Dr. Flowers’ research agenda is divided into six distinct and interrelated areas of research which include, African American literacy development, children’s and young adult literature, urban education, field placement, family literacy, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. You can find some of her work in journals such as Urban Education, Teachers College Record, Illinois School Journal, the High School Journal, the Journal of Research Initiatives in Education, The Journal of Literacy Innovation, Black History Bulletin, Illinois English Bulletin, E-Journal of Teaching and Learning in Diverse Settings, The Journal of Language and Literacy in Education, The NCTE Blog, School Library Journal, Booklist, and the Journal of Liberal Arts and Sciences. You can follow her work on Researchgate, Academia.edu, Publons, UM LSA, Semantic Scholar, and Google Scholar.
Dr. Flowers is currently the co-editor of four special theme issues for The Urban Review, The Journal of Research Initiatives, The Journal of Literacy Innovation, and the Journal of the Community Development Society.
Published Special Theme Issues
Journal of Literacy Innovation – Diversity, Literacy, and Classroom Instruction
Journal of Literacy Innovation – Community Engagement in the Field of Literacy
Published Book Chapters (My work appears in the following texts.)
