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Gay Ivey

Professor of Literacy, University of North Carolina – Greensboro

Professor of Literacy, University of North Carolina – Greensboro Gay Ivey, PhD, is the William E. Moran Distinguished Professor in Literacy at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. She studies reading motivation among children and adolescents and how schools might arrange for students to have literacy experiences that are more meaningful to them. Her work is focused on the socio-emotional benefits of engaged reading and the role of social interaction on students' growth and experiences in reading.