Carrie Simkin, Ph.D.

Carrie is the director of AdLit.org. Prior to joining WETA, Carrie served as a faculty member and director of the University of Virginia's School of Education and Human Development, Master of Education in Reading program in Northern Virginia. Her research interests focused on preventing and remediating reading difficulties and disabilities, striving adolescent readers and language minority learners. Carrie continues to teach language and literacy graduate courses for the University of Virginia part-time.

Carrie has a strong background in curriculum development and instructional design with a passion for teaching and problem solving. Prior to her academic career, Carrie was a research associate at RMC Research where she provided technical assistance to states and large urban districts, conducted program evaluations, and designed professional learning series at the local, state, and federal levels. Her previous years as a teacher and Reading Specialist continue to ground her work to support schools where academic success is possible for all students through a culture of excellence.