McKay School of Education at Brigham Young University, where she teaches courses in literacy methods and educational research. Her research interests include literacy and teacher education. Her publications focusing on content-area literacy have appeared in the Harvard Educational Review, the American Educational Research Journal, the Journal of Literacy Research, Literacy Research and Instruction, and the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy. She currently is serving as Professional Materials Review Editor for the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy.