She received her Ph.D. from Oregon State University and M.S. in Education from Western Oregon University. Mindy began her career in education as an elementary teacher. She taught first, second, and third grades and worked as a Program and Curriculum Specialist. Prior to coming to Linfield, Mindy taught in the Master of Arts in Teaching program at George Fox University in Newberg Oregon, USA. Her research interests include literacy theory and pedagogy; preservice teacher identity; poststructural feminist research and pedagogy; and children’s and young adult literature.