Danielle Hartsfield, Ph.D.

Danielle Hartsfield is an assistant professor in the Elementary & Special Education department. She teaches courses in early childhood education and literacy.

• B.A., mass communication, Franklin Pierce College, 2006
• M.Ed., curriculum and instruction, University of Massachusettes-Lowell, 2009
• Ph.D., curriculum and instruction, Old Dominion University, 2014

Articles, Books and Book Chapters:

• Hartsfield, D.E., & Kimmel, S.C. (in press). Supporting the right to read: Principles for selecting children’s books. The Reading Teacher. doi: 1002/trtr.1954 
• Chang, D.T.E., Jones, J., & Hartsfield, D.E. (2020). Technology-based activities as formative assessments in the higher education classroom. In Y. Inoue-Smith & T. McVey (Eds.), Optimizing higher education learning through activities and assessments (pp. 233-253). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. 
• Hartsfield, D.E., & Kimmel, S.C. (2020). Genre-based strategies to promote critical literacy in grades 4-8. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited.
• Hartsfield, D.E., & Kimmel, S.C. (2020). Exploring educators’ figured worlds of controversial literature and adolescent readers. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 63(4), 443-451. doi: 10.1002/jaal.989 
• Hartsfield, D.E., & Kimmel, S.C. (2020). “Please let this be the crassest thing my child reads!”: Exploring community perceptions of challenged children’s literature. Reading Psychology, 41(5), 369-402. https://doi.org/10.1080/02702711.2020.1768983
• Underwood, J., Kimmel, S., Hartsfield, D.E., & Dickinson, G. (2020). Moving toward culturally relevant librarianship: Booktalking in a mixed reality simulation. In M.A. Mardis & D. Oberg (Eds.), Social justice and cultural competency: Essential readings for teacher librarians (pp. 89-100). Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited. 
• Hartsfield, D.E., Maxwell, N., Jones, J.L, & Hilaski, D. (2019). Cooperative discussions for critical thinking: Protocols for the pre-service classroom. In G.J. Mariano & F.J. Figliano (Eds.), Handbook of research on critical thinking strategies in pre-service learning environments (pp. 55-79). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. 
• Kimmel, S.C., & Hartsfield, D.E. (2019). Does ALA ban books?: Examining the discourse of challenged books. Library Quarterly: Information, Community, Policy, 89(3), 217-231. 
• Kimmel, S.C., & Hartsfield, D.E. (2019). “It was . . . the word ‘scrotum’ on the first page”: Educators’ perspectives of controversial literature. Journal of Teacher Education, 70(4), 335-346. 
• Hartsfield, D.E., & Maxwell, N. (2018). Differentiating and promoting critical thinking with nonfiction multimodal text sets. In V. Yenika-Agbaw, R.M. Lowery, L.A. Hudock, & P.H. Ricks (Eds.), Exploring nonfiction literacies: Innovative practices in classrooms (pp. 75-88, 107-112). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. 
• Hartsfield, D.E. (2017). “It’s pretty and all, but I want it to be realistic”: Exploring children’s situational interest in nonfiction books. The Dragon Lode, 35(2), 8-16.
• Forest, D.E. (2016). Depictions of social class in Newbery-winning fantasies: A critical literacy approach. In M.A. Fabrizi (Ed.), Fantasy literature: Challenging genres (pp. 123-137). Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

