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Donna E. Alvermann publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Donna E. Alvermann sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 218 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Donna E. Alvermann D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Donna E. Alvermann sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 51 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

Donna E. Alvermann is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States. Their research spans across multiple disciplines within the social sciences and arts and humanities, with a significant focus on literacy, media, and education.

Their work covers a range of academic fields, including:

  • Social Sciences
  • Arts and Humanities

Within these broader fields, they engage in various subfields of study such as:

  • Literature and Literary Theory
  • Education
  • Communication
  • Linguistics and Language
  • Sociology and Political Science

Their main topics of research include:

  • Literacy, Media, and Education
  • Multilingual Education and Policy
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Gender, Feminism, and Media
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents

Donna E. Alvermann has published research in several academic venues, notably:

  • Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
  • The International Journal of Critical Media Literacy
  • Literacy Research Theory Method and Practice
  • English Education
  • Journal of Media Literacy Education

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Donna E. Alvermann include:

  • "Creating Gaps in Understanding: How Gen Z Disrupts Gender Norms on TikTok" (2021) published in The International Journal of Critical Media Literacy
  • "How Can We Study Children's/Youth's Out of School Experiences to Inform Classroom Practices?" (2020) published in Literacy Research Theory Method and Practice
  • "Adolescent Literacies" (2021) published in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education
  • "Issue Information" (2022) published in Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
  • "Research: Archival Encounters via Podcasts: Diversity and Voice in Practice" (2022) published in English Education

Frequent collaborators include:

  • William Wright
  • Ronald Seidel
  • Sandra Schamroth Abrams
  • Peggy Albers
  • Patricia L. Anders

Donna E. Alvermann's contributions have been recognized with awards such as being named a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Effective Literacy Instruction for Adolescents

    Donna E. Alvermann

  • Popular Culture in the Classroom: Teaching and Researching Critical Media Literacy

    Donna E. Alvermann;Jennifer S. Moon;Margaret C. Hagood

  • Secondary School Reading

    Donna E. Alvermann;David W. Moore

  • Critical Media Literacy: Research, Theory, and Practice in “New Times”

    Donna E. Alvermann;Margaret C. Hagood

  • Reading Adolescents' Reading Identities: Looking Back To See Ahead.

    Donna E. Alvermann

  • Adolescents and Literacies in a Digital World

    Donna E. Alvermann

  • Role of epistemological beliefs and learned helplessness in secondary school students' learning science concepts from text.

    Gaoyin Qian;Donna Alvermann

  • Popular Culture in the Classroom: Teaching and Researching Critical Media Literacy. Literacy Studies Series.

    Donna E. Alvermann;Jennifer S. Moon;Margaret C. Hagood

  • Why Bother Theorizing Adolescents' Online Literacies for Classroom Practice and Research?

    Donna E. Alvermann

  • Prior Knowledge Activation and the Comprehension of Compatible and Incompatible Text.

    Donna E. Alvermann;Lynn C. Smith;John E. Readence

  • The reading–science learning–writing connection: Breakthroughs, barriers, and promises

    William G. Holliday;Larry D. Yore;Donna E. Alvermann

  • Content Reading and Literacy: Succeeding in Today's Diverse Classrooms

    Donna E. Alvermann;Stephen F. Phelps

  • What Teachers Do When They Say They're Having Discussions of Content Area Reading Assignments: A Qualitative Analysis.

    Donna E. Alvermann;David G. O'Brien;Deborah R. Dillon

  • Reconceptualizing the literacies in adolescents' lives

    D Alvermann;K Hinchman;D Moore;S Phelps

  • Middle and High School Students' Perceptions of How They Experience Text-Based Discussions: A Multicase Study

    Donna E. Alvermann;Josephine Peyton Young;Dera Weaver;Kathleen A. Hinchman

  • Fandom and Critical Media Literacy.

    Donna E. Alvermann;Margaret C. Hagood

  • The Compensatory Effect of Graphic Organizers on Descriptive Text

    Donna E. Alvermann

  • RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EPISTEMOLOGICAL BELIEFS AND CONCEPTUAL CHANGE LEARNING

    Gaoyin Qian;Donna E. Alvermann

  • Classroom Discussion of Content Area Reading Assignments: An Intervention Study.

    Donna E. Alvermann;David A. Hayes

  • Researching Libraries, Literacies, and Lives: A Rhizoanalysis

    Donna E.Alvermann

Frequent Co-Authors

Elizabeth Birr Moje
Elizabeth Birr Moje University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Larry D. Yore
Larry D. Yore University of Victoria
Brian Hand
Brian Hand University of Iowa
P. David Pearson
P. David Pearson University of California, Berkeley
Judith L. Green
Judith L. Green University of California, Santa Barbara
Vaughan Prain
Vaughan Prain Deakin University
James Paul Gee
James Paul Gee Arizona State University
Nell K. Duke
Nell K. Duke University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Stephen P. Norris
Stephen P. Norris University of Alberta

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