His interests are literacy pedagogy with technology and assessment. French holds the Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an M.A. in Reading from the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN) and an A.B. in Linguistics from the University of Notre Dame. He has been a classroom teacher, literacy specialist, school administrator, and professor. His research interests include use of technology in teaching reading and writing as well as the assessment of literacy and learning problems.