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Doricka Menefee

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Teacher Education and Administration

College: College of Education

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

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

Current Scheduled Teaching

EDRE 5190.401Reading Assessment and Instruction for Special PopulationsSpring 2026
EDRE 4870.001Cross Curricular (Content Area) Literacy Materials and ResourcesFall 2025 Syllabus
EDLL 6950.704Doctoral DissertationFall 2025
EDRE 3350.021Early Language and Literacy DevelopmentFall 2025 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

EDRE 5070.430Literacy Development for English Language LearnersSummer 5W1 2025
EDRE 4870.001Cross Curricular (Content Area) Literacy Materials and ResourcesSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
EDLL 6950.703Doctoral DissertationSpring 2025
EDRE 4860.020Teaching the Tools and Practices of Writing across the CurriculumSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
EDRE 4860.501Teaching the Tools and Practices of Writing across the CurriculumSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
EDRE 4850.026Teaching the Tools and Practices of Reading Across the CurriculumFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
EDRE 4860.026Teaching the Tools and Practices of Writing across the CurriculumFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
EDRE 5070.430Literacy Development for English Language LearnersSummer 5W1 2024 SPOT
EDRE 3600.016Engaging Children and Youth with Literature that Represents DiversitySpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
EDRE 4860.015Teaching the Tools and Practices of Writing across the CurriculumSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
EDRE 3650.016Critical Literacies, New Literacies, and Teacher InquiryFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Menefee, D.L. (2025). 2025 NOTABLE BOOKS FOR A GLOBAL SOCIETY (NBGS) AWARDS A BOOKLIST FOR GRADES K–12: ELEVATING POWERFUL STORIES IN OUR WORLD. The Dragon Lode. International Literacy Association.
  • Menefee, D.L. (2024). Taking Up Space: Using Black Girl led Science Fiction in the Classroom. The ALAN Review.
  • Menefee, D. (2024). “Well, That’s What She Gets…”: Black Teenage Girls’ Sexual and Reproductive Choice in Young Adult Literature. Research on Diversity in Youth Literature. 5 (2) University of Illinois Main Library. https://doi.org/10.21900/j.rydl.v5i2.1162
  • 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.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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