Nicola McClung

Nicola A. McClung

Associate Professor

Full-Time Faculty
Education 130
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Biography

Nicola McClung was a teacher in San Francisco public schools for eight years prior to receiving her doctorate at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research focuses on critical literacy and multiliteracies during early childhood, and she examines children’s literature and identity development for students who are often marginalized in print.  She is also interested in critical quantitative research and the use of statistics to promote equity and social change. She is cofounder of Xóchitl Justice Press.

Research Areas

  • Literacy in international contexts
  • Critical literacy
  • Multiliteracies
  • Critical statistics
  • Multilevel modeling
  • Learning disabilities
  • Disability justice
  • Children's books

Education

  • PhD, Human Development and Education, University of California, Berkeley
  • MA, Human Development and Education, University of California, Berkeley
  • Teaching Credential, Educational Specialist, San Francisco State University
  • BA, Art, Grinnell College

Selected Publications