• Forest, D.E., & Kimmel, S.C. (2016). Critical literacy performances in online literature discussions. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 57(4), 283-294.
• Forest, D.E., & Morgan, H. (2016). Focus on technology: Inspiring students to read with online book collections. Childhood Education, 92(5), 415-417.
• Kimmel, S.C., Forest, D.E., Suh, Y., & Garrison, K.L. (2016). Portrayals of the U.S. in translated children’s literature: A cosmopolitan perspective. Social Studies Research & Practice, 11(1), 1-19.
• Morgan, H., & Forest, D.E. (2016). What educators need to do with biased children’s books on religion, gender, and race. Journal of International Social Studies, 6(1), 74-83. 
• Forest, D.E. (2015). Talk show: A technique to facilitate understanding of story characters. READ: An Online Journal for Literacy Educators, 1(1), 53-60. 
• Forest, D.E., Garrison, K.L., and Kimmel, S.C. (2015). “The university for the poor”: Portrayals of class in translated children’s literature. TeachersCollege Record, 117(2), 1-40.
• Kimmel, S.C., Garrison, K.L., and Forest, D.E. (2015). “Immigrants of us all”: Experiencing migration and movement through Batchelder-Award winning translated books. New Review of Children’s Literature and Librarianship, 21(2), 113-132. doi: 10.1080/13614541.2015.1078621
• Suh, Y., An, S., and Forest, D.E. (2015). Remembering the Asian American past: The portrayal of Asian Americans and their experiences in U.S. history textbooks. The Journal of Social Studies Research, 39(1), 39-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jssr.​2014.05.002
• Underwood, J., Kimmel, S.C., Forest, D.E., & Dickinson, G. (2015). Culturally relevant booktalking: Using a mixed-reality simulation with pre-service school librarians. School Libraries Worldwide, 21(1), 91-107.
• Forest, D.E. (2014). From rags to “rich as Rockefeller”: Portrayals of class mobility in Newbery titles. Curriculum Inquiry, 44(5), 591-619. doi: 10.1111/curi.12067
• Garrison, K.L., Forest, D.E., and Kimmel, S.C. (2014). Curation in translation: Promoting global citizenship through literature. School Libraries Worldwide, 20(1), 70-96. doi: 10.14265.20.1.006.
• Forest, D.E. (2013). Promoting internationalism in the reading classroom: The Batchelder Award. Reading in Virginia, 35(1), 25-34.
• Forest, D.E., Kimmel, S. C., and Garrison, K.L. (2013). Launching youth activism with award-winning international literature. Journal of Language and LiteracyEducation, 9(1), 136-160. 
• Garrison, K.L., Forest, D.E., and Kimmel, S.C. (2013). Translated literature in your library: The Mildred L. Batchelder Award. Access, 27(4), 12-15.
• Garrison, K.L., Kimmel, S.C., and Forest, D. E. (2013). Teens in translation. Voice of Youth Advocates, 36(2), 30-32.

Selected Presentations:

