Editorial Team

 

Chanelle Maynard is an Assistant Professor of Education at Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas. Dr. Maynard teaches in the EC-6 educator preparation and graduate programs with an emphasis on literacy instruction and special populations.  She obtained her Ed.D. in Literacy from Sam Houston State University.  She has over 25 years of experience in K-12 education, serving as a special education and reading teacher, a reading specialist, and an instructional coach.  She has served on the editorial teams for several journals and is a member of the TALE Board.  Her research interests include technology integration in literacy and educator preparation.   

 

Annie Culver is an assistant professor of English at Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas. She holds a PhD in English with certificates in women, gender, and sexuality studies, critical theory, and teaching excellence from Rice University in Houston. She also holds a master’s degree in English from the University of Texas at Arlington. She is the chair of the English department and has spearheaded the curriculum for the first-year writing program since 2023. Her research focuses on postwar American literature and ecocriticism.

 

Joan Brillant is an Adjunct Professor of Education at Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas and an Assistant Professor of Education at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas. Dr. Brillant teaches Science of Reading classes to elementary education teacher candidates and graduate classes with an emphasis on literacy and reading.  She obtained her Ed.D. in Curriculum & Instruction from Liberty University and an MEd in Bilingual Bicultural Studies from Texas State University.  She has experience in K-5 education in Texas, Virginia, and the Department of Defense as an elementary general education teacher, an ESL teacher, and a Reading Support teacher.

Data Editor

Rachel Lynn is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas. She holds a Ph.D. in mathematics from Purdue University, with a focus in commutative algebra. Her current research interests include elementary number theory and graph theory.