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CARMINE STEWART received her Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Eastern Michigan University and returned home to Cleveland to pursue a Master’s in Urban Planning from the Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. For the next 10 years Carmine held several roles in education, until finding her passion and purpose in the field of adult literacy education. After observing the current state of teacher preparation and professional development in adult literacy, and judging it to be inadequate preparation for the education of adults with low literacy levels, Carmine began pursuing a PhD in Urban Education from Cleveland State University, with the hope of changing the current state of the field. Carmine earned her doctorate in August of 2012, after defending her dissertation, “Teacher Preparation and Professional Development in Adult Literacy Education.” Carmine conducts professional development workshops for adult literacy instructors that provide them with strategies and tools useful for improving the instruction of adult learners. Carmine is also the President and CEO of Aspire Consulting and Educational Services, conducting research, evaluation, assessment, data analysis, and professional development training for school districts and adult literacy agencies. Her research interests are teacher preparation and professional development in adult literacy education, developing emancipatory knowledge in adult literacy educators, creating agency among the adult literacy population, and family literacy. Recently published works include: Stewart, C. (2012). Teacher Preparation and Professional Development in Adult Literacy Education (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Ohiolink. https://etd.ohiolink.edu/rws_etd/document/get/csu1357933502/inline

Vanessa Jones, Carmine Stewart, Anne Galletta & Jennifer Ayala - 2015