Leila Christenbury

Leila Christenbury is Professor of English Education at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she teaches young adult literature, the teaching of writing, teaching methods for both secondary and middle school, and instructional theory and design. A former high school English teacher, well-known writer and researcher in English education, and past English Journal editor, Christenbury was recently elected president of the National Council of Teachers of English.

Leila Christenbury is Professor of English Education at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she teaches young adult literature, the teaching of writing, teaching methods for both secondary and middle school, and instructional theory and design. A former high school English teacher, well-known writer and researcher in English education, and past English Journal editor, Christenbury was recently elected president of the National Council of Teachers of English. See less