| Ph.D. | Indiana University | 1986 | Major: Language Education; Minor: Semiotics |
| M.S. | Nazareth College | 1978 | Major: Reading; Minor: Education |
| B.S. | Geneseo State | 1969 | Major: English; Minor: Education |
| 1999 - Present | University of South Carolina, Swearingen Professor of Education, College of Education, Department of Instruction and Teacher Education |
| 1992 - 1999 | University of Hawaii, Professor, College of Education, Department of Teacher Education & Curriculum Studies |
| 1988 - 1992 | University of Illinois, Senior Researcher, Center for the Study of Reading |
| 1986 - 1988 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Assistant Professor, School of Education |
| 1983 - 1986 | Indiana University, Associate Instructor, Language Education Department |
| 1979 - 1982 | Rochester Institute of Technology, Assistant Clinical Supervisor, Learning Development Center |
| 1977 - 1979 | Fairport High School, Reading Resource Teacher |
| 1973 - 1977 | Rush-Henrietta Central Schools, Instructor - High School Equivalency |
| 1972 - 1976 | Rush-Henrietta Central Schools, Substitute Teacher - English, Grades 7-12 |
| 1971 | Neighborhood Youth Corps Counselor |
Summer 2002:
EDTE 780
EDTE 781
EDRD 690
EDRD 718
Fall 2002:
EDRD 690
EDRD 717
EDRD 718
Fall 2002-Spring 2003 (year-long course):
EDTE 781
Spring 2003:
EDRD 690
EDRD 718
Member, Advanced Programs Coordinating Committee
Member, Annual Review Committee
College:
Member, Student Affairs Committee
State:
Consultant, State Department of Education
Member, Writing Team, Reading First grant proposal
Country:
Member, Friends of the Reading Initiative
Reviewer, Language Arts
Stephens, D., & Boldt, G. (in press). School-University Partnerships: Rhetoric, Realities and Intimacies. To be published in Phi Delta Kappan, 2003.
Mills, H., & Stephens, D. (in press). The Legacy of Louise Rosenblatt. To be published in Language Arts.
Donnelly, A., Crowder, K., Stephens, D., & Hamel, E. (2002). South Carolina Reading Initiative: Creating Communities for Teachers and Children. Reading Matters, 4, 4-11.
Stephens, D., Donnelly, A., Long, S., Mills, H., DeFord, D. & Manning, G. (2001). Making a Difference. Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina.
Stephens, D. (2001). Of Magic Doors There is This. Research in the Teaching of English, 35 (3).
Burke, C., Crafton, L., Egawa, K., Long, S., Martens, K., Mills, H., Smith, K., & Stephens, D. (2001). Literacy Portfolios: Looking Closely at Individual Learners. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
Mills, H., DeFord, D., Donnelly, A., Files, J., Long, S., Manning, G., & Stephens, D. (2000). The South Carolina Reading Initiative: A Promising Partnership. Gradus, Graduate School, University of South Carolina.
Donnelly, A., Stephens, D., Long, S., Mills, H., Manning, G., DeFord, D., & Files, J. (2000). Creating a Culture of Literacy. Education Report, College of Education, University of South Carolina.
