Tisha Lewis Ellison
- Associate Professor
Department of Language and Literacy Education
Biography
Dr. Tisha Lewis Ellison is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Language and Literacy Education at The University of Georgia in Athens, GA. Formerly a reading specialist and classroom teacher, her research takes a critical perspective on how agency, identity, and power among African American families and adolescents are constructed as they use digital tools to make sense of their lives. Dr. Lewis Ellison was the recipient of the following awards: the 2017 UGA Early Career Faculty Research Award; 2016 Early Career Achievement Award recipient from the Literacy Research Association; the 2015-16 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow, the National Council of Teachers of English’s Promising Researcher Award; the J Michael Parker Award; and a finalist of the International Literacy Association Outstanding Dissertation Award. Her work has appeared in the selected peer reviewed journals: Reading Research Quarterly, Journal of Literacy Research, Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, Urban Education, and Journal of Education.
Areas of Expertise
- family literacy
- digital literacies
- and multimodalities
Interests
- family literacy
- digital literacies
- community literacy and multimodalities
Academic Affiliations
Education
- Ph.D. in Reading, 2009
University at Albany, State University of New York
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Research Summary
My research takes a critical perspective on how agency, identity, and power among African American families and adolescents are constructed as they use digital tools to make sense of their lives.
Awards and Accolades
Early Career Faculty Research Program
UGA Office of Research, 2017
Early Career Achievement Award
Literacy Research Association, 2016
Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
National Academy of Education
Digital Champions Fellowship
Center for Instructional Innovation, Georgia State University, 2015
Promising Researcher Award
National Council of Teachers of English, 2012
Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award Finalist
International Literacy Association (formerly International Reading Association), 2011
Scholars of Color Transitioning into Academic Research Mentoring Program
Literacy Research Association
Cultivating New Voices among Scholars of Color Program
National Council of Teachers of English
J. Michael Parker Award
Literacy Research Association (formerly the National Reading Conference), 2008
Dissertation Research Fellowship Award
University at Albany, State University of New York, 2008
Ethnicity, Race and Multilingualism Scholarship
Literacy Research Association (formerly the National Reading Conference), 2008
Graduate Student Organization Distinguished Service Award
University at Albany, State University of New York, 2005
Initiatives for Women Gloria R. DeSole Award
University at Albany State University of New York, 2003
Ph.D. Reading Fellowship Cochrane Fellowship Award
University at Albany State University of New York