Research

Research Experience:

Kennesaw State University
#BlackBookTok and Culturally Digitized Pedagogy 2024 - Co-Investigators: Dr. Dominique McDaniel & Sarah Jerasa (Clemson University)
Stage: Data analysis

Project CULTURE 2023 - Primary Investigator: Dr. Dominique McDaniel
Stage: Dissemination

UNC Greensboro
#OnlineLiteraciesMatter: A Multi-case Study Approach of 2021 - 2022
Black and Brown Youths' Literacy Practices in Social Media Spaces
Primary Investigator: Dr. Dominique McDaniel
Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Amy M. Vetter

Beyond “Doing it for the Culture:” Centering Marginalized Youth 2020
Perspectives on their Literacy Experiences
Primary Investigator
Pilot Study Advisor: Dr. Amy M. Vetter
Selected Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

McDaniel, D. (accepted, in press). Teen activism and civic participation: A cross-case analysis of critical social media literacies. Journal of Literary Research.

McDaniel, D. (2025). Samirah X’s Sense of Audience: A Case Study on Black Teen Activism on Social Media. Written Communication, 0(0).https://doi.org/10.1177/07410883241303918 *Online First, published in print April 2025 issue

McDaniel, D. (2024). Reconsidering the Aims of English Professional Learning Communities: Planning for Justice-oriented Student Experiences. English Leadership Quarterly, 47(1), 11-18. https://doi.org/10.58680/elq202447111

McDaniel, D. & Osborn, M. (2024). “The students are only getting more diverse:” Cultivating Culturally-Infused Teaching and Learning with Preservice Teachers in a Professional Learning Community. English Education, 56(4). https://doi.org/10.58680/ee2024564235

McDaniel, D. (2024). “We're loud, why aren't you?” Laura’s social media activism through justice-oriented literacies. English Teaching Practice and Critique, 23(3), 368-387. https://doi.org/10.1108/ETPC-12-2023-0161

McDaniel, D. (2024). Tatum’s Social Media Activism as Multiliteracies: Connecting, Advocating, and Resisting Social Injustices. Journal of Language & Literacy Education, 20(1), 1-26. http://jolle.coe.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/McDaniel_JoLLE2024_6.pdf

McDaniel, D. (2024). Toward Culturally Digitized Pedagogy: Informing Theory, Research, and Practice. Reading Research Quarterly, 59(2), 193-210. http://doi.org/10.1002/rrq.534

McDaniel, D. (2024). “Bold of them to assume I want to wait until I'm older to do what I love:" One Teens' Activism and Civic Engagement Online. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 67(6), 363-375. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.1343

McDaniel, D. (2023). Supporting Justice-Oriented English Instruction through Teens’ Digital Activist Literacies. English Journal. 113(1), 49-57. https://doi.org/10.58680/ej202332630

Zoch, M., Vetter, A., Faircloth, B., Marhatta, P., & McDaniel, D. (2022). Community voices: Resettled youth use their writing to reposition themselves. Literacy Research and Instruction, 63(2), 105-126. https://doi.org/10.1080/19388071.2022.2142173

Selected Refereed Book Chapters:

McDaniel, D. (accepted, in press). Not just acting like activists: Youths’ civic-focused justice work in social media communities. In N. Mirra & A. Garcia. (Eds), Building Civic Futures in Out-of-School Literacy Learning Environments: Volume 2. (pp. TBD). Routledge/NCTE Press.

McDaniel, D. (2023). Socially conscious memetics through a culturally digitized pedagogy lens. In D. Crovitz, & L. Panther (Eds.), How do you meme? Critical memetic literacies in English education. (pp. 98-113). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003384700-10
Selected Other Publications & Public Scholarship:

McDaniel, D. (2025). Student empowerment and activism: How social media can empower students to lead on and offline. Literacy Today Magazine, International Literacy Association. https://publuu.com/flip-book/24429/1701632/page/50 Public facing outlet

McDaniel, D. (2024). #ToBeMoreFree: Supporting Multilingual learners’ literacies toward activism and social justice. English Journal, 113(5), 112-115. [Essay published in column “Teaching Multilingual Learners in ELA Classrooms” edited by Zoch, M.]

McDaniel, D. (2024, Winter issue) The digital world of teens: 5 ways teachers and teacher educators can embrace social media for the good of society and education. Scribbles 'N Bits, Georgia Council of Teachers of English, 38(2), 8-13.

McDaniel, D. (2023, Fall issue) Black Twitter's influence on society and teens' digital Literacies: possibilities for youth voice, writing, and civic engagement in English Language Arts. Scribbles 'N Bits, Georgia Council of Teachers of English, 38(1), 17-22. https://gcte.wildapricot.org/Scribbles-Current-Issue

McDaniel, D. (2023, April 20). As digital activists, teens of color turn to social media to fight for a more just world: The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/as-digital-activists-teens-of-color-turn-to-social-media-to-fight-for-a-more-just-world-201841 (Republished as an op-ed in Chicago Sun-Times, Fortune, and other public-facing outlets). Editorial reviewed through The Conversation.
Grant Activity:

Kennesaw State University Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences Seed Grant Program

#OnlineLiteraciesMatter: Take Two

Primary Investigator, Awarded $7,500 December 2024

Kennesaw State University Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences Project Development Grant Program

