Nancy L. Witherell

Previously a classroom teacher, Dr. Nancy Witherell is currently a professor in the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education at Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts where she teaches literacy courses and is Coordinator of Student Teachers for the department. Nancy is Past President of her local reading council, the Massachusetts Association of College and University Reading Educators, and the Massachusetts Reading Association (MRA). Nancy has presented at numerous regional and national conferences. Besides the publication of numerous articles in such journals as The New England Reading Association Journal and The Reading Teacher, Nancy has co-authored seven books and solo-authored two. Nancy has three grown sons residing in the states of Maryland, Alaska and Massachusetts.