Deanna Gilmore, Ph.D.

College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Affiliate Assistant Professor

Home Town
Moscow, Idaho

Campus Locations
Moscow

With UI Since
2007

Office: ED 506C
Phone: (208) 885-0629
Email: dgilmore@uidaho.edu
Mailing Address:
College of Education, Department of Curriculum & Instruction
P.O. Box 443082
Moscow, Idaho 83844-3082

Ph.D. in Literacy from Washington State University, 2001
M.A. in Education Administration, Western Washington University, 1982
B.A. in Elementary Education, Eastern Washington University, 1965
Special Certificate: K-12 Superintendent, K-8 Elementary Principal, Washington and Montana

Dr. Gilmore taught K-12 students and was an elementary principal for 32 years before pursuing her doctorate in literacy education at Washington State University. Having taught Yupik and Inupiat Alaska Natives and Native Americans, Dr. Gilmore has a strong interest in helping diverse students find success in elementary and secondary classrooms.

Selected Publications

Shawer, S., Gilmore, D., and Banks, S. (2008). Student cognitive and affective development in the context of classroom level curriculum development. Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 8 (1), 1-28.
Gilmore, D. & Bell, K. (2006). We are family: Using diverse family structure literature with children. Reading Horizons Journal, 46 (3) 1-24.
Gilmore, D. & Day, D. (2004). Let’s Read, Write and Talk About it: Using literature circles with English learners. Chapter 12, in T.A. Young and N.L. Hadaway (Eds.), Supporting the Literacy Development of English Learners. Newark, DE: International Reading Association
Gilmore, D. (2003). Reading aloud in two home schools: A qualitative study. Home School Researcher, 1 (3) 11-20.