Dr. Aimee Papola-Ellis is an Associate Professor at Loyola University Chicago, where she teaches courses in literacy instruction and children's literature. She holds a Ph.D. in Literacy Studies from the University of Nevada Reno, an M.Ed. in Reading from Bloomsburg University, and a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from Bloomsburg. Aimee also spent 12 years teaching in public schools in Pennsylvania, Colorado, Virginia, California, and Alaska.