Our Authors

Our  Authors 

Whether they are working in the classroom, the library, or the media lab, our authors all have one thing in common: a passion for literacy learning. Meet them here.

Reading/Writing Teacher

Patricia Abel
Marlton, NJ
United States

Middle School Special Education Teacher

Valerie A. Adair, M.Ed.
Willow Grove, PA
United States

Rebecca Addleman
Tualatin, OR
United States

Stephanie Affinito
Queensbury, NY
United States

Associate Professor

Peggy Albers
Atlanta, GA
United States

Assistant Professor of English and Director of the First-Year Writing Program

Steven Alvarez
Queens, NY
United States

Carol S. Anderson Gibson
Phoenix, AZ
United States

Janet M. Ankiel
Basking Ridge, NJ
United States

Judy Annan
Charleston, SC
United States

Carey Applegate
Washburn, IL
United States

English and Spanish teacher

McCale Ashenbrener
Boise, ID
United States

Martha Atwell
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Director and Professor of Teacher Education

Lawrence Baines
Berry, GA
United States

Anna Baldwin
United States

High School Teacher

Nancy Barile
Revere, MA
United States

Tara Barnstead
Pennsauken, NJ
United States

Heather Barto Wiley
Greensboro, NC
United States

Lisa Bass
Twinsburg, OH
United States

Innovation Coordinator for Instructional Technology and Library Media

William L. Bass II
St. Louis, MO
United States

First Grade Teacher, ELL coordinator, Adjunct Professor

Jennifer Bekel
Eldridge, IA
United States

High School English Teacher

Erica "Ricki" Berg
Vernon, CT
United States

Danielle Berg
San Diego, CA
United States

Marjorie Bernhardt
Newark, DE
United States

Beth Beschorner
United States

Danielle Bevilacqua
East Stroudsburg, PA
United States

Instructional Technology Specialist

Janet Beyersdorfer
Arlington Heights, IL
United States

Teacher

William Bintz
Kent, OH
United States

Middle School Teacher

John Blank
Jeannette, PA
United States

Leslie Harper Blatteau
New Haven, CT
United States

Gigi Bohm
Racine, WI
United States

Writer/Researcher

Jena Borah
Charleston, IL
United States

Educational Consultant

Kelly Boswell
MT
United States

Margaret Bouchard
Worcester, MA
United States

3rd grade teacher

Shannon Bradford
Columbus, NJ
United States

Betsy Brindza
Shaker Heights, OH
United States

Jennifer J. Brooks
Bay City, MI
United States

Assistant Professor of English Education in the Department of Education

Alan Brown
Winston-Salem, NC
United States

Matthew D. Brown
Canyon Country, CA
United States

4th grade teacher

David Brown
Aurora, MO
United States

Heather Bruce
United States

Substitute Teacher

Joyce Bruett
Brookhaven, MS
United States

Faculty Member

Kristy Brugar
Norman, OK
United States

Joelle Brummitt-Yale
Pittsboro, NC
United States

Assistant Professor of English Education

Jennifer Buehler
St. Louis, MO
United States

Jean Buenaventura-Borlagdan
Manila,
United States

Julie Burchstead
Sandy, OR
United States

Jan Miller Burkins
United States

Carol L. Butterfield
Ellensburg, WA
United States

Mary Callahan
Medford, MA
United States

Alene Campbell
Cassville, MO
United States

Patricia E. Carbone
Palmer, MA
United States

Sue Carmichael
Rochester, NY
United States

Maureen Carroll
Pleasanton, CA
United States

Assistant Professor of English Education

James Bucky Carter
El Paso, TX
United States

Professor

Heather Casey, Ph.D.
Lawrenceville, NJ
United States

Associate Professor of Literacy and Technology Education

Jill Castek
Tucson, AZ
United States

Martha Cheney
Huson, MT
United States

Kate Chiliberti
Philadelphia, PA
United States

Jane Ann Chin
Inverary
Canada

English Teacher (certified K-12)/Reading Specialist

L. Choi
McLean, VA
United States

Ph.D. Candidate, Second Language Education

Christian W. Chun
Toronto
Canada

Kathleen E.S. Church
New Hartford, CT
United States

Pauletta Clark
Sylva, NC
United States

Lane Clarke
Cincinnati, OH
United States

Jan Clinard
United States

Debra J. Coffey
Knoxville, TN
United States

Elizabeth Nolan Conners
Weston, MA
United States

Marilyn Cook
Port Aransas, TX
United States

Jenna Copper
New Wilmington, PA
United States

Ann Kelly Cox
Normal, IL
United States

Lisa Cranston
Comber AL
Canada

Erin Crisp
New Palestine, IN
United States

Catherine Crum
Daufuskie Island, SC
United States

Ruth Culham
United States

Bridget Dalton
United States

April Davenport
LeRoy, IL
United States

Associate Professor

Deborah Dean
Provo, UT
United States

Sarah Dennis-Shaw
Avon, MA
United States

High School/College Instructor

Laura Hennessey DeSena
Sparta, NJ
United States

Director of Composition and Writing Instructor for English Language Learners

Kristen di Gennaro
New York, NY
United States

Elvira DiGesu
LaSalle
Canada

Teacher

Ryan James Dippre
Milford, PA
United States

Assistant Professor and Teacher-Educator

Todd Dodson
Philadelphia, PA
United States

Lisa Domke
Grand Haven, MI
United States

Sheila Donahue
Boston, MA
United States

Kathleen Donovan-Snavely
Elizabethtown, PA
United States

High School English Teacher

Jonathan Dorn
Greenville, SC
United States

Elementary Music Teacher

Dustin Dotzler
Chattanooga,
United States

Lauretta D. Doyle
Hollandale, WI
United States

Nancy Drew
Tecumseh
Canada

Caroline Duda
Chicago, IL
United States

Lane Dye
Kennesaw, GA
United States