• Chang, D., Hartsfield, D.E., Bottoms, V., & Cherres, K. (2020, February). “Giving back” to professional development schools through service learning projects. Presented at the National Association of Professional Development Schools conference, Atlantic City, NJ. 
• Kimmel, S.C., Burns, E., Dawkins, A., Gavigan, K., Hartsfield, D.E., Soulen, R., Trzeciakiewicz, S., & Waugh, A. (2019, November). Research up close: Interact with researchers and research about the six shared foundations. Poster presented at the American Association of School Librarians conference, Louisville, KY. 
• Kimmel, S.C., Hartsfield, D.E., Dawkins, A., Gavigan, K., Moorefield-Lang, H. (2019, November). AASL Research Grant Award recipient presentation. Presented at the American Association of School Librarians conference, Louisville, KY.  
• Hartsfield, D.E., & Kimmel, S.C. (2019, October). Say “no” to self-censorship: Applying selection principles to support students’ right to read. Presented at the International Literacy Association conference, New Orleans, LA. 
• Hartsfield, D.E., & Wilson, F. (2019, October). Introducing the 2019 Notable Books for a Global Society. Presented at the International Literacy Association conference, New Orleans, LA. 
• Hartsfield, D.E., & Kimmel, S.C. (2019, April). “Please let this be the crassest thing my child reads”: Exploring community perceptions of challenged children’s literature. Presented at the Media, Culture, and Learning Special Interest Group roundtable, American Educational Research Association annual meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 
• Hilaski, D., Whelan-Kim, K., Jones, J., Maxwell, N., & Hartsfield, D. (2019, February). Growing pre-service and novice teachers through peer mentoring: Two programs, one goal. Presented at the National Association for Professional Development Schools conference, Atlanta, GA. 
• Hartsfield, D.E., & Kimmel, S.C. (2018, July). Parents’ beliefs about controversial children’s books and students’ right to read. Presented at the Professors of Literacy Teacher Education Special Interest Group session, International Literacy Association conference, Austin, TX.
• Hartsfield, D.E., & Kimmel, S.C. (2017, July). Controversial literature and constructing figured worlds of censorship and childhood. Roundtable presentation to be delivered in the Professors of Literacy Teacher Education SIG session, International Literacy Association conference, Orlando, FL.
• Hartsfield, D.E. (2017, March). From the invisible poor to the greedy rich: Deconstructing social class stereotypes in children’s literature. Presented at the Kennesaw State University Conference on Literature for Children and Young Adults, Kennesaw, GA.
• Forest, D.E. (2016, July). “It’s pretty and all, but I would like it to be realistic”: Children’s perspectives of informational books. Poster presented at the International Literacy Association conference, Boston, MA.
• Kimmel, S.C., & Forest, D.E. (2016, April). “It was . . . the word ‘scrotum’ on the first page”: Educators’ perspectives of controversial literature. Roundtable presentation delivered at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, Washington, D.C.
• Forest, D.E., & Kimmel, S.C. (2016, January). Death, alcohol, cigarettes, and scrotums: Pre-service school librarians discuss controversial literature. Paper presented at the Association of Library and Information Science Education, Boston, MA.
• Forest, D.E., & Kimmel, S.C. (2015, April). “Nobody really pays attention to lunch ladies”: Enacting critical literacy in virtual literature circles. Paper presentation at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL.
• Forest, D.E. (2014, April). “The poor kid finds the pirate treasure”: Depictions of social class in Newbery books. Paper presentation at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
• Forest, D.E., Kimmel, S.C., Garrison, K.L., and Suh, Y. (2014, April). Through the eyes of the other: A critical analysis of the United States in global children’s literature. Roundtable presentation at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
• Colwell, J., Forest, D.E., and Woodward, L. (2014, April). Connecting and promoting multiple literacies in an online summer reading program. Roundtable presentation at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
• Forest, D.E. (2014, January). Portrayals of social class in Newbery titles, 2009-2013. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Association of Library and Information Science Education, Philadelphia, PA.
• Forest, D.E., Garrison, K., and Kimmel, S. (2014, January). Entrepreneurs in cultural competence: Using global literature to discuss international human rights with youth. Presentation delivered at the annual conference of the Association of Library and Information Science Education, Philadelphia, PA.
• Kimmel, S., Forest, D.E., Colwell, J., and Baker, S. (2014, January). Educational entrepreneurship, service learning and adolescent literacy at a distance. Presented at the 2014 Association of Library and Information Science Education annual conference, Philadelphia, PA.

• Forest, D.E. (2013, November). Class and class conflict in Newbery Award books. Poster presented at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Boston, MA.
• Garrison, K., Forest, D.E., and Kimmel, S. (2013, November). “The world will be as one”: Translated literature’s role in our 21st century world. Poster presented at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Boston, MA.
• Forest, D.E., Garrison, K., and Kimmel, S. (2013, April). “The university for the poor”: Portrayals of class in translated children’s literature. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.
• Kimmel, S., Dickinson, G., Underwood, J., and Forest, D.E. (2013, April). Culturally relevant booktalking: Using a mixed reality simulation with pre-service school librarians. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.
• Forest, D.E., Garrison, K., and Kimmel, S. (2013, February). Inspiring child activism with award-winning translated literature. Presented at the inaugural conference of the Journal of Language and Literacy Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
• Kimmel, S., Forest, D.E., and Garrison, K. (2013, January). The beauty of translation: Tough topics in the Batchelder Award titles. Presented at the annual conference of the Association of Library and Information Science Education, Seattle, WA.

Professional Service:

Committee Member, 2019-2020
Education Special Advisory Committee
Intellectual Freedom Round Table
American Library Association 

Committee Member, 2016-2018
Robert F. Sibert Award Selection Committee
Association for Library Service to Children
American Library Association

Co-Chair, 2016-2018
Committee Member, 2014-2016
Education Committee
Association for Library Service to Children
American Library Association

President-Elect, 2018-present
Secretary/Historian, 2015-2018
Children’s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group
International Literacy Association

Committee Member, 2015-2016
Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award Committee
International Literacy Association

Committee Member, 2014-2015
Short Story Award Committee
International Literacy Association

Children’s Book Reviewer, 2013-present
School Library Connection (formerly Library Media Connection)