Elizabeth McCall Bemiss

Dr. Elizabeth McCall Bemiss received both a Ph.D. in Language and Literacy and a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Qualitative Research from the University of South Carolina in 2016.

An authority on reading, she teaches such courses as Literacy for the Emergent Learner and the Organization and Administration of Reading Programs.

Her research has covered the nature of teacher identity construction, supplemental reading interventions, international children’s literature, and book clubs for youth who are incarcerated. Her work has been published in Comprehensive Instruction: Research-Based Best Practices (3rd edition), The Dragon Lode, and Reading Buddies: A School-University Partnership. She also has written several book reviews for Language Arts.

Bemiss earned a B.S. in Elementary Education from Winthrop University and a M.Ed. in English Education: Children’s Literature and Language Arts from the University of Georgia. She began her career teaching elementary school in North Carolina for eight years, during which she was recognized as an Outstanding First Year Teacher and Teacher of the Year before becoming a National Board-Certified Teacher for early and middle childhood reading and language arts.

Bemiss received her bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Winthrop University, and her master's degree in English Education from the University of Georgia. She went on to earn a Certificate of Graduate Studies and a doctorate degree in Language and Literacy from the University of South Carolina.