Nikki Hertz
Clinical Placement Specialist
Background
Nikki Hertz has worked in New York City public, charter, and independent schools, serving as an elementary school teacher, middle school teacher, literacy specialist, department chair, and director. Additionally, she has held the role of adjunct lecturer and fieldwork supervisor at Hunter College. Currently, she is pursuing her PhD in Literacy from the University at Albany.
Education
- MSEd – Literacy, Hunter College
- BS – Childhood Education and Adolescent Social Studies, SUNY Oneonta
Teaching
- CEDC 73000 – Perspectives on Literacy Across the Content Areas
- CEDC 70450 – Developmental Reading
- CEDC 715FW – Fieldwork: Reading and Social Studies
- CEDC 72900 – Fieldwork in General Education for Special Educators
- CEDC 72950 – Fieldwork in General Education for Bilingual Educators
Research
- Literacy
- Educational Policy
- Teacher Preparation/Education
Publications
- Hertz, N. (2024). Phonemic awareness: Micro but mighty key to early literacy success. The Beacon (8), 44-49. Available at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aoCqevqO5tc20oVn0T16zVg2DMvBkEAi/view
- Hertz, Nicole (2024) “Book Review: How Education Policy Shapes Literacy Instruction: Understanding the Persistent Problems of Policy and Practice,” The Language and Literacy Spectrum: Vol. 34: Iss. 1, Article 7. Available at: https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/lls/vol34/iss1/7