Stephanie Al Otaiba

Stephanie Al Otaiba, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Southern Methodist University, where she is also Patsy and Ray Caldwell Centennial Chair. A former special education teacher, she conducts research on early literacy interventions for students with or at risk for disabilities; response to intervention; and teacher training. She is the author or coauthor of over 130 articles and chapters. Dr. Al Otaiba is a past president of the Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children and serves on the executive board of the International Dyslexia Association. She is the editor of the Journal of Learning Disabilities and has served as an associate editor of The Elementary School Journal and Educational Researcher.