FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 1, 2025
Contact: Justin Baker-Rojas
International Visual Literacy Association
Email: media@ivla.org
INTERNATIONAL VISUAL LITERACY ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES 2025 SCHOLARSHIPS
Dr. Rhonda Robinson Student Scholarship
AGUASCALIENTES, MEXICO: On November 1, 2025, The International Visual Literacy Association named Amber Moore, North Carolina State University, USA, the recipient of the Dr. Rhonda Robinson Student Scholarship. This award enables students who are enrolled at a community college, college, or university with financial support to have an opportunity to attend the conference.
Amber Moore is a doctoral candidate in Teacher Education and Learning Sciences: Literacy and English Language Arts at North Carolina State University and a former secondary English Language Arts educator. Her research centers on visual methodologies, narratives, challenging traditional notions of what counts as text and literacy. She focuses specifically on tattooing as a legitimate literacy practice, exploring how individuals literally wear their testimonies on their sleeves. By examining tattoos as critical texts that convey personal and collective narratives, her work expands definitions of literacy beyond conventional print-based approaches. Her scholarship also investigates trauma-informed pedagogy and how multimodal, embodied approaches foster understanding across communities and lived experiences. Through visual methods, she aims to prepare educators to recognize and honor the diverse literacies students bring to learning spaces.
The International Visual Literacy Association (IVLA) proudly announces the recipients of its 2025 Annual Awards, recognizing outstanding scholarship, creativity, and service in the advancement of visual literacy. These distinguished honorees were celebrated during the 57th Annual IVLA Conference, “The Power of Images in Sacred and Festive Practices,” hosted by the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, Mexico.
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Founded in 1968, the International Visual Literacy Association is an interdisciplinary organization of professionals working toward a fuller understanding of the way we derive meaning from what we see and the way we interact with our visual environment. For more information about IVLA, please visit https://ivla.org/.