Kelly DeLuca earned her Ed.D. in Curriculum & Teaching with a concentration in Literacy from Teachers College, Columbia University, her M.A. from Sacred Heart University in Secondary Education, and B.A. from The University of Connecticut in English & History. Prior to earning her doctorate, Kelly served as a public-school English Teacher in New Haven and Wallingford, Connecticut. While at Teachers College, Kelly has worked extensively with M.A. students and teacher candidates entering the classroom for the first time via their fieldwork placements. Her teaching and research center around how teachers can integrate critical and multimodal literacies into their curriculum design for English courses. In her free time, Kelly is an avid equestrian who plays polo and volunteers for local horsemanship programs.
Preparing Preservice English Teachers to See Opportunity in Uncertainty
DeLuca, K; Bruni-Ashley, A; & Mentor, M. (2023). An Unanticipated Teacher Education Initiative: Virtual fieldwork and its side effects. Presented at the National Council for Teachers of English Annual Conference.
DeLuca, K.; (2023). New Perspectives on the “Sport of Kings”: How polo can promote literacy and learning across diverse communities. Presented at the National Council for Teachers of English Annual Conference.
DeLuca, K.; Bruni-Ashley, A.; & Mentor, M. (2021). Threading Anti-racism and Culturally Sustaining Methods into the Fabric of Pre-service Teaching Coursework. Presented at the Literacy Research Association Annual Conference.
DeLuca, K.; Bruni-Ashley, A.; & Mentor, M. (2021). Weaving a Stronger Tapestry: How Can We Weave Commitments to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Throughout Teacher Education Coursework?Presented at the National Council for Teachers of English Annual Conference.
DeLuca, K. (2018). Storytelling as Literacy Practice: Examining High School Students’ Responses to Critical and Multimodal Storytelling Curriculum. Presented at the European Conference on Educational Research
Ghiso, M.P., Martinez-Alvarez, P., DeLuca, K., & Kwon, J. (2018). Addressing the Challenges of Early Literacy Teaching and Learning: Report From a Multisite, Multiyear Initiative, Presented at American Education Research Association Annual Conference
DeLuca, K. (2017). Gender Constructions in the Common Core Exemplar Text List. Presented at American Education Research Association Annual Conference
DeLuca, K. (2017). Common Core Literacy in the High School Classroom. Presented at Presented at the New England Education Research Organization Annual Conference
DeLuca, K. & Darity, K. K., (2016). Affirming #BlackLivesMatter in the English and History Classroom. Presented at National Council for Teachers of English Annual Conference.
Deluca, K. & Manning, D. (2016). Functions of Teacher Performance Assessments in Student Teaching Experiences and Certification Policy: A Literature Review. Presented at the European Conference on Educational Research.
DeLuca, K. (2016). Novice Critical Literacy Teachers Bridging the Theory Practice Gap. Presented at the New England Education Research Organization Annual Conference.
DeLuca, K. (2019). Competing Stories of School and Community “Improvement”: Youth of
Color’s critical literacies and storytelling practices in a high school writing class. [Doctoral
dissertation, Teachers College, Columbia University]. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.
Volunteer at Red Skye Farm
Student Teaching & Volunteer Coordinator