Kirsten Hunt

Assistant Professor of Elementary Education 

Education

B.A. Cultural Studies / Film Theory, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minnesota 

M.A. Teaching & Education, Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota 

Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction: Literacy Education / Children’s & Young Adult Literature, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 

Courses Taught 

EDUC 111 Teaching in a Diverse World 

EDUC 346 Reading, Writing, and Language Growth: K-6 

EDUC 318 Social Studies Pedagogy: K-6 

Research

My research focuses on Teacher Education, Literacy, and Children’s & Young Adult Literature. My current publications include:  

Finding a Way Through: Teaching with Naomi Klein’s How to Change Everything: A Young Human’s Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other 

Posthuman Fiction: The Speculative Landscapes of Shaun Tan’s Tales from the Inner City & Nnedi Okorafor’s LaGuardia