University of North Texas 
Doricka Menefee
Faculty, Teacher Education and Administration
Matthews Hall 204-I
Doricka L. Menefee, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teacher Education and Administration at the University of North Texas. She earned her doctorate degree from Ohio State University with a concentration in Adolescent and Post-Secondary Community Literacies. Dr. Menefee’s research focuses on Black girls’ Literacies including aspects of Black girls’ development of self through their engagement in literacy practices and events and their representation in young adult literature and media. She believes that literacy is more than reading and writing; it is an act and reflection of self.
Hines, C. M. &Menefee, D. L. (2022). #BlackGirlLiteratureMatters: Exploring the Multiplicities
of Black Girlhood. The English Journal.
Menefee, D. L. &Johnson, Courtney F. (2021). Diverse Imprints and the Classroom: How
Publishers are Taking Up the Call to Package and Promote Diverse Literature for Youth.
The ALAN Review.
Forthcoming
Menefee, D. L. (2023). Well, that’s what she gets…: Black Teenage Girls’ Sexual and
Reproductive Choice in Young Adult Literature. Research on Diversity in Youth Literature.
Menefee, D.L. (2024). Resisting the Dark: Exploring Black girl protagonists’ acts
of resistance and agency to reconstruct the idea of monstrosity [Special Issue]. Science
Fiction Film and Television.