JMU - Gay Ivey
Gay Ivey
Professor and Coordinator, Reading Education
Academic Degrees:
B.A., English, College of William & Mary
M.Ed., Reading Education, University of Virginia
Ph.D., Reading Education, University of Georgia
Professional Experience:
I began my career in education as a middle school reading specialist in Albemarle County, Virginia. I held positions at Rutgers University and the University of Maryland at College Park before joining the JMU faculty in 2001.
Professional Interests:
Adolescent literacy
Engaging inexperienced readers in middle/high school classrooms
Professional Involvement:
National Reading Conference
International Reading Association
National Council of Teachers of English
American Educational Research Association
