Dr. Boyd’s PhD is in Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Policy from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. She also holds a master’s degree in reading education from North Carolina A&T State University. She has published two co-authored books and two co-edited books, and over 30 articles and book chapters. Her research interests focuses on adolescent’s response to young adult literature, multicultural literature, multiliteracies, and implementation of Common Core State Standards in multi-lingual, multicultural environments.