REEL Faculty

Chrislyn Luce
Clinical Associate Professor & Program Director, Elementary Education Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT), Masters of Education (MED) Programs
Reading and Elementary Education

Profile Dr. Luce has taught various courses at UNC Charlotte including courses on classroom assessment, teaching mathematics, and differentiated instruction. She has supervised in the clinical setting for over twenty years and enjoys making the connections between current research and best practices in the classroom. She is trained in scoring EdTPA through Pearson and enjoys […]

Adriana Medina
Professor
Reading and Elementary Education

Profile Adriana L. Medina is an associate professor at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She received her Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education from Peabody College for Teachers at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. She has her master’s degree in Reading Education from Florida International University and her doctorate in Reading from University of […]

Erin Miller
Professor
Reading and Elementary Education

Profile Erin T. Miller, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in The Reading and Elementary Education Department in the Cato College of Education at The University of North Carolina Charlotte. She is the coordinator of the Urban Literacy/Reading Strand for the Curriculum and Instruction PhD. Program. She teaches courses such as: Language Arts for Elementary School, […]

Paola Pilonieta
Professor, Coordinator of the Reading Minor
Reading and Elementary Education

Profile Born in Bogota, Colombia, Paola Pilonieta moved to Miami, Florida with her family when she was 6 years old. Her experiences as a Multilingual Learner and her parents’ acclimation to a new education system continue to inspire her research agenda. Dr. Pilonieta attended the University of Miami for her entire educational career. She received […]

Drew Polly
Professor, Program Director of the Elementary Math Graduate Certificate
Reading and Elementary Education
COED 370

NCATE Vita Program Coordinator, Graduate Certificate/License in Elem. School Mathematics Strand coordinator, Elementary Education strand of PhD program in Curriculum and Instruction Research Interests: My research and teaching focus on supporting pre-service and in-service teachers design and implementation of learner-centered tasks. My work explores how teacher education and professional development programs can most effectively support […]

Mike Putman
Department Chair & Professor
Reading and Elementary Education

S. Michael Putman is a professor and the department chair in the Department of Reading and Elementary Education at UNC Charlotte. His research interests are focused on the development of teacher self-efficacy and intercultural competencies through field experiences and the relationship of affective variables on literacy outcomes, including those associated with online inquiry. He has […]

Luke Reinke
Associate Professor
Reading and Elementary Education
COED 378

Dr Luke T Reinke serves as Associate Professor of mathematics education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His primary teaching responsibilities involve teaching mathematics methods courses for elementary school teacher candidates. Dr Reinke’s research is centered around mathematics curriculum. He is particularly interested in how contextualized problems are used to develop students’ mathematical […]

Tracy Rock
Professor
Reading and Elementary Education
COED 395

Dr. Tracy Rock is a Professor in the Department of Reading and Elementary Education in the College of Education at UNC Charlotte. Her teaching and research interests include Inquiry Models of Teacher Professional Development, Social Studies Education, and Service Learning. Dr. Rock has published over 35 refereed journal articles and book chapters and is co-author […]

Sandy Rogelberg
Research Assistant Professor
Leslie Schmidt
Clinical Assistant Professor
Reading and Elementary Education

Dr. Leslie W. Schmidt is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Reading and Elementary Education Department at UNC-Charlotte. She attended East Carolina University where she received a Bachelor of Science and a Masters Degree in Elementary Education (K-6). Prior to completing her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, […]

Tehia Starker Glass
Professor
Reading and Elementary Education

Dr. Tehia Starker Glass is an Professor of Elementary Education and Educational Psychology in the department of Reading and Elementary Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is the first Black woman to earn tenure in the College of Education at UNC Charlotte. Hailing from San Diego, California, Dr. Starker Glass earned […]

Bruce Taylor
Professor
Reading and Elementary Education

Curriculum Vita My research and teaching focus on literacy instruction and support in and out of classrooms including the social and cultural aspects of literacy–particularly how literacy practices are used by individuals including teachers and students. My work has also explored the role of diverse texts and technologies in content-area classroom and the community-based support […]