workshop. Innovations in Education and Teaching International.. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2021.1878051
Honors and Awards
Empowering Inclusivity Award, University of Northern Colorado College of Education
and Behavioral Sciences, 2023
Arno Luker Faculty Award, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, 2022
Dean’s Citation for Excellence, University of Northern Colorado, 2014
Outstanding Dissertation, University of Northern Colorado, 2014
College of Education and Behavior Sciences Graduate Scholar, University of Northern
Colorado, 2014
