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