Peet Smith
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Peet Smith is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teacher Education and has served as the Multiple Subjects Program Coordinator since 2021. Her research focuses on preparing teacher candidates to support elementary students’ engagement in reading as well as the cognitive factors that impact students’ reading comprehension and strategy use. Her work has been published in Contemporary Educational Psychology, Literacy Research and Instruction, and Journal of Literacy Research.
Dr. Smith is especially fulfilled by her work with the diverse body of first-generation college students in the Multiple Subjects Credential Program at CSUSB, as well as the meaningful connections she is developing in surrounding communities to support teacher preparation.
The best way to contact Dr. Smith is through email.
Education
- Ph.D., Special Education - University of Maryland, College Park
- M.Ed., Language & Literacy - Texas Tech University
- B.A., Art History - Rutgers University - Camden
Courses/Teaching
- EDMS 4101A - Language Arts Teaching and Learning
Research and Teaching Interests
- Upper elementary and middle school students’ engagement in literacy learning, particularly English Learners’ and struggling readers’ engagement in reading
- The development of observational measures that capture the multidimensional nature of engagement using exploratory methods
- Cognitive factors that impact struggling readers’ reading comprehension
- The impact of facilitating classroom-community connections for students from diverse backgrounds as it relates to their engagement and use of reading comprehension strategies