Skip to main content Dr. Sonya Armstrong
- Professor at Curriculum And Instruction, College of Education
- Grant Director, Non-Faculty at McNair Scholars
Service Activities
Ongoing
- Reviewer / Referee, New Trends in Qualitative Research.
2024 - Present.
- Editorial Review Board Member, International Journal of Qualitative Methods.
January 2024 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Community College Review.
2023 - Present.
- Chair, General Education Council Subcommittee on Assessment.
October 2023 - Present.
- Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of College Reading and Learning.
November 2022 - Present.
- Editorial Review Board Member, Adult Literacy Education: The International Journal of Literacy, Language, and Numeracy.
February 19, 2022 - Present.
- Member, FirstGen Proud.
August 2019 - Present.
- Member, Personnel Committee, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas State University.
August 2016 - Present.
- Chair, Curriculum Committee, Developmental Education Program, Texas State University.
August 2016 - Present.
- Editorial Review Board Member, Teaching English in the Two-Year College.
2008 - Present.
2024
- Ad Hoc Grant Reviewer, Institute for Education Sciences.
2024.
- Reviewer / Referee, Educational Research and Evaluation.
2024.
- Member, Presidential Commission on Student Success.
September 20, 2022 - January 15, 2024.
- Temporary Substitute, Student Affairs Faculty Advisory Council.
July 5, 2022 - January 15, 2024.
- Member, Academic Recovery Committee.
January 25, 2022 - January 15, 2024.
- Chair, College of Education Scholarship Committee.
October 2017 - January 15, 2024.
2023
- Member, 2023-2024 Common Reading Committee.
September 19, 2022 - August 2023.
- Co-Chair, 2023-2024 Common Experience Theme Proposal Committee.
April 14, 2022 - August 2023.
- Chair, College Reading and Learning Association Elections Committee.
November 2022 - February 2023.
2022
- Member, Literacy Research Association's J. Michael Parker Award Committee.
December 2019 - December 2022.
- Past-President and Conference Co-Chair, College Reading and Learning Association.
November 20, 2021 - November 14, 2022.
2021
- Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy.
July 2017 - 2021.
- President, College Reading and Learning Association.
November 14, 2020 - November 2021.
- Webmaster, Research in Reading and Literacy SIG, AERA.
November 15, 2020 - September 2021.
- Member, Graduate Council, Texas State University.
August 2016 - September 1, 2021.
- Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Developmental Education.
June 2017 - May 2021.
- Reviewer / Referee, Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice.
February 2017 - January 2021.
2020
- President Elect, College Reading and Learning Association.
November 2019 - November 14, 2020.
- Chair, Texas Community College Teachers Association, Developmental Reading and Writing Section.
March 2019 - April 2020.
- Participant, Title IX Adjudicator.
August 2019 - 2020.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of College Literacy and Learning.
2011 - 2020.
- Member, College Review Group.
September 2017 - September 2020.
- Member, Search Committee, Department Chair.
April 2019 - May 2020.
2019
- Incoming President Elect, College Reading and Learning Association.
March 2019 - November 2019.
- Reviewer / Referee, American Educational Research Association.
August 2017 - August 2019.
2018
- Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Research and Practice in Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education.
2015 - 2018.
- Member, Department Curriculum Committee.
September 2017 - September 2018.
- Member, Master's Program Comprehensive Exam Committee, Developmental Education Program, Texas State University.
August 2016 - August 2018.
- Member, Online Master's in Developmental Education Planning Committee, Texas State University.
August 2016 - August 2018.
- Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Developmental Education Program, Texas State University.
August 2016 - August 2018.
- Member, Developmental Education Advisory Committee, Texas State University.
August 2016 - August 2018.
- Editor, Handbook of College Reading and Study Strategies, 3rd ed.
May 2016 - June 2018.
- Member, Technical Support Search Committee.
February 2018 - May 2018.
- Member, DE Administrative Assistant Search Committee.
January 2018 - May 2018.
- Chair, Developmental Education Search Committee, Texas State University.
September 2017 - May 2018.
- Member, Marketing and Advertising Committee, Developmental Education Program, Texas State University.
August 2016 - May 2018.
2017
- Other, College Reading and Learning Association, Publications Director (Ex-Officio Executive Board Member).
March 2014 - December 2017.
- Reviewer / Referee, American Educational Research Association.
April 2017 - August 2017.
