Professor Emerita; Former Professor of Reading and Graduate Reading Program Coordinator, Southern Connecticut State University; Literacy Consultant; Author, Classroom Reading to Engage the Heart and Mind: 200+ Picture Books to Start SEL Conversations (2020), Reading, Writing, and Rigor: Helping Students Achieve Depth of Knowledge in Literacy (2018), Lessons and Units for Closer Reading, Grades K-2 (2016), Lessons and Units for Closer Reading, Grades 3-6 (2015), and Closer Reading, Grades 3-6: Better Prep, Smarter Lessons, Deeper Comprehension (2014)