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Author Biographies:

Emily has enjoyed ten years in the field of education. Her background is in elementary education, with much of her public school experience in a first grade ELL classroom. She transitioned from the Phoenix public school system to GCU in 2010 to serve both the online and traditional campus in the College of Education. Emily is currently a manger of Full-Time Faculty and instructor, as well as a researcher, writer, and continuing scholar. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Psychology with an Emphasis in Cognition and Instruction GCU with an expected graduation this year. Emily has written several articles and has presented at regional, national and international conferences on a variety of topics ranging from social media in the classroom to classroom assessment. In recognition of her work in the field of research and education, she was recently awarded the Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award from Grand Canyon University.

Meredith DeCosta, PhD, is a faculty manager, instructor, researcher, and writer at Grand Canyon University. Her work focuses on Web 2.0 literacies, literacy education, and educational and equity in urban, multicultural contexts. She has written several peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and has a co-authored book with Columbia University's Teachers College Press titled Real World Writing for Secondary Students. Meredith’s most recent award for her work is the Grand Canyon University Leadership in Research and Scholarly Activity Award.

Sheila Damiani completed her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Arizona State University and her Masters of Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University. Sheila is currently pursuing her Ed.D in Organizational Leadership with an Emphasis in Higher Education.Sheila has 10 years of experience in education. She started her career in education beginning in K-6 and moved to Grand Canyon University in August of 2012. She began her career at Grand Canyon University as a Fulltime Online Faculty Member and has since moved to the position of Manager for Online Fulltime Faculty. Sheila also is an adjunct instructor for the ground campus for Grand Canyon University.