Biography
Alissa Wolters is a 4th year Ph.D. student who researches literacy development in children, bilinguals, and second language learners. For her dissertation, she is investigating grades 1-3 Spanish-English biliterate dual language learners' written spelling, syntax, and cohesive ties in relation to writing quality.
Alissa has also been active in researching literacy interventions and meta-analyses regarding cognition and literacy. Throughout her program, she has worked as a graduate student researcher for the lab of her advisor, Dr. Young-Suk Kim, and, during the summer, also as a TA for the MAT program.
Alissa has been active in service roles, including hosting workshops and participating in student-led groups focused on student support (e.g., undergraduate retention, graduate student research, Ph.D. recruitment) and social justice.
Before entering the Ph.D. program, Alissa worked as an English instructor for adult second language learners and earned a History, B.A., from UCSB and an Applied Linguistics w/ TESOL, M.A., from CSULB.
January 2021
Alissa Wolters is a 4th year Ph.D. student who researches literacy development in children, bilinguals, and second language learners. For her dissertation, she is investigating grades 1-3 Spanish-English biliterate dual language learners' written spelling, syntax, and cohesive ties in relation to writing quality.
Alissa has also been active in researching literacy interventions and meta-analyses regarding cognition and literacy. Throughout her program, she has worked as a graduate student researcher for the lab of her advisor, Dr. Young-Suk Kim, and, during the summer, also as a TA for the MAT program.
Alissa has been active in service roles, including hosting workshops and participating in student-led groups focused on student support (e.g., undergraduate retention, graduate student research, Ph.D. recruitment) and social justice.
Before entering the Ph.D. program, Alissa worked as an English instructor for adult second language learners and earned a History, B.A., from UCSB and an Applied Linguistics w/ TESOL, M.A., from CSULB.
January 2021
