Professor Marsh received her doctorate from the University of Georgia in Reading Education after teaching literacy to students in grades 5-12 for more than 10 years. She came to ASU in 1998 where she teaches literacy education courses, mentors doctoral students, and consults with local school districts about infusing literacy instruction into content-area teaching. Since 2010, Professor Marsh has served as the professor in residence at ASU Preparatory Academies (ASU Prep). In this position, she works with ASU Prep administrators and teachers to integrate scholarship with teaching and create academically rigorous and supportive K-12 teaching and learning environments. She uses ethnographic and action research methods to build knowledge about literacy instructional methods and the school transformation process.