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Megan Brown

Megan Brown, PhD

Assistant Professor of Education

Biography

Dr. Megan R. Brown joined the faculty of Cedarville in 2018. She taught K-6th grade in numerous positions in public elementary schools in New York before obtaining her PhD. Certified in both elementary and special education at the elementary level, Megan teaches undergraduate-level primary (P-5) and special education literacy methods, children's literature, and assessment courses. She has recently served on the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award committee and the Schneider Family Book Award committee.

Education and Credentials

  • PhD in teaching and learning, The Ohio State University
  • MA in children's literature, Hollins University
  • BS in elementary/special education, Messiah College

Scholarly Works

  • Brown, M. (in press). Book review: Eyes that kiss: Beauty with underlying tension. Education Insights, 1(2)
  • Ferguson, L., & Brown, M. R. (in press 2023). Family events and connections that work: Finding ways to engage families in person and virtually. In M. Musyoka & G. Shen (Eds.), Meaningful and active family engagement: IEP, transition and technology integration in special education. IGI Global
  • Brown, M. (2022). Book review: The Oldest Student (Literacy – not just for elementary school). Education Insights, 1(1), 1-2. 10.15385/jei.2022.1.1.3
  • Sylvester, R., Brown, M., & Kerestes, S. (2022). A critical analysis of David and Goliath in picturebooks. Christian Education Journal, 19(2), 213-231. https://doi.org/10.1177/07398913221120438
  • Lee, B., Enciso, P., & Brown, M. (2020) The effect of drama-based pedagogies on K-12 literacy-related outcomes: A meta-analysis of 30 years of research. International Journal of Education & the Arts, 21(30). doi:10.26209/ijea21n30
  • Brown, M. (2020) “Tell Me Who I Am”: An investigation of cultural authenticity in YA disability narratives. Beyond the Blockbusters: Themes and Trends in Contemporary Young Adult Literature. (pp. 140-155). Eds. R. Fitzsimmons & C. Wilson. University Press of Mississippi
  • Brown, M. (2020). Dwarfism on display: Analyzing the visual rhetorics of book covers on children's novels. Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies. 14(2), 203-223. doi: 10.3828/jlcds.2020.11
  • Brown, M. (2019) Swimming against the Tide: Disability Represented through Idiomatic Fish Symbols in Children's Literature. Children’s Literature in Education. 50(2), 193-209. doi:10.1007/s10583-017-9335-5
  • Anderson, A., Lee, B. & Brown, M. (2017) Promoting literacy and language-learning in special education through drama-based pedagogies. Examining the Intersection of Arts and Special Education, V. 3. Eds. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; pp. 111-133

Interests

  • Reading children's literature
  • Drawing/painting
  • Singing
  • Working in women's ministry
  • Acting
  • Spending time with my husband and kids

Expert Topics

Disability in children's literature, semiotics, Scripture and literature connections, and preservice teacher literacy education

Why Cedarville?

God brought me to Cedarville. I have always wanted to teach at a Christian university, and Cedarville was the opportunity that I was given to teach Christian educators to be witnesses in whatever way God desires.