Dr. Stoetzel's research and teaching interests focus on educator learning across professional trajectories, specifically in regard to preservice teacher learning, instructional coach development, and the opportunities afforded by expanding visions of digital and multimodal literacy engagement (both as the content of literacy coursework and as an element of instructional design). This work is grounded in her beliefs about education which draw on shared expertise, situated learning, and fostering capacity building through collaboration.

A former middle and high school English teacher, Dr. Stoetzel worked extensively with the elementary education programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison while honing experience as a program coordinator and instructor in the Student-Centered Coaching Certificate Program. More recently, she oversaw literacy-based field placements and coursework as a faculty member at Ferris State University. Dr. Stoetzel currently teaches undergraduate and graduate literacy courses at GVSU.

• Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
• M.A., Michigan State University
• B.A., Grand Valley State University

Recent Publications

Shedrow, S., & Stoetzel, L. (2023). Preservice teachers’ technical and pedagogical knowledge of phonics instruction. Teaching Education.

Stoetzel, L. (2022). Writing as insiders: The contradictions of narrowed meanings with expanded expressions, pp. 129-151. In Jenlink, P. (Ed.), Literacy in Teacher Preparation and Practice: Enabling Individuals to Negotiate Meaning. Information Age Publishing.

Stoetzel, L., & Taylor-Marshall, S. (2022). Coaching for change: Redefining the concept of change in a practice-based coaching model. International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, 11(4), pp. 452-466.

Stoetzel, L., & Shedrow, S. (2021). Making the move online: Interactive read-alouds for the virtual classroom. Reading Teacher, 74(6), 747-756.

Stoetzel, L., & Shedrow, S. (2021). Virtual methods in the literacy classroom: Reframing teacher education practices. Excelsior: Leadership in Teaching and Learning, 13(2), 127-142. 

Recent Presentations

Stoetzel, L., Kavanaugh, A., Clifford, H., & Ingersoll, C. (2023). Picture Books Beyond the Primary Grades: Springboards for Inquiry. Michigan Reading Association Annual Conference: Grand Rapids, MI.

Stoetzel, L., & Shedrow, S. (2022). Refining literacy practices through iterative design: Interactive readalouds in virtual spaces. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting: San Diego, CA.

Shedrow, S., & Stoetzel, L. (2022). Preservice teachers’ pedagogical knowledge of code-related reading instruction. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting: San Diego, CA.

Stoetzel, L., & Vigants, K. (2022). From ideas to action: Creating text sets to foster social emotional learning in the literacy classroom. Michigan Reading Association Annual Conference: Lansing, MI.

Stoetzel, L., & Shedrow, S. (2022). Fostering interaction in digital readalouds. Wisconsin State Reading Association Annual Conference: Milwaukee, WI.