He received his B.S. in African American History from Florida A&M University, M.A. in Educational Psychology from Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and Ph.D. in Urban Systems. Dr. Turner was a middle school teacher in the Philadelphia School District. He has a strong record of community service, having worked as a volunteer writing coach in the Montclair, NJ public schools and has conducted teacher professional development training in the Paterson, NJ public schools. Dr. Turner has researched and published in the areas of reading fluency acquisition, teacher education, and feedback in the classroom. He is currently a consulting editor for The Journal of Educational Research and the Journal of Negro Education.