Laurie Elish-Piper
Dr. Laurie Elish-Piper has been named a Distinguished Engagement Professor and a Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Northern Illinois University. She served as the Director of the Jerry L. Johns Literacy Clinic for 15 years and as Co-Director of the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literacy for seven years. Laurie has provided leadership to professional organizations, including her service as Chair and Treasurer of the Illinois Association of Deans of Public Colleges of Education, the President of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers and as a member of the International Literacy Association Board of Directors. Her research focuses on literacy leadership, literacy coaching, teacher professional development, literacy assessment, family engagement, and struggling readers. She has co-authored twelve books and more than 80 articles and chapters, including articles in the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, Literacy Research and Instruction, the Journal of Language and Literacy Education, The Reading Teacher, and the Journal of Reading Education. Before starting her career in higher education, she was an elementary teacher, a middle-school language arts/reading teacher, and an educational therapist for patients on the children’s unit in an acute care psychiatric hospital. Laurie is currently Dean of the College of Education at Northern Illinois University.
To cite this episode: Persohn, L. (Host). (2020, Dec. 22). A conversation with Laurie Elish-Piper. (Season 1, No. 7) [Audio podcast episode]. In Classroom Caffeine Podcast series. https://www.classroomcaffeine.com/guests. DOI: 10.5240/EA03-6D0A-C05D-1CCE-0A94-0
