Address:
Steven C. Beering Hall of
Liberal Arts and Education
100 N. University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098
BRNG 4168

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Breanya Hogue

Assistant Professor

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

Profile

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-2 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.

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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., 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.
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. Meyers, J., Hogue, B. (2022) Wobbling our Way to Culturally Proactive Pedagogies: Achieving Flow in U.S. Teacher Education
Appleget. C., Shimek, C., Myers, J., & Hogue, B. (2022). Self-Study communities of practice: A traveler's guide for the journey. In B. Butler & S. Bullock (Eds.), Learning through Collaboration in Self-Study: Critical Friendship, Communities of Practice, and Collaborative Self-Study. Springer Publishing.
Hogue, B. (2022). I'm listening; A vital lesson in My Rainbow by Trinity & DeShanna Neal. First Opinions, Second Reactions 14(1): Article X.
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.
Hogue, B., Meyers, J., Shimek, C., Appleget, C. (2020) Fostering Culturally Proactive Pedagogies: Designing Learning Events for Elementary Literacy Methods Courses
Appleget, C., Shimek, C. Meyers, J., Hogue, B. (2020) A Collaborative Self-Study With Critical Friends: Culturally Proactive Pedagogies in Literacy Methods Courses
Hershey, G., Stephenson, M., Calloway-Thomas, C., Hogue, B., McCalister, L. (October 2019). 50 Years of Generating Minds The Groups Scholars Program at Indiana University. Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN.

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