Emily Phillips Galloway

Emily Phillips Galloway is Assistant Professor at the Peabody School of Education, Vanderbilt University. Rooted in her experiences as a former middle school reading specialist, her research explores the relations between school-relevant language expression and comprehension during middle childhood, with a focus on learners from linguistically and culturally minoritized communities. With the goal of advancing anti-racist pedagogy, her work aims to position school-relevant language as a semiotic resource for critically examining inequality, envisioning change, fostering learner agency, and nurturing learners’ socioemotional, professional, and political aspirations. Committed to advancing research-practice partnerships, she also works regularly with teachers, school leaders, and administrators.