Areas of Interest

• Reading difficulties of elementary-aged children.
• Intervention research.
• Comprehension and learning disabilities.

Keyword Interest

• Reading Comprehension
• Vocabulary Instruction
• Comprehension Instruction

Current Research Topic/Field-Based Project

Projects:
Comprehensive Strategy Instruction – this project is examining the effects of different strategy instruction programs on reading comprehension for students who are adequate decoders, yet poor comprehenders.

Former Experience

• Research Assistant for a math and reading school-based follow-up study for students with learning disabilities.
• Research assistant for a study designed to assess and evaluate VaNTH engineering programs.

Education

• B.S. (2006): Childhood Studies, Vanderbilt University