Breanya Hogue
Assistant Professor; Executive Director, Purdue Freedom School Program
Literacy and Language Education,
Curriculum and Instruction
Email:
bhogue@purdue.edu
Phone:
765-494-2355
Address:
Steven C. Beering Hall of
Liberal Arts and Education
100 N. University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098
BRNG 4168
About
Dr. Breanya Hogue is an Assistant Professor of Literacy and Language Education in the department of Curriculum & Instruction within the College of Education at Purdue University. She currently teaches undergraduate early K-6 literacy methods and instruction, and graduate courses focused on literacy foundations, coaching, and advanced qualitative inquiry. Her research interests include pre-service teacher urban education, communities of practice, community and family engaged practices, diverse children’s literature, culturally responsive and proactive pedagogies, and critical literacy.
She began her public education profession as a 5th grade elementary teacher in Louisville, Kentucky. Prior to and following her formal teaching career, Breanya served nationally with the Children’s Defense Fund’s Freedom Schools® Program. Breanya accredits the Freedom School program for equipping her with the essential tools and experience to effectively work with children, families, and communities. She recently founded and serves as the Executive Director of the Purdue CDF Freedom School Program at First United Methodist Church, which is an intentional university-church partnership which provides engagement and training opportunities for students, families, and community members.
Breanya holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Literacy, Culture, & Language Education from Indiana University and a Master of Education in School Counseling (K-12) from the University of Louisville, which is where she also earned her Bachelor of Science in Early Elementary Education (K-5). She has published her academic work in a number of journals including Journal of Children’s Literature, Studying Teacher Education, Literacy UKLA, Black Educology, and more. Additionally, she has published children’s books over the years based on her early teaching experiences and interactions with youth as well as memories from her own childhood.
Education
- Ph.D. — Literacy, Culture, & Language Education, Indiana University-Bloomington (2023)
- Minor: Educational Leadership (School Principal Certification)
- M.Ed. — School Counseling, University of Louisville (2011)
- B.S.Ed. — Elementary Education, University of Louisville (2009)
Career Experience
- 2022 – present
Assistant Professor
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN - 2021 – 2022
Visiting Lecturer
Division of Education
Indiana University, Purdue University-Columbus, Columbus, IN - 2020 – 2021
Visiting Assistant Professor
School of Education
University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN - 2016 – 2020
Associate Instructor
Literacy, Culture, Language Education
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN - 2011 – 2016
5th Grade Teacher
Minors Lane Elementary
Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, Kentucky - 2009 – present
Ella Baker Trainer (Literacy Curriculum Trainer/On-call Consultant)
Freedom Schools Program
Children’s Defense Fund, Washington, D.C. (various locations)
Awards & Honors
- National Council of Teachers of English, Early Career Educator of Color Award (2025-2026 Cohort)
- National Council of Teachers of English, Research Foundation Grant Recipient (2025)
- Indiana Youth Institute, Emerging Leaders of Color (Cohort 3, 2026)
- 2025 SEED for Success Acorn Award
- 2023-2024 Faculty Engagement Award
- 2023 Scholarship of Engagement Fellow
Research & Publications
Breanya’s research interests include pre-service teacher urban education, communities of practice, children’s literature, culturally proactive pedagogy, and maximizing out of school time through literacy engagement.
Selected Publications
Children’s Books
- Hogue, B. (children’s book, self-published). Black Girl, Why Are You So? (April 2025).
- Hogue, B. (children’s book, self-published). Never Catch Me! (Nursery Rhyme Book). (March 2022).
- Hogue, B. (children’s book, self-published). Shawn Trenell The Greatest of All Time. (March 2020).
- Hogue, B. (children’s book, self-published). Act Your Age Shawn Trenell! (May 2018).
Selected Publications
- Hogue, B., A. A. Z. Osei-Tutu, A. Neal-Stanley, et al. 2026. “Walk It Like You Talk It!” the Freedom School National Training as a Cultural Immersion Experience for Preservice Teachers Grappling with Understanding the Intersections of Culturally Relevant Teaching and Social Justice in Literacy Education.” The Reading Teacher 80, no. 3: e70098. https://doi.org/10.1002/trtr.70098
- Xue, M., & Hogue, B. (2026). A multilingual learner’s lens: Freedom School as a Third Space for translingual and multimodal literacies. The Language Learning Journal, 54(2), 317-338.
- Hogue, B., Shen, Y., & Perez De Jesus, J. (2026). Motivating K-12 Students to Read Independently. CL2EAR Policy Research Briefs.
- Hogue, B., Xue, M., & Wessel-Powell, C. (2025). A self-Study of Bi-Directional Mentoring Relationships Within an Early Literacy Methods Course. Studying Teacher Education, 1-24.
- Hogue, B. (2025). Teacher authorship as critical self‐reflection and engagement in authentic student writing. Literacy, 59(2), 268-279.
- Jenkins, A. R., Zaccagnini, G. M., & Hogue, B. C. (2025). Exploring the Perpetuation and Disruption of Gendered, Racial, and Working Style Stereotypes in US Life Science Textbooks: AR Jenkins et al. Science & Education, 34(5), 3407-3427.
- Wessel-Powell, C., Hogue, B., Pennington, C., Lathrop, B., & Neal-Stanley, A. (2025). Parents’ Rights and the “Dangers of Critical Race Theory” for Children: More Than Spots & Stripes. Equity & Excellence in Education, 1-17.
- Hogue, B., & Wessel-Powell, C. (2024). Reading an Intersectional LGBTQIA+ Children’s Book with Preservice Teachers: One Teacher Educator’s Experience. Journal of Children’s Literature.
- Hanley, W., & Hogue, B. (2024). Insisting on success as resistance: Building an ecosystem of Black joy, laughter and affirmation. Black Educology Mixtape “Journal”, 2(1), 2.
- Appleget, C., Shimek, C., Myers, J., & Hogue, B. C. (2022). Self-study communities of practice: A traveler’s guide for the journey. In Learning through collaboration in self-study: Critical friendship, collaborative self-study, and self-study communities of practice (pp. 235-248). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
- Shimek, C., Appleget, C., Myers, J., & Hogue, B. (2023). Wobbling our way to culturally proactive pedagogies: achieving flow in US teacher education. Journal of Education for Teaching, 49(1), 53-68.
- Hogue, B., Myers, J., Shimek, C., & Appleget, C. (2021). Fostering culturally proactive pedagogies: Designing learning events for elementary literacy methods courses. Literacy Research and Instruction, 60(1), 56-80.
- Appleget, C., Shimek, C. Meyers, J., Hogue, B. (2020) A Collaborative Self-Study with Critical Friends: Culturally Proactive Pedagogies in Literacy Methods Courses
Courses Typically Taught
- EDCI 31100 — Integrating Media in the 3-6 Classroom
- EDCI 32500 — Literacy in the Early Childhood Classroom
- EDCI 5000 — Foundations of Literacy
- EDCI 59100 — Qualitative Inquiry & Instructional Coaching
- EDCI 628/638 — Doctoral Seminars I & II