Lisa L.

Repaskey
210 Providence Hill Dr. #148
Ashland, KY 41101
http://www.linkedin.com/in/drlisarepaskey

cell: 786-218-8822
Email: lrepaskey@gmail.com

HIGHER EDUCATION
Institution
Degree Major
Date
University of Miami
PhD.
Reading
2011
Bank Street College
M.S.
Early Childhood/Elem. Ed
1988*
Albion College
B.A.
English
1988*
*earned B.A and M.S. concurrently in Carnegie Foundation dual bachelors/masters
program
COLLEGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Ohio University Southern, Ironton OH

Fall, 2012-present

Assistant Professor/Early Childhood Education Director, Department of Education

Develop and maintain collaborative and synergetic relationships with local
school districts, Head Start Directors, and principals in the Tri-State area
Create Fall, Spring, and Summer course scheduling for all instructors in
Education department; advise students
Score edTPA portfolios for Pearson
Courses Taught
EDEC1001 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
This course was designed to be an overview of the profession of early childhood
education and the role of the teacher.
EDEC2001 Sophomore Clinical Experience
This course was designed to be a clinical experience in an early childhood setting that
provides an opportunity to interact with children.
Coordinate, place, and visit approximately 50 students per semester in clinical
field experiences (since Fall 2012)
EDEC2100 Childrens Literature and Storytelling in the Early Childhood
Classroom
This course was designed for undergraduate candidates seeking licensure in early
childhood education for children between the ages of 3 and 8 years. The course treats the
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body of literature by genre, acquaints candidates with the great wealth of trade books
available for young children, prepares candidates to utilize the literary and artistic criteria
for selecting trade books and introduces strategies for integrating these trade books in the
early childhood classroom. Candidates read, think, and talk about the literature of
diversity. The history of the oral tradition will be explored through storytelling. The role
of literature in the acquisition of literacy is developed.
EDEC2500 Emergent Literacy and Reading
This course was designed to emphasize the development of reading and literacy from a
global view of language, thinking, and learning. Attention is given to methods and
materials, with emphasis on the use of literacy within the framework of age and
individual appropriateness, along with emphasis on teaching in the preschool years.
EDEC3002/3003 Junior Clinical Experience
This course was designed to be a clinical experience in an early childhood setting that
provides an opportunity to interact with children.
Coordinate, place, and visit approximately 15 students per semester in clinical
field experiences (since Fall 2012)
EDEC3110 Methods of Teaching Reading, Grades 1-3
This course was designed to provide preparation for teaching developmental reading in
grades 1-3. A stage model of literacy is emphasized, along with research-based
instructional strategies appropriate to the development of literacy in young children. All
forms of literacy (reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing) and the way they
contribute to the development of proficient reading studied.
EDEC3120 Observing Young Children for Reading Strategies and Skills
This was designed to teach candidates to learn to observe children, keep running records,
and conduct an informal reading inventory. Appropriate instruction is based on these
assessment procedures. Candidates learn to record results for reporting to parents and
other appropriate adults. Candidates work with a single student, but emphasis placed on
how this information can be used in the classroom.
EDTE2200 Phonics and the Structure of Language
This course was designed to provide information and training in the foundations of
phonics instruction. This course explores the historical, linguistic, and instructional
framework related to phonics skill development.

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Service to the Community

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (Athens campus)
Regional Higher Education 2014 Conference (RHE) planning committee co-chair
Curriculum (Southern campus)
Created Syllabi review checklist to be utilized campus-wide beginning Fall
2014
Social Work Field Experience Coordinator search committee (Southern campus)
Regional Higher Education 2013 Conference (RHE) planning committee
Early Childhood Personnel (statewide)
Professional Development (Southern campus)
Gallery (Southern campus)

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Spring, 2012

Fixed-term professor, College of Education

TE348 Childrens Literature
This course was designed to be a literary understanding and genres in reading and
teaching children's literature. Critical and theoretical perspectives in evaluating children's
literature is developed and discussed, as well as literary, social, and pedagogical issues in
the study of children's literature.

Taught 3 sections with a total of 75 elementary and secondary education and

marketing students

GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

Teacher Education Programs and Accreditation

Teaching Assistant, Associate Teacher Seminar
UMSTARS After-School Tutoring Program
Associate Teaching University Supervisor

2008-2010
Coral Gables, FL

Research Assistant
Department of Teaching and Learning

2006-2007
Coral Gables, FL

UMSTARS After-School Family Literacy Program

Associate Teacher Support, Bel-Aire Elementary

2005-2006
Miami, FL

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RELATED WORK/RESEARCH
Data Entry
P-SELL Project
Dr. Okhee Lee

2007-2008
Coral Gables, FL

Curriculum Trainer
River City Project

2005-2008
Cambridge, MA

(Multi-User Virtual Environment Experiential Simulator)

Harvard Graduate School of Education

Dr. Chris Dede
http://muve.gse.harvard.edu/rivercityproject
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Downtown Miami Charter School
Reading Intervention Specialist

2010-2011
Miami, FL

Durham Public Schools

Kindergarten

Jan. 2004-October 2004

Durham, NC

Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools

1st/2nd/3rd grade looping teacher

July 2000-December 2003

Winston Salem, NC

Oakland Unified School District

Kindergarten (ELD and Vietnamese Bilingual),
1st/2nd ELD looping, 3rd/4th ELD

Sept. 1990-June 2000

Oakland, CA

*Provided one-to-one support and targeted professional development for new teachers as New
Teacher Support Liaison (district level) and through Beginning Teacher Support and
Assessment (state level).
*Provided targeted Literacy professional development for district elementary teachers through
Balanced Oakland Literacy Development (BOLD).
*Created District-wide Literacy Assessments for K-5 as a member of the District CurriculumEmbedded Assessment Committee.

