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Wenyu Guo, Ph.D.
Guo is an Assistant Professor of Literacy Studies at the University of South 手机看片. She earned her Ph.D. in Teaching & Learning and Certificate of Graduate Study in Qualitative Research from the University of South Carolina with a focus on transnational & racial literacy, multicultural children鈥檚 literature, and qualitative research methodology.
Guo's research explores language and literacy practices of (im)migrant youth of Color and their families within transnational migration contexts. Drawing upon critical theories of literacy, Asian American Studies and decolonization theories, Guo leverages community-engaged, participatory action research and multi-sited empirical scholarship to promote anti-oppressive multiliteracies education in schools, homes, communities and digital spaces for im/migrant and/or transnational youth and their families.
Her scholarship has appeared in journals such as the Bilingual Research Journal, The Reading Teacher, Journal of Children鈥檚 Literature and The International Handbook of Literacies in Families and Communities, etc. Guo is an Early Career Educator of Color Leadership Award Fellow for the National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE). She is also deeply involved in educational and literacy organizations, serving as a Research Committee member for the Literacy Research Association (LRA) and the Children鈥檚 Literature Assembly of NCTE.
Beyond her research, Guo is dedicated to working with and within BIPOC communities through community-based service initiatives. In her current project, Guo collaborated with Tampa Bay Area Asian American community and co-found a Community Literacies Lab for local (im)migrant families. This lab offers biweekly literacy workshops for community teachers, (im)migrant children, youth and their parents/caregivers, fostering diverse language and literacy practices, providing opportunities to unpack immigrant and transnational experiences and promoting equitable and justice-oriented literacy.
Honors and Awards
- , National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) (2024-2025)
- Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring Award, University of South 手机看片 (2025)
- Outstanding International Graduate Student Award, University of South Carolina (2023)
- Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award, University of South Carolina (2023)
- Terry & Scott Peterson Fellowship, University of South Carolina (2020)
- Graduate Civic Scholars Program, University of South Carolina (2020)
Leadership Positions
- Committee member: Research committee (2025 鈥� 2027)
- Member: Undergraduate Program Committee (UPC), College of education, University of South 手机看片 (手机看片)
- Member: Institutional Review Board Committee, LLEEP department, College of education, University of South 手机看片 (手机看片)
- Committee member: , Research Award Committee
- Appointed Chair: 2026 Annual Author Breakfast, Children鈥檚 Literature Assembly, NCTE
- Appointed Co-Chair: 2025 Annual Author Breakfast, Children鈥檚 Literature Assembly, NCTE
Courses Taught
- RED 4724: Intermediate Literacy
- RED 6540 Assessment in Developing Literacies
- RED 6247: Supervision in Reading
- LAE 3411: Diverse Portrayals in Children's Literature
- LAE 4311: Teaching Print & Multimodal Texts in the Elementary Education
Refereed Articles
- Guo, W. (In press). Transnational funds of knowledge as counternarratives: Chinese students respond to multicultural children鈥檚 literature. Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education.
- Boutte, G. S., Adam, H., L贸pez-Robertson, J. Guo, W., & Jackson-Barnett, L. (In press). 鈥淭his is like a mirror! That鈥檚 like me!鈥� 鈥� Differentiated literature mirrors for diverse children. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy.
- Guo, W. & Sun, Y. (2025). . The International Handbook of Literacies in Families and Communities. (Eds, Edwards, P., Compton-Lilly, C. & Li, G.). Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Guo. W. (2024). . The Journal of Children鈥檚 Literature. 50(2): 25-37.
- **Guo, W. (2024). . WOW Stories.
- Sanchez, L., Bauer, E., Wang, Y., Guo, W., Hao, L. Hwang, K. (2023). . Bilingual Research Journal.
- Wang, Y., S谩nchez, L., Bauer, E., Guo, W., Hao, L., & Hwang, K. (2023). A new language, a new culture, and a new way of thinking: Examining how parents navigate barriers to support their emerging multilingual learners. In V. Lee & K. Lewis (Eds.), Advancing Culturally Responsive and Socially Just Approaches to Multilingual Family-School Partnerships (pp. 1-24). Lexington Books.
- Wang, Y., Guo, W., & Sui, X. (2022).. The Reading Teacher.
Grants
- Tian, Z. (Principal Investigator), Guo, W. (Co-Principal Investigator). (2023). Fostering Multiracial Solidarity through Antiracist Translanguaging Pedagogy: Integrating Asian American Children鈥檚 Literature in a Chinese Immersion Program. ACTFL research priorities grant. ($5000)
- Guo, W. (Principal Investigator). (2020). Between Two Worlds 鈥� Asian American Children (Re)negotiate Bicultural Identities through the Culturally Relevant Children鈥檚 Literature. SPARC Graduate Research Grant. ($2900)
Scholarly Creative Activity
- Guo, W. (Invited, 2024). Language is a Superpower, A zine created by Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), with cover art and comics. Bilingual Research Journal: 47 (4), 567-569.
- Guo, W. (Invited, 2023). Second Reaction: The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee 鈥� Breaking Barriers and Boundaries. First Opinions, Second Reactions 16.1.
