Dr. Beth Hurst

Details

Education

• PhD, Curriculum and Instruction--Elementary Education/Reading, 1995, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Teaching

• Content Area Literacy
• Curriculum Design in Literacy 
• Relationship of Language to Literacy and Intellectual Development
• Successful Classroom Communities to Enhance Student Learning

Research and professional interests

• Content Area Literacy in K-12 Classrooms
• Social Interaction in K-12 Classrooms
• University Online Teaching

Awards and honors

• Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2014
• University Foundation Award for Teaching, Missouri State University, 2014
• Research in Reading Award, Missouri Council of the International Reading Association, 2013, 2006, 1999
• University Foundation Award for Research, Missouri State University, 2009
• University Teaching Award, Missouri State University, 2004, 1999
• College Research Award, Missouri State University College of Education, 2002, 2000, 1998
• College Service Award, Missouri State University College of Education, 2001
• College Teaching Award, Missouri State University College of Education, 1997