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Christine Craddock, Ed.D.

Christine Craddock

Assistant Professor, Department of Education

Email: ccraddock [at] desu.edu

Education

  • B.S., Mathematics, Concentration - Secondary Education, 2011
  • M.A., English, Concentration - TESOL, 2013
  • Ed.D., Concentration - Curriculum and Instruction–Literacy, 2018

Research interests

Dr. Craddock’s research interests include intersections of mathematics education, culturally relevant pedagogy, critical and disciplinary literacies, and multimodality. This includes partnering with a former colleague at Augusta University through a grant-funded project called “Get Fit! With Math and Lit,” a free physical activity program providing equitable access for underrepresented urban youth to content literacy and holistic health development.

Research Focus

  • Teacher Education
  • Content Literacy
  • Mathematics
  • ESOL
  • Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

Selected Publications

  • Craddock, C. & Pinkerton, B. (2026). They let us play games, but they also let us work: Reframing youth engagement with multiple literacies. SREB Journal of Education Practices and Trends, 3, 1-25.
  • McFadden, J. & Craddock, C. (2026). Preparing Educators for Complexity and Change: Resilient Pedagogies, Digital Innovation, and Ethical Futures. Pelafigue, A. (Ed.), Chapter 1: Embracing Multiple Modalities While Holding Space for Productive Struggle: Examining Unexpected Benefits From the Pandemic Pivot on Teacher Education, (Book Chapter)
  • Craddock, C. (2025). Oh, my gosh—I’ve been doing this all my life! Empowering and equipping teacher candidates through and toward multimodal pedagogy. Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 20(1), 1-17.
  • Cosme-Ayala, A., Pinkerton, B., Craddock, C. (2025) Confidence in motion: How physical activity, culture, and literacy build youth self-efficacy. Journal of Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 5(2), 93-114.
  • Mines, E., Craddock, C., Pinkerton, B. (2024). The fidelity of implementing TPSR and culturally relevant pedagogy though physical activity in educational contexts. Journal of Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 4(2) 59-72.
  • Pinkerton, B. Craddock, C. (2024). Newfound belonging: Reimagining holistic youth development
    through culturally relevant pedagogy with physical activity and multimodal literacies. Journal of Youth Development. 19(3) 55-68.
  • Pinkerton, B. & Craddock, C. (2024). Get Fit! with Math and Lit: Pedagogical implications for a newly developed physical activity program. Journal of Physical Education Recreation and Dance. 95 24-31.
  • Craddock, C. & Pinkerton, B. (2024). Get Fit! with Math and Lit: A pilot Program of physical activity, mathematics, and literacy with middle grades students through culturally relevant pedagogy. Current Issues in Middle Level Education. 28(1) 1-12.
  • Pinkerton, B. & Craddock, C. (2024). A mindful harmony of multimodal literacies. Strategies. 37(2) 35-37.
  • Craddock, C. (2023). Multimodal literacies in elementary teacher education: Facilitating culturally relevant pedagogy with mathematics. Georgia Journal of Literacy. 45(2) 33-56
  • Craddock, C. & Pettit, S.K. (2023). Never too old for a field trip: Exploring community assets for middle grades literacy integration. Current Issues in Middle Level Education. 27(2) 1-10
  • Finch, M., Camillo, C., Franzak, J., Reid, M., Craddock, C., Wivell, R. (2023). The Importance of the Dissertation in Practice, Everson, K., Hemmer, L., Torres, K., Tamim, S. (Eds.), Chapter 16: Process Issues, (Book Chapter)
  • Craddock, C. (2022). “I thought MATH was actually Mental Abuse To Humans”: Reframing student engagement with mathematical literacies. Journal of Teacher Action Research. 9(1) 1-16
  • Taylor, C. (2018). Proving in Geometry: A sociocultural approach to constructing mathematical arguments through multimodal literacies. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy. 62(2) 175-184

