Rachel Malchow Lloyd, Ph.D., taught secondary English Language Arts for fourteen years, and joined the Augsburg faculty in 2014. She earned her teaching license and a bachelor’s degree magna cum laude in English and Media Studies at Carleton College. She completed her master’s degree in English Education and doctorate in Literacy Education at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Lloyd is an associate director in Augsburg's Education Department, and the Paideia Director.
Dr. Lloyd’s primary research interests include critical literacy, diverse young adult literature, dialogic classrooms and collaborative teacher development. Dr. Lloyd was initially trained in Paideia practices for supporting students’ acquisition of seminar discussion skills in 2005, and has been serving as the co-director of Augsburg’s Paideia Program since 2017, and the director since 2022.