Professor of Reading/Literacy Education
East Carolina University
Department of Literacy Studies, English Education and History Education
College Of Education
swaggertye@ecu.edu
Mailstop 504
Greenville, NC 27858
Teach: online and face-to-face undergraduate and graduate courses in reading instruction for the intermediate grades, teacher inquiry in literacy, teacher action research in reading, and trends and issues in reading education.
Research and Writing: K-12 reading and literacy education, literacy teacher preparation, new literacies and 21st century skills, reading motivation and engagement, upper elementary and middle school reading, and teacher action research.
Service: USBBY NC Ambassador, University Social/Behavioral IRB Vice-Chair
orcid.org/0000-0002-0901-5204