Service

Selected Professional Service

• 2004 - 2006 Language Arts (Editorial Board Member)
• 1996 - 2004 National Reading Conference Yearbook Editorial Advisory Board
• 1995 - 2004 Reading Research Quarterly (RRQ) Editorial Advisory Board
• 1996 - 2001Journal of Literacy Research Editorial Advisory Board
• 1995 - 1997 Program Chair—Area 1 (Literature) for the National Reading Conference

Selected University Service

• 1999 - 2000 Member, BFA Excellence in Teaching Awards Selection Committee
• 1999 Member, William F. Briggs Award Selection Committee (sponsored by the University Research Opportunity Program (UROP) to select one faculty member each year who best includes undergraduates in his/her research program)
• 1994 - present Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Committee

School of Education

• 2004 - 2005 Member, Full Professor Review Committee for Dr. Kathy Escamilla
• 2003 - 2005 Member, Education Policy Analysis Search Committee
• 2002 - 2004 Chair, Master's in Literacy Program effort to address NCATE requirements
• 2002 - 2004 Virginia Westerberg Committee
• 2002 - 2003 Member, Third Year Review Committee for Dr. Jeff Frykholm
• 2002 - 2003 Member, Bilingual Education and Second Language Acquisition Search Committee
• 2000 - 2002 Chair, Literacy Search Committee
• 2001 - 2002 Promotion and Tenure Committee (for Dr. Nick Peressini)
• 2001 Faculty Work Load Committee