News
January 2022
Jade Wexler & Research Partners Featured in Education Weekly Article
Dr. Wexler and one of our research partners are featured in which discusses the impact of staffing shortages on struggling readers and the challenges teachers are facing as plans are continuously shifting.
November, 2021
to listen to Dr. Wexler discuss building adolescent literacy comprehension through content-area instruction. She brings up numerous important points and highlights some of our current research projects.
September, 2021
The lab welcomed two new postdoctoral associates Robin Sayers and Kristabel Stark. Dr. Sayers joins us from The Ohio State University while Dr. Stark comes from Boston University. We are excited to have them on the team!
August, 2021
AIM Coaching has a new website! Please visit to see more information about this project, the research team, and to access free resources
july, 2021
The AIM Coaching team has a new publication
Dr. Wexler and Dr. Shelton's new book, written with Dr. Elizabeth Swanson from the University of Texas at Austin is available now!
From the publisher: "Too many adolescent learners still struggle with reading. This much-needed guide shows how to support teachers in providing effective literacy instruction in the content areas, which can be intensified as needed within a multi-tiered framework. Adaptive Intervention Model (AIM) Coaching was created for grades 6鈥8, but is equally applicable in high school. The book gives instructional coaches an accessible blueprint for evaluating, developing, and reinforcing each teacher's capacity to implement evidence-based literacy practices. User-friendly features include case studies, end-of-chapter reflection questions and key terms, and tools. Purchasers get access to a companion website where they can download and print the reproducible materials鈥攑lus supplemental lesson plans and other resources鈥攊n a convenient 8陆鈥 x 11鈥 size."
For more information and to purchase, please visit
June, 2021
Congratulations to lab members!
This spring brought much exciting news to the Adolescent Literacy and Professional Development Lab! Jade was awarded the College of Education's Excellence in Scholarship, Tenured Faculty Award, Alex won the Excellence in Scholarship, Professional Track Faculty Award, and Erin was Outstanding Doctoral Student. See the news release on the College of Education's website
The lab has also had tremendous professional accomplishments. Two members have decided to continue their education: Bailey was accepted into the doctoral program at the University of Oregon and Kailah is set to begin her Master's program at Baylor University. Two members have accepted new academic positions: Alex accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Special Education at Johns Hopkins University School of Education and Erin will begin a postdoc at the University of Texas at Austin in the coming weeks. Congratulations to all team members on these accomplishments!