Mel Hardy-Skeberdis, Ph.D.

Mel Hardy-Skeberdis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Education, Elementary and Early Childhood Education
133 Kochel
Mailing Address:
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
PENN STATE BEHREND
170 KOCHEL CENTER
ERIE, PA 16563

Using language portraits to promote critical self-reflection for teaching multilingual students, Journal of Language, Identity & Education - March, 2026
Collaborators: Johanna Tigert, Co-Author; Jessica Crawford, Co-Author; Loren Jones, Co-Author; Golnar Fotouhi, Co-Author; Megan Peercy, Co-Author; Daisy Fredricks, Co-Author

Using linguistic diversity in your classroom as a superpower: Asset-based orientations to support all learners - September, 2025
Collaborators: Megan Peercy; Daisy Fredricks; Johanna Tigert; Jessica Crawford; Loren Jones

Linguistic diversity as a classroom superpower - September 24, 2025
Collaborators: Megan Peercy, Co-Author; Daisy Fredricks, Co-Author; Johanna Tigert, Co-Author; Jessica Crawford, Co-Author; Loren Jones, Co-Author

Ph.D., Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership, University of Maryland, College Park

M.A.T., Language Arts Education, Georgia State University

Bachelor of Arts, Clark University