Research Discipline/Bio
Edith is a Ph.D. fellow in English Education; devoted to exploring teacher education and mentorship, specifically for mid-to-late-career teachers. She embodies 15 yrs of college and public high school teaching in Connecticut and Hawai’i as an English teacher, and teacher leader. She is National Board Certified and a recipient of prestigious Fulbright and Pulitzer Center fellowships. In addition to her academic pursuits, she is an adjunct professor, a student teacher supervisor, and deeply involved in graduate student leadership, serving as Chair-Elect of AERA’s Graduate Student Council, Co-Chair of ELATE’s Graduate Student Board, and Co-Founder and Executive Secretary of AATC’s GSC. Edith fosters supportive living environments as a residential Community Assistant and co-founded the Feminist Circle, a TC student organization advocating for gender equality. She leads professional development workshops on AI literacy and writing instruction to engage educators with emerging technologies.
Educational Background
Master of Arts, Teaching of English, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2016.
Master of Arts in Teaching, Secondary English, Sacred Heart University, 2011.
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, English Minor, University of Connecticut, 2010.
Honors/Awards
Graduate Writing Center (GWC) Fellowship, Teachers College, 2024; Institutional Review Board (IRB) Internship, Teachers College, 2024; English Education Doctoral Fellowship, Teachers College, 2023-2026; Center for the Professional Education of Teachers (CPET) Fellowship, 2023; Pulitzer Center Teacher Fellowship, 2021; Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms, 2020; Hawai’i State Teacher Fellowship, 2020-2022; National Writing Project Fellowship, Fairfield University, 2011
Publications/Exhibitions
Middleton, E. (2021). Perspectives and Their Implications: Riding the Wave of Human Connection. Pulitzer Center. https://pulitzercenter.org/builder/lesson/perspectives-and-their-implications-riding-wave-human-connection
Middleton, E. (2021). Teacher Voice: Collaborating with educators is virtually better than ever. Hawaii Department of Education.
https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/Newsletters/Hoohaaheo/Pages/Collaborating-with-educators-is-virtually-better-than-ever.aspx
Last Updated: Mar 7, 2025