Independent Researcher; Educational Consultant; Former University Professor, Western Carolina University; Blogger, Psychology Today; Co-Author with Psychologist Dr. Gene P. Ouellette, Brain Words: How the Science of Reading Informs Teaching (2019); Author, Raising Confident Readers: How to Teach Your Child to Read and Write--from Baby to Age 7 (2010) and Step-by-Step Assessment Guide to Code Breaking: Pinpoint Young Students' Reading Development and Provide Just-Right Instruction (2008)