Nicole Patton Terry, Ph.D.

Nicole Patton Terry, Ph.D. is the Olive & Manuel Bordas Professor in the School of Teacher Education and Director of the Florida Center for Reading Research at Florida State University. Her research, innovation, and engagement activities concern young learners who are vulnerable to experiencing difficulty with language and literacy achievement. She is the founding director of The Urban Child Study Center and The Village, where researchers collaborate with school and community partners to promote student success. Dr. Terry’s research, innovation, and engagement activities concern young learners who are vulnerable to experiencing difficulty with language and literacy achievement in school. Her research and scholarly activities have been supported by various organizations, including the Institute of Education Sciences, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the Spencer Foundation, and the William T. Grant Foundation. She currently serves as president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading and is a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the American Educational Research Association. Dr. Terry earned a Ph.D. from Northwestern University's School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, with a specialization in learning disabilities, in 2004. She was a special education teacher in Evanston Public Schools in Evanston, IL.