Me and My Team

Adrea Truckenmiller

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You can learn more about my research on this podcast episode from Glean Education and about my history in literacy research in this webinar about trailblazers in reading research hosted by The Reading League.

Short Bio

I am an Associate Professor at Michigan State University where I conduct research and teach master’s and doctoral courses in Special Education. I received a B.A. in Psychology from Penn State University, followed by an M.S. and Ph.D. in School Psychology from Syracuse University. Prior to coming to MSU, I was a researcher at the Florida Center for Reading Research where I directed the development of reading and writing screening and diagnostic assessments as well as state-wide professional development to use those assessments to inform differentiated instruction. Prior to that, I was a coach for district-wide positive behavior support and multi-tiered systems of support at the Devereux Center for Effective Schools.

At MSU, I co-lead the Writing/Reading Interventions & Teacher Education (WRITE) lab. I co-developed the master’s degree and certificate in Multi-Tiered Systems of Support and teach the survey course and the capstone course in MTSS. I mentor doctoral student research in the Special Education program and the School Psychology program. 

Honors and awards:

  • Principal Investigator of the IES-funded Writing Architect project.
  • Co-Principal Investigator of OSEP-funded Project Hi2LD.
  • Faculty member of OSEP-funded National Center for Leadership on Intensive Intervention-2
  • Member of the Educational Leadership Council.
  • Member of the Florida Center for Reading Research Wall of Fame
  • Co-chair of the 313Reads Data 4 Equity table, and member of the steering committee
  • Fellow, Research Institute on Implementation Science in Education (RIISE)
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Graduate Student Research Assistants 

Bios are at https://www.writingresearch.net/team-1 

Cherish M. Sarmiento

Katherine Valentine

Amna A. Agha

Lindy J. Johnson

Julia Bachmann

Pamella Moura LaMer

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Ellie Friedman

Thomas Toaz

Colleen Blackwood

Alumni

Sam Bourgeois