EMMALINE ELLIS
Assistant Professor (2023)
B.A., Boston College
M.S.W., University of Pennsylvania
M.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Temple University
EEllis@wcupa.edu
Dr. Emmaline Ellis teaches courses in the undergraduate Early Grades Preparation program and Early Childhood Minor. Before her transition into higher education, Dr. Ellis was a Kindergarten teacher and social worker in the city of Philadelphia. Her scholarship focuses on teachers’ implementation of classroom resources that support young children’s early literacy skill development, with a particular focus on classroom discussion related to print during shared reading activities. Dr. Ellis has presented her research at national conferences and published articles in multiple peer-reviewed journals on the topics of reading comprehension, vocabulary, and social-emotional learning interventions.