Gholnecsar Muhammad
Gholnecsar Muhammad
Gholnecsar Muhammad also known as (“Gholdy” Muhammad) is currently an Associate professor at Georgia State University teaching literacy and language in the Department of Middle and Secondary Education.[4]
Career
Gholnecsar Muhammad started her career as a reading, language arts and social studies middle school teacher in Cahokia, Illinois. Then she served as a school district assistant curriculum director and was responsible for kindergarten through 12th-grade literacy instruction, grant writing, assessments and professional development.
She is currently an associate professor at Georgia State University teaching literacy and language in the Department of Middle and Secondary Education.
She also serves as the director of the Georgia State Urban Literacy Collaborative and Clinic.
She strives to shape the national conversation for educating youth who have been underserved.
She also strives to support the next generation of educators who are seeking pathways to meet some of the most pressing challenges encountered in urban schools.
Education
She bagged her Doctor of Philosophy in Literacy, Language & Culture year 2013, University of Illinois at Chicago from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, In 2006, her Master of Arts in Educational Administration from Lindenwood University and her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (K-9); Minors: Psychology, Reading, & English Language Arts—2003 from the Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville, Illinois
Honours &Awards
2018 Semifinalist for the 2018 National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
2018 Emerald Literati Award for the best article in English Teaching: Practice and Critique
2018 University of Illinois-Chicago College of Education Researcher of the Year (http://education.uic.edu/alumni/alumni#2018-alumni-honors-gala)
2017 Outstanding Urban Education Research Award, Georgia State University, College of Education and Human development ($500)
2016 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Recipient of the Conference on English Education (CEE) Janet Emig Award for top article published in English Education
2016 Mohammed Schools of Atlanta Booker & Amidah Community Award.[3]
Specializations
Her specializations include; Social and historical African American literacy development , African American adolescent literacy , Writing pedagogy , Black girls’ literacies and Role of text in writing development