On a daily basis, she is responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate students in the areas of elementary education and curriculum, language arts and models of instruction for social studies. Having previously taught at the elementary level, she became a professor of higher education after earning a doctorate in language literacy and English as a second language from the University of Tennessee in 2004. A renowned researcher, Dr. Coffey serves as editor-in-chief for two online journals, “Taking Teaching & Learning Seriously” and “The Facilitator,” and is the author of “Unlocking the Power of Language Research Based Strategies for Literacy Development.”