Research
Faculty Profile
Dr. Nancy Williams, Associate Professor
Office: EDU 202
Phone: (813) 974-3460
Fax: (813) 974-0938
Dr. Nancy Williams earned a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, Reading and Language Arts Education from Louisiana State University in 1989. She has been a faculty member at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, the University of Houston, and was the chair of the Education Department of Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA. Presently, Dr. Williams is an associate professor, coordinator of the masters programs, and advises Reading and Elementary MAT students in the Department of Childhood Education. Her research interests include preparation of literacy teachers and vocabulary teaching and learning. Her work has been published in The Reading Teacher, Action in Teacher Education, and in other journals and books about literacy and teacher preparation.
In addition to a long standing interest in vocabulary, Dr/ Williams’ current research focuses on transdisciplinary teaching and learning, teacher preparation as it relates to literacy, and affective accountability.