Real name:
Biography:
I earned a B.S. in Journalism (terribly appropriate these days) in 1987, an M.Ed. in ELA in 2015, and my Ph.D. in 2019. My research interests are varied: digital literacy, arts-based instruction, language and literacy, teachers' faith in the classroom, theology, and the need for grace within the Church.
I write on both Substack and Medium, and I have a blog called Defaulting to Grace. I also write devotions for a Christian publisher and for my church in Roswell, GA.
Demographic data: married since 1987, three adult daughters, three grandchildren, and a standard poodle who will be a reading therapy dog.
Current research areas:
Curriculum design for multicultural churches
Bible study
Theology
Multiculturalism in the Evangelical church
Recent scholarly activity:
Currently co-authoring new four-year curriculum for women's discipleship and parenting at Fellowship Bible Church, Roswell, GA
Authored Advent devotions for Fellowship Bible Church, Roswell, GA
Wrote curriculum for Women's ministry study of Jonah, Fellowship Bible Church, Roswell, GA
Regular contributor to The Dove publication
Recent publications:
Loomis, S. & Fruchey, K. (2023, August). DEI and Imago Dei: Where secular and faith traditions collide. In DeHart, J., (Ed.) The Role of Faith and Religious Diversity in Educational Practices. IGI Global. Release Date: August, 2023 | Copyright: © 2023 | Pages: 268 ISBN13: 9781668491843 | ISBN10: 1668491842 | EISBN13: 9781668491850
Beach, C., Alvermann, D., Loomis, S., Wright, W., Hutcherson Price, L., (2023, May 6). Digital remixing online: Entangled feelings. Digital Culture and Education. https://www.digitalcultureandeducation.com/volume-14-4
This piece was YEARS in the making. It is pretty "out there" and when we first submitted it in 2018, no journal wanted it. It took this long for the times to catch up to our work.
Other activities:
Weekly devotions in Substack: Defaulting to Grace
Fiction writing