Academic Unit Head and Associate Professor:
Middle, Secondary & Mathematics Education 

Academic Degrees:

B.A., English and Secondary Education, McDaniel College
M.Ed. Educational Leadership, Loyola College of Maryland
Ph.D., Curriculum & Instruction, Virginia Tech

Professional Interests:

Adolescent Literacy
Content Area Literacy
21^st Century Literacies
Professional Development
Differentiated Texts in Secondary and Post-Secondary Schools

Dr. Katie Dredger spent 13 years in Calvert County, Maryland as a middle and high school English Language Arts teacher and department chair, an Advanced Placement teacher consultant, and a literacy coach. Her research interests include reading and writing across disciplines and implementing emerging technologies to support literacy in modern classrooms. She works to foster connection, communication, and critical innovation in differentiated contexts in kindergarten - graduate education classrooms.