Dr. Theriault's research agenda focuses on college students' conceptualizations of academic reading, the transition from high school to college reading, and the notion of college reading readiness. Some of her publications and presentations include:
Theriault, J. C. (2022, July 4-6). College students' conceptualizations of academic reading: How conceptual metaphors might inform new directions for practice. The 22nd European Conference on Literacy and the 46th Annual Conference of the Literacy Association of Ireland. Dublin, Ireland.
Theriault, J. C. (2022). College students' conceptualizations of academic reading: What metaphors suggest about the transition to college reading and reading noncompliance. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.1238
Dell, L., & Theriault, J. C. (2021). Drop-in research roundtable. Ohio Confederation of Teacher Education Organizations Conference. https://files.constantcontact.com/a06b1221801/343da5c9-1ccb-4fe2-a4a3-5281da856e0e.pdf
Stahl, N. A., & Theriault, J. (2021, November 17-20). Tracing the history of postsecondary reading instruction through survey research. College Reading and Learning Association Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
Theriault, J. C., Hoff, M. A., & Castillo, A. M. (2020). Supporting diverse learners: Insights to keep in MIND from the field of developmental education. Journal of College Reading and Learning. DOI: 10.1080/10790195.2020.1817813
Theriault, J. C. (2020). Call for collaboration: A review of the handbook of college reading and study strategy research. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. DOI: 10.1002/jaal.1031
Theriault, J. C. (2020, December 18-19). The difficulty paper: A tool for building reading comprehension through writing. Conference on College Composition and Communication Regional Conference. University of Southern California. Los Angeles, CA.
Wickens, C. M., Cohen, J. A. & Theriault, J. C. (2019). Shifting identities: The figured worlds of one adolescent immigrant English learner. Urban Review. doi.org/10.1007/s11256-019-00543-0
Theriault, J. C. (2019). Exploring college students' classroom participation: A case study of a developmental literacy classroom. Journal of College Reading and Learning, 49(3), 206-222.
Theriault, J. C. (2019). Complicating academic readiness: The need to explore students' evolving conceptualizations (panelist). College Reading Consortium sponsored by the Research in Reading and Literacy Special Interest Group. American Educational Research Association. Toronto, Canada.
Theriault, J. C., Matich, L. M., & Lampi, J. (2019). “Have to read": Exploration of task purpose on reading comprehension. College Reading and Learning Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Theriault, J. C. (2018). Centering community in developmental postsecondary literacy: A case study of students' classroom participation. Literacy Research Association Conference, Indian Wells, CA.
Theriault, J. C. (2018). “It's like a domino effect": Exploring college students' participation in a developmental literacy classroom. Qualitative Inquiry Collaborative. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.
Theriault, J. C., Matich, L. M., Lampi, J. P., & Armstrong, S. A. (2018). The continued need for strategy investigations: College readers' use of PILLAR. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 62(5), 541-549.
Theriault, J. C. (2017). Metacognitive processes involved during the use of a specific pre-reading strategy. College of Education Student Research Symposium. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.
Theriault, J. C., Ballard, T., Shetron, T. H., & Lussier, K. (2017). Expanding meaningfulness: Our experiences and learnings through oral history. Literacy Research Association Conference, Tampa, FL.
Stahl, N. A., Theriault, J. C., & Armstrong, S. A. (2016). Four decades of JDE interviews: A historical content analysis. Journal of Developmental Education, 40(1), 4 - 16.
Theriault, J. C. (2016). I'm going to make you an offer you can't refuse: 2 m & m's. Teaching Academic Survival Skills Annual Conference. Fort Lauderdale, FL.