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Online Reading EndorsementPortland State University faculty include:
Dolores Johnston, MA, is a library media specialist in the West Linn/Wilsonville School District. She manages technology in her school and collaborates with teachers to integrate technology and information skills and literature into the curriculum.
Susan Lenski, EdD, is a professor in the PSU Department of Curriculum and Instruction, where she teaches graduate courses in reading, writing, and language arts. She brings 20 years of experience as a public school teacher to her work as a professor. Dr. Lenski is a popular speaker for professional development programs and has consulted in the United States, Canada, Panama, and Guatemala. She has been recognized for her work by a variety of organizations, including the International Reading Association, the Illinois Reading Hall of Fame, and Illinois State University. Dr. Lenski has authored 11 books, including Improving Reading: Strategies and Resources (with Jerry L. Johns), and has published over 65 articles in state and national journals. Her research interests include incorporating reading and writing strategies into classroom practice, content area reading, and preparing culturally responsive teachers. She also volunteers as a consultant in Latin America and is currently co-authoring a book for Spanish-speaking students that will be sold in the United States and a book for Spanish-speaking teachers that will be sold in Latin America.
Betty McEady, EdD, is a skilled academic and administrative leader with demonstrated experience in the development, implementation, and assessment of academic programs, institutional planning and alignment with accreditation documentation, and programmatic assessment for improvement. She has wide-ranging expertise in providing direction and support for faculty and students in areas of instructional development and assessment, outcomes-based education, learner- and learning-centered educational models, teacher education, professional development, and academic governance. Dr. McEady also has an extensive record as a skilled communicator and educator in diverse settings.
Leigh Morlock, MAT, MS, holds a bachelor's degree in English and master's degrees in both teaching and library/media education and a graduate certificate in children's and young adult literature. In addition to her teaching role at PSU, she also teaches in California and is the librarian and technology facilitator for Beaverton School District's Health and Science School. Ms. Morlock is the chair for the intellectual freedom committee for the Oregon School Library Association.
Megan Owens, MEd, is an adjunct instructor in the PSU Graduate School of Education. She also teaches middle school language arts and has expertise in technology, Web design, and online courses.
Reba Parker, MS, has taught in Portland Public Schools for 27 years as a special educator, has worked in the PPS teacher support center, and has been a library media specialist at Jackson Middle School since 1989. For many years, she has promoted multicultural literature through her reading-promotion program, World Travelers. Ms. Parker's special interests include incorporating the arts and music into the library curriculum.
Sherrilynn Rawson, PhD, is the principal at Nellie Muir Elementary School in the Woodburn School District. She previously served as testing and assessment coordinator for the district's English language transition program.
Margaret St. Pierre-Graves, MA, is a retired Portland Public Schools reading, ESL and classroom teacher. For the past five years she has been supervising ESL practicum students and student teachers for PSU's ESL endorsement program and Graduate Teacher Education Program. She also teaches online courses for PSU’s ReadOregon and on-campus reading endorsement programs.
M. Carrol Tama, PhD, is a retired professor who taught secondary reading and supervision in PSU’s Graduate School of Education. She has expertise in middle/secondary reading and composition, building thinking and discussion skills across the curriculum, cooperative learning, classroom supervision, and helping teachers to become reflective practitioners. Carrol Tama's website
Terri Vann, MAT, is currently director of instruction and curriculum for the Hood River County School District. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology, an elementary teaching license, and a MAT in education from Lewis & Clark College in Portland. She completed administrative licensure programs at Portland State University. Ms. Vann has worked for 33 years with the Hood River County School District, teaching elementary school from 1975 through 1994 at Cascade Locks and May Street elementary schools. She served as assistant principal at Hood River Middle School for four years, assistant principal at Hood River Valley High School for two years, and principal of Westside Elementary School for six years before working in her current administrative role for the district.