Deborah Reed

Dr. Reed earned her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 2010. She currently serves as the Director of the Tennessee Reading Research Center: A Reading 360 Initiative at the University of Tennessee where she is a Professor on faculty. Dr. Reed’s work has been funded by state education agencies, private foundations, and the Institute of Education Sciences. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Reed spent the first 10 years of her career as an English language arts and reading teacher as well as a preK-12 reading specialist, working primarily with students from diverse backgrounds who were exhibiting serious reading difficulties. She has been conducting research on literacy since 2006 and has provided technical assistance in numerous states since 2003.