Jill Castek

Jill is a professor of literacy, technology, and multilingual learners and STEM education in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies at the University of Arizona. She works to expand perspectives in adult literacy by serving as a co-editor of the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (JAAL). Her scholarship explores the development of literacies in print and digital forms across classrooms, adult education, and community learning spaces. By addressing learning across the lifespan her work encourages critical awareness of data literacies, AI practices, and information seeking through inquiry practices and digital content creation. Jill is co-editing two forthcoming books including the International Handbook of Research in Digital Literacies (Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group) and Addressing the Climate Crisis: Transforming Schools and Communities (Bloomsbury Academic, Inc.). Jill enjoys hiking and watching the stars.