Baldwin Park Unified School District

3rd grade Spanish Bilingual

Sept. 1989-June 1990

Baldwin Park, CA

Hesperia Unified School District

1st/2nd grade

Dec. 1988-June 1989

Hesperia, CA

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PUBLICATIONS
Repaskey, L. (2011). Hmong Story Cloths; AIDS Quilt; Graffiti; Environmental Print (4
essays). In E.F. Provenzo, A. Goodwin, M. Lipsky, & S. Sharpe (Eds.), Multiliteracies:
Beyond Text and the Written Word. Information Age Publishers, Inc.
Repaskey, L. Child Abuse: Issues for the Teachers, in E.F. Provenzo (Ed).
Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education, Vol. I. (Thousand
Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc, 2008), p. 121-122.
Repaskey, L. The internet, Four Blocks, and English language learners, in
Cunningham, P.M. & Hall, D. (Eds). True Stories from Four Blocks Classrooms
(Greensboro, NC: Carson-Dellosa Publishing Co., 2001), p. 124-133.
PUBLICATIONS UNDER REVIEW
Repaskey, L. L. & Schumm, J. S. First and Fourth Grade Boys and Girls Preferences
for and Perceptions about Narrative and Expository Text.
WORKS IN PROGRESS
Repaskey, L. L., Schumm, J. S., Perry, Y., & Harder, M. Meta-Analysis 101: Making
Sense of Research-Based Practices in Reading Instruction.
PRESENTATIONS
Repaskey, L. L. (December 2010). First and Fourth Grade Boys and Girls Preferences
for and Perceptions about Narrative and Expository Text. Presented at the Literacy
Researchers Association conference, Fort Worth, TX.
Repaskey, L. L. (November 2010). First and Fourth Grade Boys and Girls Preferences
for and Perceptions about Narrative and Expository Text. Presented at the Association of
Literacy Educators and Researchers Conference, Omaha, Nebraska.
Repaskey, L. L. (November 2009/March 2010). Introduction to Atlas.ti. Presented at
EPS 675 (Qualitative Methods I) at University of Miami.
Schumm, J. S., Repaskey, L. L., Mora-Harder, M., & Perry. Y. (November 2008).
Meta Analysis 101: Making sense of research-based practices. Presented at the
College Reading Association Conference, Sarasota, Florida.

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Schumm, J. S., Repaskey, L. L., Mora-Harder, M., & Perry. Y. (September 2008).
Meta Analysis 101: Making sense of research-based practices. Presented at the
Florida Reading Association Conference, Orlando, Florida.
Repaskey, L. L. (March 2007). Doing a word wall versus having a word wall.
Presented at TAL 426/626 (Instructing Students with Literacy Challenges) at University
of Miami.
Repaskey, L. L. (February 2007). Running records. Presented at TAL 426/626
(Instructing Students with Literacy Challenges) at University of Miami.
Repaskey, L. L. (February 2007). Making words. Presented at TAL 425 (Inclusive
Classrooms in the Elementary School) at University of Miami.
Repaskey, L. L. (June 2006). Making words. Presented at TAL 620 (Reading in the
Elementary School) at University of Miami.
Mora, M., Perry, Y., Repaskey, L. L., Rolle, E., & Tatum, M. (March & April 2006).
Fifty years of reading research. Presented for RESULTS cohorts at University of
Miami.
Repaskey, L. L. (March 2006). Comprehension strategies. Presented at TAL 552
(Reading Comprehension) at University of Miami.
Repaskey, L. L. (February 2006). Making words. Presented at TAL 552 (Reading
Comprehension) at University of Miami.
Repaskey, L. L. (February 2006). Making words. Presented at TAL 425
(Introduction to Inclusion) at University of Miami.
Pazos-Rego, A.M. & Repaskey, L. L. (October 2005). UMSTARS: An integrated
family literacy program at Bel-Aire Elementary. Presented at the Adult and Community
Educators Conference, Orlando, FL.
Repaskey, L. L. (October 2005). Making words. Presented at TAL 425 (Introduction
to Inclusion) at University of Miami.
Repaskey, L. L. (April 2002). Self-selected reading and teacher read-alouds (as a part
of the Four Blocks presentation). IRA Pre-Convention, San Francisco, CA.

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Repaskey, L. L. (February 2002). Working with words, 7th Annual Four Blocks
Conference, Clemmons, NC.
Repaskey, L. L. (August 2001). Guided reading, 6th Annual Four Blocks Conference,
Clemmons, NC.

TEACHING LICENSES

Florida Professional Teacher License

exp. 6/30/2016
Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development (CLAD) certificate
(CA)
exp. N/A

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Use of informational text in primary grades

Reading motivation/engagement
Urban Education/Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
English Language Learners/Diversity

TEACHING INTERESTS

Childrens Literature
Emergent literacy
Reading/Language Arts methods
Reading assessment/intervention
Introduction to Early Childhood Education

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Literacy Researchers Association

Association of Literacy Education Researchers
Florida Reading Association
International Reading Association
Rotary Club

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