- BA in English with a minor in Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Phi Beta Kappa
- MAT at Johns Hopkins University
- PhD in Educational Studies with a focus in Teacher Education and Literacy from the University of North Carolina Greensboro
- University Department Education
- Location Stout 234
- Phone Number +1 (336) 841-9845
- Email [email protected]
Dr. Lambert joined HPU’s Elementary, Middle Grades, and Secondary Education programs in 2018 and currently serves as Associate Professor of Education and Associate Dean of the Stout School of Education. She brings expertise in literacy teaching and learning in grades 3-12. Dr. Lambert’s research interests include teacher education, writing pedagogy, literacy theory, and teacher and student identity. Dr. Lambert teaches literacy and instructional methods courses in the undergraduate Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Education programs, the Elementary M.A.T. program, and the Elementary Education M.Ed. program. She also chairs and serves on committees for doctoral candidates in Educational Leadership. She is the edTPA coordinator for High Point University and facilitates licensure for teachers, administrators, and superintendents who qualify through HPU programs.
Prior to joining the HPU faculty, Dr. Lambert served on the faculty at nearby Salem College. Dr. Lambert spent nearly a decade working in the Montgomery County, Maryland Public Schools in the suburbs of Washington, DC. She taught middle school English Language Arts and Reading and served as an interdisciplinary team leader, district curriculum trainer, and member of the school leadership team. She completed her certification in Administration and Supervision at Hood College. Dr. Lambert worked for two years as a Staff Development Teacher supporting professional development in a middle school with more than 1,400 students and 90 members of the teaching and school counseling staff. Dr. Lambert facilitated an afterschool Shakespeare program that invited diverse young adolescents to read and perform Shakespeare; that work was recognized with grant funding from the Maryland State Arts Council and The Washington Post.
In addition to teaching, Dr. Lambert is a frequent presenter at national conferences including the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and Literacy Research Association (LRA) annual meetings. She has published in journals including Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy and Teaching/Writing: The Journal of Writing Teacher Education. Dr. Lambert is passionate about preparing the next generation of teachers to advocate for research-based and theoretically sound instruction that meets the needs and honors the experiences of the students in their classrooms.