Kristin N. Rainville
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Dr. Kristin N. Rainville teaches courses in curriculum and pedagogy, literacy and instructional leadership.
Kristin’s research and scholarship focuses on teaching, leadership, and literacy. Kristin is the co-author of three books: Faculty Peer Coaching in Higher Education: Partnerships to Support Improved Instructional Practices (Information Age Publishing, 2023), Literacy Leadership in Changing Schools: Ten Keys to Successful Professional Development (Teachers College Press, 2015), and Changing Suburbs, Changing Students (Corwin, 2012) and several book chapters. Kristin has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as: The Reading Teacher, Reading & Writing Quarterly, Young Children, Educational Leadership, American Journal of Health Education, and School-University Partnerships amongst others. Kristin serves as the lead editor for the Teaching and Learning in Higher Education book series with Information Age Publishing. Kristin is also a part of the team at SHU that has been awarded four large Noyce grants from the National Science Foundation.
Before joining the faculty at Sacred Heart University, Kristin was the Department Chair and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Literacy at Manhattanville College. Kristin also previously worked as an Instructor at Teachers College, Columbia University. She was a Coordinator for the New Jersey Department of Education’s Office of Early Literacy and has experience as a literacy coach in New Jersey and as a third grade and first grade teacher in Stamford, Connecticut.
Degrees & Certifications
- Ed.D. Curriculum and Teaching, Teachers College, Columbia University
- CAS, Special Education, Fairfield University
- MS, Education: Remedial Reading and Language Arts, University of Bridgeport
- BS, Elementary Education, Saint Bonaventure University
Certifications
Connecticut
- Provisional Educator, Grades K-6
- Remedial Reading & Remedial Language Arts, Grades 1-12
- Intermediate Administration or Supervision
New York
- Permanent, Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and Grades 1-6
- Permanent, Reading Teacher
- Permanent, Special Education
- School Administrator and Supervisor
New Jersey
- Elementary School Teacher in Grades K-5
- Reading Specialist
- Supervisor
Teaching Responsibilities
- EDR 527 Organization, Administration, and Supervision of Reading and Language Arts Programs
- RCR 700 Reading and Responding to Educational Research
- ED 712 Literacy for Educational Leaders
- EDR 692 Applied Reading and Language Arts Research
- EDR 555 Clinic Experience II
Awards & Fellowships
- Outstanding Faculty Campus Life Leadership Award, Sacred Heart University, 2020
- Teaching Excellence Award, Sacred Heart University, 2018
Research & Grants
I am fortunate to be part of the team that has been awarded four National Science Foundation grants through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. These grants provide scholarships to students interested in teaching STEM K-12. Please reach out to me or check out SHU’s Noyce webpage for more info.
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (NSF): “EPISTEMIC: Developing Elementary STEM Teachers Through Mentorships, Interdisciplinary Instruction, and Cultural Competencies” $1,449,136 (2022). (Primary Investigator)
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (NSF): “BioCheMaCS: Preparing Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Computer Science Secondary School Teachers with Skills in Culturally Responsive Teaching” $1,449,251 (2021).
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (NSF): “SISTEMEC: Preparing Teachers to Integrate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math in Elementary Classrooms” $1,199,945 (2019). (Primary Investigator)
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (NSF): “BioME: The Biology and Mathematics Educator Scholarship Program” $1,199,108 (2017).
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