Associate Professor
Department of Teacher Education and Professional Development
EHS Building 412F
989-774-3121
hicks1tw@cmich.edu
Dr. Troy Hicks is a professor of English and education at Central Michigan
University. He directs both the Chippewa River Writing Project and the Master of Arts in Educational
Technology degree program. A former middle school teacher, he collaborates with K–12 colleagues and
explores how they implement newer literacies in their classrooms. Dr. Hicks is author of the Heinemann
titles Crafting Digital Writing (2013) and The Digital Writing Workshop (2009) as well as a co-author of
Because Digital Writing Matters (Jossey-Bass, 2010), Create, Compose, Connect! (Routledge/Eye on
Education, 2014), Connected Reading (NCTE, 2015), Research Writing Rewired (Corwin Literacy, 2015),
Coaching Teacher-Writers (Teachers College Press, 2016), Argument in the Real World (Heinemann,
2017), and From Texting to Teaching (Routledge/Eye on Education, 2017). His edited collection,
Assessing Students' Digital Writing (Teachers College Press, 2015) features the work of seven National
Writing Project teachers. Hicks has authored or co-authored over 30 journal articles and book chapters
and blogs regularly at hickstro.org. In March 2011, Dr. Hicks was honored with CMU's Provost's Award
for junior faculty who demonstrate outstanding achievement in research and creative activity and, in 2014,
he was honored with the Conference on English Education’s Richard A. Meade Award for scholarship in
English Education. He can be followed on Twitter: @hickstro. Selected scholarly activities.
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