Kimberly Lenters

Dr. Kimberly Lenters

PhD
Pronouns: she/her

Positions

Canada Research Chair (Tier II)

Werklund School of Education, Specialization, Language and Literacy

Professor

Werklund School of Education, Specialization, Language and Literacy

Contact information

Web presence

Phone number

Office: 403.220.2989

Location

Office: EDT1042

Background

Educational Background

Doctor of Philosophy Language and Literacy Education, University of British Columbia, 2010

M.A. Literacy Education, University of British Columbia, 2004

Bachelor of Education Education - Reading Specialization, University of Calgary, 1984

Biography

Dr. Lenters is Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Language and Literacy Education. Her graduate work in literacy education (MA and PhD) was undertaken at the University of British Columbia in the Department of Language and Literacy Education.  In 2011, Dr. Lenters joined the Faculty of Education at the University of Calgary, where she currently teaches courses in the Bachelor of Education Program for pre-service teachers, post-graduate courses for in-service teachers, and graduate level courses. Prior to taking up her work in literacy research, Dr. Lenters lived and taught at the elementary school level in several areas of Canada, in addition to Namibia, Argentina, Colombia, and Chile.

Professional & Community Affiliations

Dr. Lenters is  a board member of the British Educational Research Journal (BERJ), Journal of Early Childhood Literacy (JECL), and Literacy. She is a member of the Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada, the United Kingdom Literacy Association, the Literacy Research Association, the National Council for Teachers of English, and the International Reading Association. She reviews manuscripts and proposals for these associations, in addition to publications in their journals, such as Research in the Teaching of English (RTE) and the Journal of Literacy Research (JLR), among others.

Research

Areas of Research

Scholarly Activity

Dr. Lenters’ work focuses primarily on ways in which socio-material perspectives of literacy may be utilized to understand and enhance children's literacy development across their terrains of home, community, and school.

Interests:
  • Literacy
  • Literacy and posthumanism
  • Socio-material literacies
  • Literacy and play
  • Multimodal literacies
  • Elementary education
  • Family and community literacy
  • Case study research

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
EDUC 535 SEC 01 Specialization II: Elementary English Language Arts Fall 2024
EDUC 435 SEC 04 Literacy, Language, and Culture in the K-12 Classroom Fall 2023
EDUC 535 SEC 01 English Language Arts Specialization II Fall 2022
EDER 664 SEC 01 Teaching Reading, Listening, and Viewing Winter 2023
EDER 664 Teaching Writing, Speaking, and Representing Winter 2024

Projects

Conceptualizing Teachers’ Intercultural Learning for Social Action
  • Project: Conceptualizing Teachers' Intercultural Learning for Social Action
    • Lead investigator: Dr. Jean Kaya
      • Co-Investigators: Dr. Roswita Dressler and Dr. Kim Lenters
      • Funding Agency: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grant;
      • 2023 – 2025

                                                                                                                   


Playful(l) Literacies
  • Project: Playful(l) Literacies: Language and Literacy Learning in the Early Elementary Years
    • Lead Investigator: K. Lenters 
      • Co-Investigator: R. Mosher (UCalgary)
      • Funding Agencies: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grant; and Alberta Advisory Committee for Educational Studies (AACES)
      • 2020-2023

Connecting Resilience to Space and Place in Adopted Homelands
  • Project: Connecting Resilience to Space and Place in Adopted Homelands
    • Lead Investigator: R. Zaidi (UCalgary)
      • Co-Investigators: K. Lenters, E. Spring, S. Bhowmik, S. Roy (UCalgary)
      • Sponsorship Details: Insight Grant
      • Funding Agency: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant
      • Duration: 2022-2027

Critical Literacy in Action
  • Project: Critical Literacy in Action: Supporting Pre-Service Teachers to Promote Social Justice and Inclusion of Black Africans
    • Lead Investigator: Jean Kaya
      • Co-Investigators: Roswita Dressler and Kim Lenters;
      • Funding Agency: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Engage Grant
      • 2023 – 2025

Decolonizing the English Language Arts Classroom
  • Project: Decolonizing the ELA Classroom: Mobilizing Arts-based, Land-based, and Anti-Racist Critical Literacies
    • Lead Investigator: K. Lenters
      • Co-Investigator: T. Duchscher (Postdoctoral Associate, UCalgary)
      • Funding Agencies: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Connection Grant (Outreach); Calgary Public Library; and the Werklund School of Education
      • 2021-2022

 

Awards

  • Eyes High Postdoctoral Scholars Competition, University of Calgary. 2021
  • Canada Research Chair, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. 2020
  • Early Career Researcher Award, Werklund School of Education. 2019
  • Eyes High Postdoctoral Scholars Competition, University of Calgary. 2015
  • Teaching Award for Curriculum Development (Group award), University of Calgary . 2015

Publications