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Amy Leshinsky Assistant Professor, Education
Education

Ed.D., Northeastern University
M.A, Boston College
M.A.T, Tufts University
B.A., University of Delaware

Dr. Amy Leshinsky is the Director of Graduate Programs in Education and an Assistant Professor of Education at Curry College. Dr. Leshinsky’s research focuses on secondary English education and distance learning. She is a frequent writer for the Salem Press Critical Insights series, which seeks to enrich 21st century classroom dialogue by bridging the gap between contemporary issues and literature. Her published works focus on Cormac McCarthy, Lorraine Hansberry, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Alice Walker, Virginia Woolf, and Mary Shelley, and she has also written on topics in distance education, such as theories of online learning, virtual learning communities, Intelligent Agents, and best practices for distance educators. Her work has been presented at national and international conferences on literacy education, educational technology, and human rights. She also serves on the editorial board for the Routledge Handbook of the Sociopolitical Context of Language Learning, the Routledge Handbook of Language and Mind Engineering, and the Routledge Handbook of Endangered and Minority Languages. Prior to teaching in higher education, Dr. Leshinsky spent two decades teaching secondary English – in person and online. In her work with online students, Dr. Leshinsky taught in Louisiana, Alabama, Delaware, New Hampshire, Maine, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maine, and Nevada. Dr. Leshinsky has been awarded for her teaching and was a recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award at Roger Williams University.

Selected Publications

Leshinsky, A. (2024). “Questions of Authorship and Influence in the Critical Reception of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus.” In L. Nicosia & J. Nicosia (Eds.), Critical Insights: Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus. Salem Press.

Leshinsky, A. (2024). The ivory tower, Harry Potter, and beyond: More essays on the works of J.K. Rowling by Lana A. Whited (Ed.), Columbia: University of Missouri Press. 2023. pp. 424. $55.00 (hbk). The Journal of Popular Culture. Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpcu.13357

Leshinsky, A. (2023). “Puppets Upon Puppets Upon Puppets: Forces at Play in the Mother’s Construction in All the Pretty Horses.” In L. Nicosia & J. Nicosia (Eds.), Critical Insights: All the Pretty Horses. Salem Press.

Leshinsky, A. (2023). “The Critical Reception of All the Pretty Horses.” In L. Nicosia & J. Nicosia (Eds.), Critical Insights: All the Pretty Horses. Salem Press.

Leshinsky, A. (2023). “The Power of Mentorship: The Impact of Alice Childress’s Florence on Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun.” In P. J. Bailey (Ed.), Critical Insights: A Raisin in the Sun (pp. 129-144). Salem Press.

Leshinsky, A. (2023). “There’s No Such Thing as a ‘White Folks’ Neighborhood: Hansberry’s Imprint on the Chicago Housing Market.” In P. J. Bailey (Ed.), Critical Insights: A Raisin in the Sun (pp. 179-194). Salem Press.

Leshinsky, A. (2023). “The Critical Reception of Ralph Waldo Emerson: A Longstanding American Commitment to Individuality and Freedom.” In J. Williams (Ed.), Critical Insights: Ralph Waldo Emerson (pp. 22-36). Salem Press.

Leshinsky, A. (2022). “The Critical Reception of Virginia Woolf: Woolf Belongs to No One Movement.” In L. Nicosia & J. Nicosia (Eds.), Critical Insights: Virginia Woolf (pp.19-34). Salem Press.

Leshinsky, A. (2022). “The Critical Reception of Alice Walker’s The Color Purple.” In J. Williams (Ed.), Critical Insights: The Color Purple (pp. 23-37). Salem Press.

Leshinsky, A. (2021) “Removing Technological Barriers for Transformative K-12 Learning.” English Leadership Quarterly, 44(2), 8-11.