Ruby earned her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Human Development and Family Studies from Texas Tech University, an M.Ed in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education from Wayland Baptist University, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Language Literacy Education from Texas Tech University. Before joining the faculty at West Texas A&M University, she taught as a Language Literacy Instructor at Texas Tech University for two years. Ruby joined the West Texas A&M family in January 2008. Ruby currently teaches all online education courses at West Texas A&M University-all of which use MyEducationLab. See Ruby's Syllabi: Early Childhood Ed Syllabus (.doc) | Reading Principles and Practices Syllabus (.doc)