Dr. Kristine Rodriguez Kerr's research interests include new literacy studies, educational justice, online learning, and curriculum development. As a qualitative researcher, Kristine seeks to explore and understand multimodal composing practices in both traditional and non-traditional spaces of learning. As an educator in an increasingly connected and digital world, Kristine strives to engage, challenge, and inspire her students at all levels to become better communicators, critical thinkers, effective storytellers, and accomplished professionals. To that end, she works to encourage creative and critical reflections as students develop practices of writing and revision that prepare them to live in the world as thoughtful and active contributors. Kristine believes that it is critical for professional writers to strive to understand the affordances of new and emerging communication technologies, digital literacy practices, and the shifting relationships between authors and audiences in conventional and interactive contexts. 
 

Publications

• The human element: Fostering instructor presence through online instructional videos. Hibbert, M., Rodriguez Kerr, K., Garber, A., & Marquart, M. By in S. DAgustino (Ed), Creating Teacher Immediacy. (Jan 01 2016)
• Postmodernism and literacy studies. Vasudevan, L., Rodriguez Kerr, K., Conley, T., Riina-Ferrie, J. By in K. Pahl & J. Rowsell (Eds), Routledge Handbook. (Jan 01 2015)
• Cosmopolitan Literacies of Belonging in an After-school Program with Court-Involved Youth. Vasudevan, L., Rodriguez Kerr, K., Hibbert, M., Fernandez, E., & Park, A. By Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy. 57(7), 5 (Jan 01 2014)
• Writing with Court-involved Youth: Exploring the Cultivation of Self in an Alternative to Detention Program. Rodriguez Kerr, K. By in L.Vasudevan & T. DeJaynes (Eds), Arts, Media, & (Jan 01 2013)
• Re-Storying the spaces of education through narrative. Vasudevan, L. & Rodriguez Kerr, K. By In E. Dixon-Roman & E. Gordon (Eds), Thinking Co (Jan 01 2012)