She earned an Ed.D. from Virginia Tech, and she earned her master�s and bachelor�s degrees from Radford University. She comes to Coastal from George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., where she was associate professor and special education outreach coordinator in the graduate school of education. She is also professor emeritus at Radford University where she focused on teacher preparation in specific learning disabilities. Her professional interests include reading instruction and remediation, teacher quality and public policy.