Nicole Patton-Terry

Nicole Patton-Terry, Ph.D., is the Olive & Manuel Bordas Professor of Education in the School of Teacher Education, Director of the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR), and Director of the Regional Education Lab—Southeast at Florida State University. Prior to joining FCRR, she was an associate professor of Special Education at Georgia State University (GSU). She is the founding director of two university-based research entities, where researchers work collaboratively with diverse school and community stakeholders to promote student success among children and youth: The Urban Child Study Center at GSU and The Village at FCRR. Her research, innovation, and engagement activities concern young learners who are vulnerable to experiencing difficulty with language and literacy achievement in school, in particular, Black children, children growing up in poverty, and children with disabilities. She earned a master’s degree and Ph.D. from Northwestern University. Dr. Patton-Terry was a special education teacher in Evanston Public Schools in Evanston, Illinois.