Vicky Giouroukakis

Vicky Giouroukakis, PhD, (née Vasiliki Menexas), Vicky Giouroukakis, Ph.D., has been teaching for over 25 years. She started her career teaching English at a public high school in Queens, New York, and English as a Second Language to adolescents and adults. Vicky is currently the Associate Dean of the School of Education and Human Services at Molloy University, Rockville Centre, New York. She is a former Graduate Program Director and Full Professor of Teacher Education. Vicky has published five books, including textbooks for teachers and an anthology of essays about the immigrant experience. Her research and publications center on the topics of adolescent literacy, instructional methods, standards and assessment, and cultural/linguistic diversity. Vicky has a Ph.D. in Education (Reading, Writing/Literacy Program) and a Master’s in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from the University of Pennsylvania as well as degrees from NYU (B.A. in English/American Literature & Psychology) and Columbia University (M.A. in English Education).