About Us

Our People

Director

Dr. Patricia G. Mathes, Director of The Institute for Evidence-Based Education, Texas Instruments Chair of Evidence-Based Education & Professor of Language and Literacy

Faculty

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Name Title Highest Degree
Jill Allor, Ed.D. Associate Professor Ed.D., Vanderbilt University
David Chard, Ph.D. Dean, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education Ph.D., University of Oregon
G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Patricia G. Mathes, Ph.D. Director, Institute for Reading Research & Professor Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Kyle Roberts, Ph.D. Associate Professor Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Staff

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Name Phone Position
Carolyn Buss 214-768-4282 Instructional Developer & Reading Coach
Kathryn Canterbury 214-768-4932 Assistant Dean
Tammi Champlin 214-768-1331 Project Coordinator
Sherril English 214-768-8402 Project Coordinator
Dylan Farmer 214-768-8465 Research Associate
Elisa Gallegos 214-768-4853 Data Center Manager
Melinda McGrath 214-768-7247 Instructional Developer & Reading Coach
Ola Ozranov 214-768-4608 Research Associate

Doctoral Students

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Jennifer Cheatham, Graduated May of 2010
Diane Gifford
Braden Hoelzle
Jenni Lawton
Lindsey Martin
Saralyn Miller
Jose Ramos
Brenna Rivas
Beverly Weiser, Graduated May of 2010