Faculty Profiles

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Portrait of Dr. Sonya Armstrong

Dr. Sonya Armstrong

  • Professor at Curriculum And Instruction, College of Education

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.