She earned a bachelor’s degree in Communications from Cleveland State University, a Master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders/Speech-Language Pathology from Montclair State College, and a Doctor of Education degree in Language Arts and Literacy Instruction from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Dr. Gordon Pershey has been a faculty member at Cleveland State University since 1995, during which time she has obtained approximately $100,000 in grants to fund her research and scholarship.