Karen Erickson, Ph.D., David E. and Dolores “Dee” Yoder Distinguished Professor, Department of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Karen is also the Director of the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies and a Professor in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences. A former special education teacher, Karen focuses her research on literacy and communication for individuals with extensive support needs. Recent projects have focused on creating open-source professional development and implementation supports such as those available in Project Core (project-core.com), Project VC (projectvc.org), and Building Bridges (buildingbridges-ela.com), and Tar Heel Shared Reader (sharedreader.org).
