Dernikos, Bessie P.

Bessie P. Dernikos is an assistant professor of literacy and language arts at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. Her research interests connect to two interrelated projects: examining the literacy processes of young children in urban contexts, with a focus on the material, discursive, and affective forces that impact language and literacy learning; and rethinking normative literacy practices in order to foster cultural, linguistic, and gender diversity.