Crafton, L, Egawa, K., Long, S., Mills, H., Stephens, D., Donnelly, A., & Files, J. (2000). NCTE Reading Initiative: Year One (revised). Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
Crafton, L., Egawa, K., Smith, K., & Stephens, D. (2000). Knowing Ourselves as Language Users: Examing Beliefs/Self as Reader. In Crafton, L., Egawa, K., Long, S., Mills, H., Stephens, D., Donnelly, A., & Files, J. (2000). NCTE Reading Initiative: Year One (revised). Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
Donnelly, A., Files, J., Mills, H., & Stephens, D. (2000). Looking Closely at Literacy Classrooms: Understanding and Supporting Readers. In Crafton, L., Egawa, K., Long, S., Mills, H., Stephens, D., Donnelly, A., & Files, J. (2000). NCTE Reading Initiative: Year One (revised). Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
Files, J., Donnelly, A., Mills, H., Stephens, D., & Egawa, K. (2000). Creating Classrooms that Support Readers and Writers. In Crafton, L., Egawa, K., Long, S., Mills, H., Stephens, D., Donnelly, A., & Files, J. (2000). NCTE Reading Initiative: Year One (revised). Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
Long, S., Egawa, K., Crafton, L., & Stephens, D. (2000). The Language-Learning Process: Literacy Learning as a Meaning-Making Strategy-Based Process. In Crafton, L., Egawa, K., Long, S., Mills, H., Stephens, D., Donnelly, A., & Files, J. (2000). NCTE Reading Initiative: Year One (revised). Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
Stephens, D., Boldt, G., Clark, C., Gaffney, J., Shelton, J., Story, J., & Weinzierl, J. (2000). Learning about Learning from Four Teachers. Research in the Teaching of English, 24 (4).
Grants:
The South Carolina Reading Initiative: Impact on the Reading Skills and Strategies of Children in Grades K-5 and on Teachers' Reading Beliefs and Practices, OERI.
Recent Presentations:
Research on the South Carolina Reading Initiative. Presentation, South Carolina Literacy Conference, Charleston, SC, December 2002.
Changes in Teachers' Beliefs and Practices: Findings from SCRI Years One and Two. Presentation, National Reading Conference, Miami, FL, December 2002.
SCRI: Celebrating the Ideal and the Reality. Presentation, National Council of Teachers of English, Atlanta, GA, November 2002.
Stephens, D. Creating an Effective Staff Development Program. Fall Conference of the Southern Association of South Carolina Elementary and Middle Schools, Columbia, SC, October 2002.
Political Action as Professional Responsibility. Keynote address, South Carolina Reading Recovery Conference, Charleston, SC, December 2001.
Challenges and Celebrations: The South Carolina Reading Initiative. Invited address, Arizona State University, November 2001.
Year One: A Research Update. Keynote address, South Carolina Reading Initiative Kick-Off, Columbia, SC, September 2001.
Language and Literacy: What Matters Most. Invited speaker, Sumter Area Reading Council, Sumter, SC, September 2001.
The Impact of the South Carolina Reading Initiative. Presentation, State Board of Education, Columbia, SC, August 2001.
Professionalism as Personal and Political Responsibility. Invited speaker, Spartanburg Writing Project, Spartanburg, SC, June 2001.
The Status of Phonics Instruction. Presentation, State Board of Education, Columbia, SC, June 2001.
Reconceptualizing Our Role as Professionals. Invited address, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, May 2001.
SCRI: The "Big Picture." Invited speaker, SCRI Study Session, Irmo, SC, May 2001.
The Role of Inquiry. Keynote speech, University of South Carolina Inquiry Showcase, Columbia, SC, April 2001.
The South Carolina Reading Initiative. Invited presentation, University of South Carolina Joint Boards Retreat, Greenville, SC, February 2001.
Of Magic Doors, There is This. . . Award acceptance speech, National Council of Teachers of English Fall Conference, Minneapolis, MN, November 2000.
Fixating Belief. Presentation, National Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, November 2000.
Helping Every Child Become a Strategic Reader. Presentation, South Carolina Reading Recovery Conference, Columbia, SC, November 2000.
Being Helpful to Readers. Keynote address, Horry County Schools' Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC, September 2000.
Making a Place for Reading. Workshop, Horry County Schools' Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC, September 2000.
Researching the South Carolina Reading Initiative. Keynote, South Carolina Reading Initiative Rally, Columbia, SC, September 2000.
Overview of the South Carolina Reading Initiative. Presentation, Southeast Literacy Consortium, Athens, GA, September 2000.
Rosenblatt and Democracy. Invited speaker, Books of the Century Series, College of Education, USC, Columbia, SC, March 2000.