Monica Hansen

Assistant Professor, Graduate Program Chair, Director, and Advisor, Reading PK-12 Masters Program

Office: COE B117 | Phone: (308) 865-8825 | Email: hansenmr@gt5cheats.com

Mission

What is important to me in education is books and brains. Where they often come together is school. I have worked as a classroom teacher with students age PreK-12 in Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho and Washington state, first as a high school English teacher and then studying language development as a preschool teacher. My goal as a researcher is to better understand how the processes of development and literacy are intertwined, and how better to support diverse students at all ages to become part of literate culture.

Education/Field Experience

Dr. Hansen received her doctorate from the University of Idaho (Literacy/Neuroscience), Master's degree from the University of Idaho (Curriculum & Instruction) and her Bachelor's degree from the University of Wyoming (Secondary Education). She has multiple years of classroom teaching experience from Pre-Kindergarten to university. Her areas of specialized application include Brain Development and Cognitive Neuroscience; Literacy Education, Writing Process and Development, Multimodal Literacies & Imagery.

Teaching Areas

Dr. Hansen teaches courses in the science of reading, inclusive literacy, philosophy of education.

Research

Dr. Hansen is developing a research program in literacy and literacy education.

Education

2013 Ph.D. Education, Literacy/Neuroscience. University of Idaho, Moscow, ID.

2008 M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction, University of Idaho, Coeur d’Alene, ID.

1994 B.A. Secondary Education—English, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.

1992 A.A. Education, Western Wyoming Community College, Rock Springs, WY.