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EDUCATION
Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Sociology of education, sociology of literacy practices with youth in and out of schooling, immigration and education, qualitative research methodologies, policy analysis, the cultural construction of adolescence, and critical race theory.

BOOKS
Stevens, L. P., & Bean, T. W. (2007). Critical literacy: Context, research and practice in the K-12 classroom. New York: Sage.

Vadeboncoeur, J., & Stevens, L. P. (Eds). (2005). Reconstructing the ‘adolescent’: Sign, symbol, and body. New York: Peter Lang.

REFEREED ARTICLES
Stevens, L. P. (submitted). Literacy, capital, and education: The view from immigrant youth. Theory into Practice

Stevens, L. P. & lisahunter (2009). ReFraming phases in education: Science, reform and quality. Curriculum Perspectives, 24(1), 98-106.

Stevens, L. P. (2009). Maps to interrupt a pathology: Immigrant populations and education. Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 6(1-2), 1-14.

Stevens, L. P. (2007). Para una alfabetización crítica en Australia. Cuadernos de Pedagogía, 374, 54-58.

Stevens, L. P., Hunter, L., Carrington, V., Pendergast, D., & Bahr, N. (2007). Reconfiguring "adolescence": Ambiguous bodies in ambivalent settings. Australia Educational Research.

Stevens, L. P. (2004). Early literacy policy: National and local instantiations. Current Issues in Language Planning, 5(1), 18-33.

Stevens, L. P. (2004). What’s so critical about critical literacy? Literate Futures and Education Views, 53, 15-16.

Stevens, L.P. (2003). Reading First: A critical policy analysis. The Reading Teacher, 56, 662-668.

BOOK CHAPTERS - REFEREED
Stevens, L. P., Jefferies, J., Brisk, M. E., & Kaczmarek, S. (2008). Linguistics and science learning for diverse populations: An agenda for teacher education. In K. Bruna & K. Gomez (Eds.), Talking science, writing science: The work of language in multicultural classrooms. New York: Heinemann.

Stevens, L. P. (2007). Educational policy and linguistic diversity: A critical analysis of teacher certification requirements. In M. E. Brisk, (Ed.) Language, culture and community in teacher education. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Stevens, L. P. (2006). ReConceptualizing adolescent literacy policy’s role: Productive ambiguity. In D. E. Alvermann, D. Waff., K. Hinchmann, & D. Waff (Eds.) Reconceptualizing the literacies in adolescents’ lives, Volume II. New York: Heinemann.

Stevens, L. P. (2004). Locating the role of the critical discourse analyst. In R. Rogers, (Ed). Critical discourse analysis in educational settings. New York: Heinemann.

INVITED ARTICLES
Stevens, L. P. (2008). The framing of policies: ideologies, issues, and implications. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy.