Christian Hines holds a Ph.D. in Literature for Children and Young Adults from The Ohio State University and an Ed.M. in Curriculum & Instruction from The University of South Florida.

What does your research focus on?

“My work centers on the use of diverse young adult literature and multimodal texts in the secondary English Language Arts classroom. I strive to contextualize the broader terms of research on the representations of Black girls in middle grade and young adult literature and the ways in which that representation can aid in their identity formations and affirmations, as well as creating avenues for them to amplify and create their own stories.”