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Language and Literacy Research Center (LLRC)
Faculty Affiliates
Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership
![Peter Afflerbach](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_square/public/uploads/afflo_1.jpg?h=3f8759de&itok=ISCQPdin)
Peter Afflerbach
![Melinda Martin-Beltran](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_square/public/uploads/memb_1.jpg?h=8e1af498&itok=zFlfgyJN)
Melinda Martin-Beltran
Melinda Martin-Beltran
memb@umd.edu
![Mariam Jean Dreher](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_square/public/uploads/wnr0601.dreher_0_0.jpg?h=02666105&itok=vMc0oIbr)
Mariam Jean Dreher
![Jeff Macswan](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_square/public/uploads/macswan_1.jpg?h=d29a7b28&itok=uH7nCAeI)
Jeff MacSwan
![MeganPeercy](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/mpeercy_1.jpg)
Megan Madigan Peercy
Megan Madigan Peercy
mpeercy@umd.edu
![Wayne Slater](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_square/public/uploads/wslater_1.jpg?h=5707c3f8&itok=xmVFylmW)
Wayne Slater
![Jennifer Turner](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_square/public/uploads/jdturner_1.jpg?h=54d0780f&itok=99nInx0R)
Jennifer Turner
Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education
![Kelli Cummings](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_square/public/uploads/RMI%20Photo.jpg?h=02666105&itok=t4TWNYtp)
Kelli Cummings
![Susan De La Paz](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_square/public/uploads/sdelapaz_1.jpg?h=6b60d788&itok=hoR7G4nI)
Susan De La Paz
![Colleen O'Neal](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_square/public/uploads/ONeal-19Apr17-12-1_0.jpg?h=c5c2eeee&itok=1Fg1D402)
Colleen O'Neal
Colleen O'Neal
onealc01@umd.edu
![Cixin Wang](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_square/public/uploads/cxwang_1.jpg?h=21cce703&itok=vYEF0XMY)
Cixin Wang
Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology
Patricia Alexander
![Patricia Alexander](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_square/public/uploads/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_14a_0.jpg?h=226c1eec&itok=sVEztok5)
Patricia Alexander
Patricia Alexander
palexand@umd.edu
![Donald Bolger](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/djbolger_1.jpg)
![Natasha Cabrera](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_square/public/uploads/ncabrera.png?h=61c4883b&itok=H6hTypgJ)
Natasha Cabrera
Natasha Cabrera
ncabrera@umd.edu
![Alexa Romberg](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_square/public/uploads/aromberg_1.jpg?h=90ae8184&itok=9qVQF_M9)
Alexa Romberg
![Min Wang](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_square/public/uploads/minwang_1.jpg?h=62387392&itok=uTFrB5JA)
Min Wang
Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences
![Kathy Dow-Burger](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_square/public/uploads/KathyDB-11%20%281024x1003%29_0.jpg?h=77787952&itok=L2hvhB0B)
![Yi Ting Huang](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_square/public/uploads/Website%20picture%20YTH.jpg?h=78b132d6&itok=Xukmul8p)
Yi Ting Huang
![Rochelle Newman](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_square/public/uploads/Rochelle_Newman-8%20narrow.jpg?h=112647bc&itok=kr9RvNmC)
Rochelle Newman
Rochelle Newman
rnewman1@umd.edu
![Nan Bernstein Ratner](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_square/public/uploads/DSC_8470_0.jpg?h=cbff2c3a&itok=BS2x8qXG)
Nan Bernstein Ratner
![Colleen Worthington](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_square/public/uploads/colleenworthington_resize_0.jpg?h=85f6ea9c&itok=WlyJoSn9)
Colleen Worthington
Colleen Worthington
ckworth@umd.edu
![Tess Wood](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_square/public/uploads/Tess5.jpg?h=a74a1803&itok=LNP1EjIJ)
Tess Wood
![Jan Edwards](https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_square/public/uploads/Jan_Edwards_square.jpg?h=038a9462&itok=WFmZo48K)
Jan Edwards