Associate Professor, Chair of the English Education program. B.S., Secondary Language Arts Education, University of Oklahoma; M.S., Instructional Leadership & Academic Curriculum, emphasis: English Education, University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., Instructional Leadership & Academic Curriculum, emphasis: English Education, University of Oklahoma.

Professor O'Donnell-Allen teaches courses in literacy pedagogy and research in the English Department at Colorado State University, where she directs the CSU Writing Project and the English Education program. Her current work focuses on the ways in which youth and educators can use critical multiliteracies as instruments for identity development, meaning construction, and social action in order to achieve a more just and peaceful world. Her most recent book with Antero Garcia is Pose, Wobble, Flow: A Culturally Proactive Guide to Literacy Teaching. Earlier books include Tough Talk, Tough Texts: Teaching English to Change the World and The Book Club Companion. She is a co-curator on the book Teaching in the Connected Learning Classroom. She has published numerous articles, chapters, and digital resources on multiliteracies, digital learning, science literacy learning, preservice teacher development, teacher inquiry, and youth literacy learning inside and outside of school. She has held numerous leadership roles in the National Writing Project, including Connected Learning Ambassador, member of the Board of Directors, and Co-Chair of the Teacher Inquiry Network.