Project CULTURE (Cultural Understanding and Learning of Teachers Uniting to Reimagine Education) Phase II: BIPOC Support and Mentor Group

Primary Investigator, Awarded $2,300 October 2023

Kennesaw State University Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences Extramural Funding Seed Grant Program

Project Culture (Cultural Understanding and Learning of Teachers Uniting to Reimagine
Education) Phase I: A Professional Learning Community (PLC)

Primary Investigator, Awarded $7,500 December 2022

Kennesaw State University Division of Organizational Effectiveness, Leadership Development, and Inclusive Excellence Grant

Mentoring Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Preservice English Teachers through Project CULTURE
Primary Investigator, Awarded $8,000 April 2023
Selected International, National, and Local Presentations:

INVITED PRESENTATIONS:

Invited panelist. “If I Knew Then What I Know Now: Researchers’ Perspectives,” In LRA’s Research Committee: Positioning Yourself in Academia. Panel presentation at the annual meeting of Literacy Research Association (LRA), Atlanta, GA, 12/4/2024.

Invited panelist. "Digital Methods: Conducting Critical Literacy Research in the Post-ChatGPT World". Doctoral Student Innovative Community Group Study Group: The Digital!, Literacy Research Association (LRA), Atlanta, GA, 12/2023.

Invited panelist. “Building Your Academic Online Presence,” Office of Research’s Research Development and Strategic Initiatives (RDSI) Event, Kennesaw State University, 10/19/2023.

Invited presentation. “Project CULTURE: Highlighting Phase 1 of a Professional Learning Community,” Lunch-n-Learn Research Presentation Series, Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kennesaw State University, 9/13/2023.

Invited speaker (webinar), “Facilitating Inclusive Classrooms: English Education Students’ Experiences of DEI Pedagogy”, DEI Maymester Panel Presentation, Department of English Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Kennesaw State University, 5/12/2023

SELECTED REFERRED PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES:

McDaniel, D. (2024, December). Critical Aesthetics of Teens’ Digital Activist Literacies in an Online Multi-Case Study. In symposium: “Approaches to Aesthetics in Literacy Research.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of Literacy Research Association (LRA), Atlanta, GA.

McDaniel, D. (2024, December). Cultivating Culturally-Infused Teaching and Learning: Preservice Teachers’ Experience in a Professional Learning Community. In symposium: “Fostering “Good Trouble” through Criticality in Teacher Professional Learning Communities.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of Literacy Research Association (LRA), Atlanta, GA.

McDaniel, D. (2024, November). Supporting Justice-Oriented English Instruction through Teens’ Digital Activist Literacies. In “Critical Issues in English Education: Research by ELATE Research Grant and Award Winners.” Roundtable presentation at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Boston, Massachusetts.

McDaniel, D. (2024, November). #OnlineLiteraciesMatter: A multi-case study examining teens' activism and social media literacies. In “Speculative Civics and Digital Citizenship in K–12 Classrooms.” Panel Presentation at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Boston, Massachusetts.

McDaniel, D. (2024, November). Building Civic Futures in ELA: Strategies to Support Critical Praxis. Roundtable presentation at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Boston, Massachusetts.

McDaniel, D. (2023, November). Interrogating Educational Hierarchies through Culturally Digitized Pedagogy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Literacy Research Association (LRA), Atlanta, GA.

McDaniel, D. (2023, November). Project CULTURE: Building a Culturally and Linguistically Literacy Program that Binds. Roundtable presented at the annual meeting of Literacy Research Association (LRA), Atlanta, GA.

McDaniel, D. (2023, November). Socially Conscious Memetics from a Digitized Pedagogy Lens. In Panther, L. & Crovitz, D. (Eds.) How Do You Meme? Connecting Critical Memetics and English Education. Roundtable presentation for the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

McDaniel, D. (2022). Activism, Action, and Allyship Through Multimodal Literacy Practices. Accepted for the Literacy Research Association 72nd Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

McDaniel, D. (2022). Growing Advocacy Online: Bringing Together Teachers, Researchers, Families, and Communities to Advocate for Authentic Writing Instruction. Writers Who Care Panel Presentation. Accepted for the 2022 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention, Anaheim, CA.

McDaniel, D. (2022). Reimagining literacy through transformative online spaces: Teens' advocacy and agency on social media platforms. In NCTE ELATE Social Justice Commission Roundtable Session: Sueña con Nosotros: Reimagining Educational Spaces as Beacons for Hope and Transformation. Accepted for the 2022 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention, Anaheim, CA.

LOCAL CONFERENCES:

McDaniel, D., Krone, B. (2024, February). Expanding Media Literacy Through Critical Digital Aesthetics. Panel presentation for the annual meeting of the Georgia Council of Teachers of English (GCTE), Jekyll Island, GA.

McDaniel, D. (2024, February). Socially Conscious Memetics from a Digitized Pedagogy Lens. In Panther, L. & Crovitz, D. (Eds.) How Do You Meme? Connecting Critical Memetics and English Education. Roundtable presentation for the annual meeting of the Georgia Council of Teachers of English (GCTE), Jekyll Island, GA.

McDaniel, D. (2023). Discovering Good Trouble in Social Media Spaces: BIPOC Teens’ Voice and Agency Through Digital Literacies. 2023 Georgia Council of Teachers of English (GCTE) Conference, Athens, GA.

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