Selected Presentations

  • Craddock, C. (2026). Culturally responsive content literacy: Engaging students with disciplinary literacy and vocabulary instruction through multimodal movement. Presentation at CharterCon26 in Dover, DE, March 2026.
  • Craddock, C. & Juergensen, R. (2026). Collaborative curriculum design for culturally and historically responsive Education: Implications from initial program evaluation. Roundtable presentation at Association of Teacher Educators annual conference in Crystal City, VA, February 2026.
  • Craddock, C. (2025). A kindergarten case study: Facilitating culturally responsive multimodal practices with physical activity, mathematics, and literacy. Roundtable presentation at Literacy Research Association annual conference in Las Vegas, NV, December 2025.
  • Craddock, C. & Pinkerton, B. (2025). Teacher candidates’ use of multimodal content literacy through culturally relevant pedagogy and physical activity. Roundtable presentation at Association for Middle Level Education conference in Indianapolis, IN, November 2025.
  • Craddock, C. (2025). Exploring teacher candidates’ use of content literacy with culturally responsive pedagogy and multimodality. Faculty Research Day at Delaware State University in Dover, DE, May 2025.
  • Juergensen, R., Rouser, S., Craddock, C., Lee, D. (2025). Leveraging the historically responsive literacy framework to assess curriculum. Assessment Summit at Delaware State University in Dover, DE, May 2025.
  • Craddock, C. (2025). Content literacy and physical activity: A culturally relevant approach with teacher candidates. Roundtable presentation at Association of Teacher Educators annual conference in New Orleans, LA, March 2025
  • Craddock, C. & Pinkerton, B. (2024) Get fit! With math and lit: Facilitating physical activity, mathematics, and literacy with youth through multimodality and culturally relevant pedagogy. Roundtable presentation at Literacy Research Association annual conference in Atlanta, GA, December 2024.
  • Pinkerton, B. & Craddock, C. (2024) Mindful harmony of multimodal literacies: A program with evolving models for holistic youth development. Roundtable presentation at Association for Middle Level Education conference in Nashville, TN, November 2024.
  • Craddock, C. & Pettit, S. (2024) Never too old for a field trip. Roundtable presentation at Association for Middle Level Education conference in Nashville, TN, November 2024.
  • Craddock, C. & Pinkerton, B. (2024) Get fit! With math and lit: Incorporating physical activity into content classrooms. Presentation at Impacting Student Learning annual conference in Augusta, GA, March 2024.
  • Craddock, C. (2023) Multimodal literacies in elementary teacher education: Facilitating culturally relevant pedagogy with mathematics. Paper presentation at Literacy Research Association annual conference in Atlanta, GA, November 2023.
  • Craddock, C. & Pinkerton, B. (2023) Negotiating physical activity, mathematics, and literacy with youth through multimodality and culturally relevant pedagogy. Roundtable presentation at Literacy Research Association annual conference in Atlanta, GA, November 2023.
  • Craddock, C. (2023) Get fit! With math and lit: A pilot program of physical activity, mathematics, and literacy with middle grades students through culturally relevant pedagogy. Roundtable presentation at Association for Middle Level Education conference in Fort Washington, MD, November 2023.
  • Craddock, C. (2023) Investigating elementary mathematics teacher candidates’ negotiation of multimodal literacies and culturally relevant pedagogy. Paper presentation at Association of Teacher Educators conference in Jacksonville, FL, March 2023

Grants

  • Children’s Hospital Association, 2023-2024

Courses taught

Undergraduate Courses

  • Introduction to Education
  • Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • The Middle Years
  • Effective Teaching Strategies and Classroom Management
  • Methods of Teaching Mathematics (K-8)
  • Middle Grades Integrated Reading to Learn
  • Assessment and Differentiation in the Middle Grades
  • The Secondary School Student: Implications for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
  • The Secondary School Context and Curriculum
  • Elementary Math Education

Graduate Courses 

  • ESOL: Cultural Issues and Ethics
  • Theory into Practice I
  • Theory into Practice II
  • Differentiation and Assessment
  • Best Practices in Math Education