Portrait of Dr. Nithya Sivashankar

Dr. Nithya Sivashankar

  • Assistant Professor at English, College of Liberal Arts

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Children's Literature. October 28, 2022 - Present.
  • Member, MA Literature Committee. January 19, 2021 - Present.
  • Member, Major/Minor Committee. January 19, 2021 - Present.
  • Editor, Research on Diversity in Youth Literature. August 2021 - Present.

2024

  • Reviewer / Referee, Children's Literature. August 18, 2024 - October 17, 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Faultlines: Narratives of Criminality, Punishment and Social Justice in Children's and Young Adult Literature. February 2024 - September 12, 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, John Benjamins Publishing Company. February 19, 2024 - May 8, 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Children's Literature. February 15, 2024 - March 26, 2024.
  • Member, College of Liberal Arts Graduate Scholarship Committee. February 22, 2024 - March 20, 2024.
  • Reviewer, Evaluation of Lecturers' Annual Narratives. February 6, 2024.

2023

  • Reviewer / Referee, Children's Literature in Education. October 30, 2023 - November 15, 2023.
  • Editor, International Journal of Young Adult Literature. June 2023 - October 2023.
  • Chair, Children's Literature Association International Committee. June 2020 - June 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Narrative Theory. March 3, 2023 - May 5, 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Children's Literature in Education. March 3, 2023 - April 20, 2023.
  • Member, College of Liberal Arts Graduate Scholarship Committee. March 7, 2023 - March 28, 2023.
  • Reviewer, Evaluation of Lecturers' Annual Narratives. February 2023.
  • Member, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Children's and Young Adult Literature Search Committee. November 2022 - February 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Women's Studies. January 3, 2023.

2022

  • Reviewer / Referee, Children's Literature Association Quarterly. July 2022 - September 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Children's Literature in Education. March 2022 - August 2022.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, Global YA Networking Event: Key Readings, Key Concepts. February 2022 - July 22, 2022.
  • Faculty Respondent, International Research Conference for Graduate Students. April 5, 2022 - April 8, 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Young Adult Literature. January 2022 - March 2022.

2021

  • Member, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Assembly on Literature for Adolescents. March 2021 - November 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Research on Diversity in Youth Literature. March 2021 - April 2021.