Research
Selected Publications
Peer Reviewed
Spikes, M. A. (2022). A Case Study of News Media Literacy Training for Librarians in the US. In The Routledge handbook of media education futures post-pandemic. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003283737
Spikes, M. A., & Rapp, D. N. (2022). Examining instructional practices in news media literacy: Shifts in instruction and co-construction. Information and Learning Sciences, 123(1/2), 26–44.
https://doi.org/10.1108/ILS-08-2021-0072
Stanley S. & Spikes M.A., et.al. The “Great Debates” of a New Era: An Exploration of News Media Literacy in the 21st Century”. In Preparation.
Spikes, M.A. & Haque Y.S. (2014). “A Case Study Combining Online Social Media and Video to Teach News Literacy.” Journal of Educational Technology Systems, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 99–116., https://doi.org/10.2190/ET.43.1.g.
Research Presentations
Walsh-Childers, K., Coats, J., Spikes, M.A., Wilner, T. (August, 2022). Telling Journalism's Story: Teaching News Literacy to Non-Journalism Majors. Association for Education in Mass Communication and Journalism 106th Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
Nelson, M, Spikes M.A., Craft, S., Cole, C.L. (November, 2022). It's the (Unfunded) Law!: How High School Teachers Define and Teach Media Literacy. National Communications Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Wilner, T., Stanley S., Spikes M.A., Tamboer, S. (May, 2022). The Great Debates of News Literacy: Aims, Priorities, and Pedagogies. International Communications Association Annual Meeting. Paris, France.
Spikes, M.A. (November, 2021). News Media Literacy in the Civics Classroom: Impact and Practices. National Communications Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington.
Belanger, P., Cunningham, J., Sloan, A., Spikes, M.A. Vicaro, M.P., Wagner, P.E. (November, 2021). Critical Thinking Assignments for Transformed Ethical Communication. National Communications Association Annual Meeting. Seattle, Washington.
Spikes, M.A. (July, 2021). Analyzing Discourses and Instructional Practices in News Media Literacy: Shifts in Co-Constructionism & Instructionism. Society for Texts and Discourses Annual Meeting.
Rapp, D.N., Donovan, A.M., Spikes, M.A., Salovich, N.A. (April, 2021). Overcoming misinformation by supportive use of internet searches: Practices and evidence. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting.
Kanižaj, I., El Hassani, A., Piotto L., Rubin, J., Spikes M.A., Stoepel M., (March, 2021). Media Education Futures: News, Media, and Information Literacy. Panel Discussion at the Media Education Summit (virtual), Centre for Excellence in Media Practice; Bournemouth University.
Spikes, M.A. (November, 2020). Instructional Practice in News Media Literacy, Shifts in Co-Constructionism & Instructionism: A Multiple Case Study of Instructional Techniques. School of Education and Social Policy; Northwestern University [video].