- Member, Developmental Education Search Committee, Texas State University.
August 2016 - June 2017.
- Reviewer / Referee, Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice.
December 2016 - March 2017.
2016
- Reviewer / Referee, International Society for the Empirical Study of Literature.
2016.
- Report author, Program Prioritization, Northern Illinois University.
2015 - May 2016.
- Co-Chair, Department Personnel Committee, Northern Illinois University.
2015 - May 2016.
- Member, Illinois Learning Specialists and Developmental Educators, Executive Council.
2015 - May 2016.
- Member, Graduate Council, Northern Illinois University.
2014 - May 2016.
- Member, University PARCC Task Force, Northern Illinois University.
2014 - May 2016.
- Member, Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral Faculty Group, Northern Illinois University.
2013 - May 2016.
- University Mentor, First-Year Connections Faculty Mentor, Northern Illinois University.
2011 - May 2016.
- Member, Educational Services and Programs Advisory Committee, Northern Illinois University.
2007 - May 2016.
2015
- Reviewer / Referee, Literacy Research Association.
2015.
- Reviewer / Referee, College Reading and Learning Association.
2015.
2014
- Editor, Journal of College Reading and Learning.
2011 - 2014.
- Reviewer / Referee, College Reading and Learning Association.
2014.
- Coordinator / Organizer, College Reading and Learning Association, Research and Evaluation Special Interest Group.
2010 - 2014.
- Associate Editor/Book Reviewer, Basic Writing e-Journal.
2009 - 2014.
2013
- Reviewer / Referee, American Educational Research Association.
2013.
- Reviewer / Referee, College Reading and Learning Association.
2013.
- Member, P-20 Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Steering Committee, Northern Illinois University.
2012 - 2013.
- Representative, College Reading and Learning Association, Representative to Council of Learning Assistance and Developmental Education Associations.
2012 - 2013.
- Member, Subcommittee on Cultural Responsiveness across the Curriculum, Northern Illinois University.
2011 - 2013.
- Member, Unity in Diversity Steering Committee, Northern Illinois University.
2011 - 2013.
- Member, Curriculum Committee, Northern Illinois University.
2011 - 2013.
- Member, Transitions Committee, Northern Illinois University.
2010 - 2013.
2012
- Reviewer / Referee, Developmental Education Symposium.
2012.
- Reviewer / Referee, Literacy Research Association.
2012.
- Reviewer / Referee, College Reading and Learning Association.
2012.
- Member, Baccalaureate Steering Committee, Northern Illinois University.
2011 - 2012.
- Reviewer / Referee, Innovative Learning Strategies Yearbook.
2011 - 2012.
- Member, Cultural Responsiveness Sub-Committee, Northern Illinois University.
2010 - 2012.
- Member, Doctoral Program Task Force, Northern Illinois University.
2010 - 2012.
- Chair, Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literacy, Northern Illinois University.
2009 - 2012.
- Member, Acquisitions in Language and Literacy Strategic Planning Committee, Northern Illinois University.
2009 - 2012.
- Member, Council on Basic Writing.
2008 - 2012.
2011
- Editor, Journal of College Literacy and Learning.
2008 - 2011.
- Reviewer / Referee, College Reading and Learning Association.
2011.
- Reviewer / Referee, Literacy Research Association.
2011.
- Reviewer / Referee, International Reading Association.
2011.
- Chair, Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate Economic Status of the Profession, Northern Illinois University.
2009 - 2011.
- Member, University Benefits Committee, Northern Illinois University.
2009 - 2011.
- Member, Student Committee, Northern Illinois University.
2009 - 2011.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Basic Writing.
2009 - 2011.
- Member, Faculty Senate, Northern Illinois University.
2008 - 2011.
2010
- Reviewer / Referee, Literacy Research Association.
2010.
- Reviewer / Referee, College Reading and Learning Association.
2010.
- Reviewer / Referee, International Reading Association.
2010.
- Co-Chair, Foundations of Excellence Diversity Dimension Committee, Northern Illinois University.
2008 - 2010.
2009
- Reviewer / Referee, National Reading Conference.
2009.
- Member, Development Committee, Northern Illinois University.
2007 - 2009.
2008
- Reviewer / Referee, College Reading Association.
2008.
- Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Learning.
2008.
- Member, Illinois Learning Specialists and Developmental Educators.
2007 - 2008.
