
Petra Kristi Mulyani is currently pursuing a PhD in education at the Department of Curriculum & Instruction, at Southern Illinois University, in Carbondale, Illinois. She hopes to conduct research on elementary school literacy. She holds two BA-level degrees from Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga, in English language & literature and in elementary education, as well as a master’s degree in elementary education with a specialization in reading from the University of Arkansas (2009). She is currently teaching at Semarang State University, Indonesia.