Mary K. Gove

Mary K. Gove

Mary K. Gove, PhD, is professor emeritus at Cleveland State University and specializes in promoting a balanced approach to literacy education. Her award-winning dissertation, “Beliefs About Reading,” continues to be a cornerstone of textbooks.

Before teaching at Cleveland State, Dr. Gove taught grades K–6 in public schools, was a reading specialist for grades 1–6, and worked in an urban district as a full-time professional developer. She won various awards for several professional development programs she spearheaded during the 1990s as she worked as an urban school district’s professional developer.

Dr. Gove has presented at numerous conferences, such as those of the National Literacy Association, the National Council of Teachers of English, the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment, and the Green Schools National Network. Before and during her work at Cleveland State University, she wrote and led many grant efforts toward professional development, most of them organized around action research. While teaching at Cleveland State, she focused on critical literacy, professional development centered on action research, and ecological awareness and green literacy.

Dr. Gove attained a teaching degree from Drury College in Springfield, Missouri, and a master’s degree and doctorate from Kent State University.