Tisha Lewis Ellison
Associate Professor, Department of Language and Literacy Education
Contact Information
- tellison@uga.edu
- 706-542-4505 (general inquiries)
706-583-8130 (student inquiries)
Office Location
306A Aderhold Hall
110 Carlton Street
Athens,
Georgia
30602
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Affiliated Units
Areas of Expertise
- family literacy, digital literacies, and multimodalities
Research Interests
- family literacy, digital literacies, community literacy and multimodalities
Programs of Study
Concentrations
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.
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.
Education
| Degree | Concentration | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Reading | University at Albany, State University of New York | 2009 |
Awards and Accolades
| Year | Award | From |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Early Career Faculty Research Program | UGA Office of Research |
| 2016 | Early Career Achievement Award | Literacy Research Association |
| 2015-2016 | Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship | National Academy of Education |
| 2015 | Digital Champions Fellowship | Center for Instructional Innovation, Georgia State University |
| 2012 | Promising Researcher Award | National Council of Teachers of English |
| 2011 | Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award Finalist | International Literacy Association (formerly International Reading Association) |
| 2010-2012 | Scholars of Color Transitioning into Academic Research Mentoring Program | Literacy Research Association |
| 2008-2010 | Cultivating New Voices among Scholars of Color Program | National Council of Teachers of English |
| 2008 | 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) |
| 2005 | Graduate Student Organization Distinguished Service Award | University at Albany, State University of New York |
| 2003 | Initiatives for Women Gloria R. DeSole Award | University at Albany State University of New York |
| 2001-2005 | Ph.D. Reading Fellowship Cochrane Fellowship Award | University at Albany State University of New York |