Priscilla Myers, Ph.D.Senior Lecturer in Education, Director, M.A. Interdisciplinary Education- Reading Emphasis ProgramPriscilla Myers has taught for over 30 years at the university level and in public and private elementary and secondary schools in the United States, France, Norway, England, and Japan. She earned the Ph.D. in Reading Curriculum and Instruction in 1992 from The University of Texas at Austin, the M.A. in Reading Education in 1982 from The University of Colorado and the B.A. in Modern Languages-French from Colorado State University in 1973. The major focus of her research is in the areas of literacy instruction and teacher education. Dr. Myers received the State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1999. Her SUNY Reading Clinic was one of five U.S. reading programs featured in the summer 2001 national publication, Reading Is Fundamental Newsletter. In the fall of 2001, Dr. Myers instituted the first M.A. degree program in reading at Santa Clara University and became the director of the new Reading and Learning Center. In 2003, Santa Clara University's M.A. Reading Program was fully accredited by CCTC (California Commission on Teacher Credentialing), and Dr. Myers received the Santa Clara University 2003 President's Faculty Recognition Award. She is Advisor for the Reading Emphasis Program for the M.A. degree in Interdisciplinary Education, and Director of the Reading and Learning Center. Dr. Myers and her husband, Tim, are the parents of three children, Seth, Nick, and Cassie. When she has time for hobbies, they include reading, traveling, and hiking.
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