Natalia Kucirkova (born 25 October, 1985) is an academic in the field of children’s literacies. She is a professor of reading and children’s development at The Open University, UK and professor of early childhood and development at the University of Stavanger, Norway.[1][2]
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Kucirkova received her bachelor’s degree from University of Bath and her Ph.D. in education and educational technology from The Open University. Her pre-doctoral fellowship was at Harvard University.[3]
She founded and directs the International Collective of Children’s Digital Books and the Children’s Digital Book Award, which involve designers, researchers and teachers to support digital literacies for young children.[4] In addition to her research on children’s use of e-books and apps, Kucirkova is also an expert on personalization and use of children’s personal data.[5] Her research has been supported by funding from national agencies, including the Economic Social and Research Council, the Norwegian Research Council, and the Daiwa Foundation. Kucirkova is co-editor of the journal Literacy and serves on many advisory boards for organizations devoted to children’s wellbeing and social justice.
- Jacobs Foundation Fellowship[6]
- Emerald Real Impact Award for Developing a Focus on Lifecycle Approaches to Impact[7]
- Olga Camm Award for an inter-disciplinary approach to early literacy research[8]
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