• Ed.D. University of Northern ºÚÁÏÉçÇø (2014) | Educational Studies, Curriculum and Innovation
• ²Ñ.´¡.ÌýºÚÁÏÉçÇø Mesa University (2008) | Educational Leadership
• B.A. Rollins College (2002) | Environmental Science and Growth Management Studies

• Associate Professor, University of Northern ºÚÁÏÉçÇø. (2022 – Present)
• Assistant Professor, University of Northern ºÚÁÏÉçÇø. (2014 – 2022)
• Student Teacher Supervisor, Fort Lewis College. (2013 – 2014)
• Graduate Assistant, University of Northern ºÚÁÏÉçÇø. (2011 – 2014)
• Academic and Instructional Coach, Garfield RE 2 Schools. (2008 – 2014)

• Multiliteracies
• Multigenre writing
• Transforming literacy instruction with technology

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• McKenna, K., Kyser, C. (2023). A Doctoral Distance Classroom: Unpacked and Envisaged. Advances in Online Education, 1(3), 275-286.
• Erekson, J., Youngs, S., Kyser, C., Benke, L. F. (2022). People Like Me in Places Like Mine: Authentic Representation in Rural Picturebooks. Children and Libraries, 20(4), 11-18.
• Kyser, C. (2022). The Designing Workshop: A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies in a Third Grade Classroom. Texas Journal of Literacy Education, 9(2), 30-57. talejournal.com
• Youngs, S., Erekson, J., Kyser, C. (2021). Moving Across Rural Spaces: A Content Analysis of Contemporary Realistic Fiction Picturebooks with Rural Settings. Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts, 60(3), 24-56.
• Kyser, C., Youngs, S., Nelson, A., Monaghan, T. (2021). Transitioning From High School Students to Aspiring Future Rural Educators: Promising Practices to Fuel the Rural Teacher Pipeline. Journal of Educational Research and Innovation, 9(1), 1-30.
• McKenna, K., Kyser, C. (2021). Beyond Academic Writing: The International Student Writing Workshop. Innovations in Education and Teaching International.. DOI:

• Empowering Inclusivity Award, University of Northern ºÚÁÏÉçÇø College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, 2023
• Arno Luker Faculty Award, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, 2022
• Dean’s Citation for Excellence, University of Northern ºÚÁÏÉçÇø, 2014
• Outstanding Dissertation, University of Northern ºÚÁÏÉçÇø, 2014
• College of Education and Behavior Sciences Graduate Scholar, University of Northern ºÚÁÏÉçÇø, 2014