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Dr. Doricka Menefee

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Teacher Education and Administration

Email: doricka.menefee@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, Ohio State University, 2023
    Major: Teaching and Learning
    Specialization: Adolescent, Post-Secondary, and Community Literacy

Licensures and Certifications

  • English for Speakers of Other Languages, Kansas Department of Education. (2018 - 2026).
  • English Language Arts 5-8, Kansas Department of Education. (2014 - 2026).
  • English Language Arts 6-12, Kansas Department of Education. (2014 - 2026).

Professional Memberships

  • National Council of Teachers of English. (2020 - Present).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • EDRE 3600 - Engaging Children and Youth with Literature that Represents Diversity, 1 course.
  • EDRE 3650 - Critical Literacies, New Literacies, and Teacher Inquiry, 1 course.
  • EDRE 4850 - Teaching the Tools and Practices of Reading Across the Curriculum, 1 course.
  • EDRE 4860 - Teaching the Tools and Practices of Writing across the Curriculum, 2 courses.
  • EDRE 4870 - Cross Curricular (Content Area) Literacy Materials and Resources, 1 course.
  • EDRE 5070 - Literacy Development for English Language Learners, 1 course.

Teaching at Other Institutions

  • The Ohio State University, 2022.
  • The Ohio State University, Fall 2021.
  • The Ohio State University, Fall 2020.
  • Wichita Public Schools, Fall 2014.

Awards and Honors

  • Gates Millennium Scholar, The Gates Foundation/UNCF. (February 2010).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Menefee, D.L. (2024). "Well, that's what she gets...": Black Teenage Girls' Sexual and Reproductive Choice in the Young Adult Novels.
  • Hines , C.M., Menefee, D.L. (2022). #BlackGirlLiteratureMatters: Exploring the Multiplicities of Black Girlhood. English Journal. NCTE.
  • Menefee, D.L., Johnson, C.F. (2021). Diverse Imprints and the Classroom: How Publishers are Taking Up the Call to Package and Promote Diverse Literature for Youth.

Presentations Given

    Oral Presentation

  • Menefee, D.L. (Author & Presenter), NCTE Annual Convention, Cultivating Community: Establishing A Black Girl Community Through Science, Speculative, and Fantasy YA Lit in the Classroom, National Council of Teachers of English, Columbus, OH, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Menefee, D.L. (Author & Presenter), NCTE Annual Convention, Skrrt, skrrt”: Using the Genius of Rap and Hip-Hop Artists to Teach Literary Devices in the Secondary Classroom, National Council of Teachers of English, Columbus, OH, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Menefee, D.L. (Author & Presenter), UC Black Feminist Symposium, Black Girl Protagonists’ Strategies of Embodied Resistance in Young Adult Sci-Fi and Speculative Fiction, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Menefee, D.L. (Author & Presenter), EHE Forum, Black Teenage Girls’ Sexual and Reproductive Choice in Young Adult Literature, The Ohio State University: College of Education and Human Ecology, Columbus, OH, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Hines , C.M. (Author & Presenter), Menefee, D.L. (Author & Presenter), NCTE Annual Convention, Reflections and Refractions: Shining a Light on Depictions of Black Love in YA Novels in the ELA Classroom, National Council of Teachers of English, Anaheim, California, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Menefee, D.L. (Author & Presenter), EHE Forum, “Not a monster…Pet”: Finding the monsters in emezi’s PET, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Hines, C.M. (Author & Presenter), Menefee, D.L. (Author & Presenter), NCTE Annual Convention, Can You See Me Now? Enhancing the Visibility of Black Girls via Literature in the Classroom, National Council of Teachers of English, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Menefee, D.L. (Author & Presenter), NCTE Annual Convention, Defining Ourselves: Using Black girl centered YA Lit in the Classroom, National Councils of Teachers of English, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Menefee, D.L. (Author & Presenter), EHE Forum, Black Girl Protagonists’ Strategies of Embodied Resistance in Young Adult Sci-Fi and Speculative Fiction., The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Search Committee. (October 2023 - May 2024).

Professional Service

  • Committee Member, Notable Books for a Global Society. (January 2024 - December 2027).