Christine Leider

Dr. Leider is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Language Education and the Program Director of Bilingual Education at Boston University. Professor Leider’s work focuses on supporting both student teachers and practicing teachers in developing the theoretical foundations, critical perspectives, and research-based instructional tools for working with culturally and linguistically diverse students. Her research focuses on bilingual language and literacy practices, developing bilingual models of reading comprehension, contexts of bilingual and immigrant student development, and re-conceptualizing the field’s understanding of how we assess measure, and understand bilingualism & biliteracy.

Dr. Leider collaborates with teacher educators and practicing teachers in Massachusetts around advocating for bilingual students at the classroom, school, and policy level. Current research projects include collaborative work with teachers on developing curricular and instructional practices that support bilingual students’ language and literacy skills and creating classroom spaces that honor and value immigrant students’ cultural and linguistic identities. She also serves as the Faculty Advisor for the Bilingual Education Student and Alumni Group and is an active member of the MATSOL-Teacher Education and AERA-Bilingual Education Special Interest Groups.