Meet the Team
Michael Hebert, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Associate Professor
Director, UCI Writing Project
University of California, Irvine

Judith Wilson, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator
Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education, retired
University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Abby Burke, Ed.D.
Reading Specialist
Nebraska Department of Education

Amy Rhone
Administrator, Office of Special Education
Nebraska Department of Education

Jay Ehler
Superintendent
Sidney Public Schools

Marc Goodrich, Ph.D.
Investigator and Assessment Evaluation Lead

Janet Bohaty, Ph.D.
WORDS Trainer
University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Mary Jo McElhose
NeMTSS System Consultant
WORDS Trainer

Nancy Coffey
WORDS Trainer
Project Manager

Sergio Leiva Cardona, Ph.D.
WORDS Trainer

Heidi Hines
WORDS Trainer
Ph.D. Graduate Student