Meet the Team
Michael Hebert, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator & Program Developer
Associate Professor
University of California, Irvine
Janet Bohaty, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
Senior Research Associate
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Marc Goodrich, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University
Natalie Koziol, Ph.D.
Co-investigator & Senior Statistician
Research Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Derek B. Rodgers, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
Research Assistant Professor
University of Iowa
Rachel Schachter
Co-Investigator
Associate Professor
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Amanda Witte, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
Research Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Sarah Zuckerman
Co-Investigator
Associate Professor
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Pam Bazis, Ph.D.
co-investigator
Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Nancy Coffey
Retired Consultant
Mary Jo McElhose
Consultant
NeMTSS System Consultant
Nebraska Department of Education
Heidi Hines
Graduate Assistant
University of California, Irvine
Amy Rhone
WORDS Program Officer
Office of Special Education Administrator/State Director,
Nebraska Department of Education
Nathan Speer M.A., Ed.S.
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
George Toman
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Judith Wilson, Ph.D
Program Co-Developer
Associate Professor of Practice (Retired)
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
HyeonJin Yoon
Statistician
Research Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Sergio Leiva Cardona, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California, Irvine
Sara Wing, Ed.D.
Project Coordinator
Reading Teacher Coach Specialist-Lead
Kylee Rhamy, M.Ed.
Reading Teacher Coach Specialist
Carrie Sublette, M.Ed.
Reading Teacher Coach Specialist
Tim Andress, Ph.D.
Reading Teacher Coach Specialist
Dawn Spurck, M.S.
Reading Teacher Coach Specialist
