Sarah Burrowbridge

Adjunct faculty candidate with 20+ years of experience in K–8 literacy, English Language Development (ELD), and special education. Extensive background bridging K–12 instruction and higher education through guest lecturing, consulting for professor teams, and co-editing literacy research journals. Expertise in curriculum design, equity and inclusion, and preparing future educators to work with multilingual learners and students with disabilities in diverse settings.

Mary F. Roe Equity in Literacy Education Award

2024-2025 Oustanding Leader Award

2023-2024 Civility Leadership Cohort

Valid Virginia Teaching License Elementary Education and K-12 ESOL

Valid License K-12 Adminstration

• Parsons, S. A., Malloy, J. A., Parsons, A. W., Peters-Burton, E., & Burrowbridge, S. C. (2018). Sixth-grade students’ engagement in academic tasks. The Journal of Educational Research, 111(2), 232-245.
• Vaughn, M., Parsons, S. A., Burrowbridge, S. C., Weesner, J., & Taylor, L. (2016). In their own words: Teachers’ reflections on adaptability. Theory Into Practice, 55(3), 259-266.
• Parsons, S. A., Malloy, J. A., Parsons, A. W., & Burrowbridge, S. C. (2016). High-level instruction for all students: Reimaging literacy instruction. In Social Justice, the Common Core, and Closing the Instructional Gap (pp. 245-263).
• Parsons, S. A., Malloy, J. A., Parsons, A. W., & Burrowbridge, S. C. (2015). Students’ engagement in literacy tasks. The Reading Teacher, 69(2), 223-231.
• Parsons, S. A., Dodman, S. L., & Burrowbridge, S. C. (2013). Broadening the view of differentiated instruction. Phi Delta Kappan, 95(1), 38-42.
• - Parsons, S. A., Swalwell, K., Burrowbridge, S. C., McNamee, M., Pascual, W., & Close, M. (2013). Home visits supporting social justice at a Title I PDS. In Professional Development Schools and Social Justice (pp. 287-306).
• - Parsons, S. A., Malloy, J. A., Parsons, A. W., & Burrowbridge, S. C. (2012). Students’ affective engagement in literacy tasks. 34th Yearbook of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers, 137-147.
• - Parsons, S. A., Williams, J. B., Burrowbridge, S. C., & Mauk, G. (2011). The case for adaptability as an aspect of reading teacher effectiveness. Voices from the Middle, 19, 19-23.
• - Mascarenhas, A., Parsons, S. A., & Burrowbridge, S. C. (2010). Preparing teachers for high-needs schools: A focus on thoughtfully adaptive teaching. Bank Street Occasional Papers, 25, 28-43.

Mary F. Roe established the Equity in Literacy Education Award (2019) to recognize an individual who shares her emphasis on optimizing the educational opportunities for all students by an attention to equity and its link to their literacy achievement.