Thomas Strickland, PhD
Assistant Professor of Literacy Augusta University
- Augusta GA
Strickland's research is in young adult literature methods and how it is conceptualized in secondary English teacher education.
Social
Biography
T. Hunter Strickland, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Adolescent Literacy and English Education at Augusta University. He received his Ph.D. in Language and Literacy Education with a focus on English Education at the University of Georgia where he studied the young adult literature methods course in secondary English teacher education programs across the United States.
Areas of Expertise
Adolescent Literacy
English Education
Young Adult Literature
Secondary English Methods
Creative Writing Pedagogy
Reading and Writing for Pleasure
Accomplishments
Commitment to Social Justice S.O.A.R. Award
2018 JoLLE
Nominee for Excellence in Research Focused on the Teaching of Literature
2019 Hugh Agee
Nominee for Excellence in Research
2019 Carol J. Fisher
Excellence in Teaching Award
2021 South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
Teaching Fellow
2025 Georgia Governor's May Institute
Education
University of Georgia
PhD
Language and Literacy Education, English Education
2019
University of Georgia
MEd
English/Language Arts Education
2011
University of Georgia
BSEd
English/Language Arts Education
2010
Articles
Walking in Finland: Observations on Literacy, Pedagogy, and Culture
Journal of Language & Literacy EducationStrickland, T. H., & Watts, J. L. D.
2026
Introspection and Dialogic Inquiry in Creating Young Adult Literature Course Syllabi
Georgia Journal of LiteracyStrickland, T. H.
2026
After we read it, we write it: Developing YAL Methods Through Creative Writing
The ALAN ReviewStrickland, T. H., & Wilson, M.
2025
Exploring Young Adult Literature Writer Identity in Secondary English Education
LiteracyStrickland, T. H.
2026
Bridging the divide between the university and the high School: YAL as a community making tool
Study and Scrutiny Research on Young Adult LiteratureStrickland, T. H., Nolette, A.
2025
Creative Writing of Young Adult Literature: A Path for Preservice Teachers to Prepare for and Engage with Future Students
Changing EnglishStrickland, T. H.
2025
Examining adolescence during international crisis: Pandemics, pandemonium, and zombie yal.
Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal on Popular Culture and PedagogyStrickland, T. H.
2024
The young adult literature methods course in secondary English teacher education
The ALAN ReviewStrickland, T. H.
2021
Moving toward a Method for YAL in Secondary English Teacher Education.
Journal of language & literacy educationStrickland, T. H.
2019
Engaged Dialogic Pedagogy and the Tensions Teachers Face
Dialogic Pedagogy A Journal for Studies of Dialogic EducationStrickland, T. H.
2019
