Jessica Markham
Doctoral Student
Jessica Markham is a doctoral student in the Educational Studies program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is a trained special and elementary educator and school psychologist and centers her work on systems-level change and implementation of evidence-based practices to improve outcomes and access to high-quality instruction and intervention for all students, especially those with disabilities. She focuses her work on learning more about the evidence base for reading instruction, intervention, and multiple factors (such as self-regulation and executive functions) that can impact reading skill development and comprehension in K–12.
At BU, she supports work in the National Center on Improving Literacy (NCIL) and the Wheelock Institute for the Science of Education (WISE), and is affiliated with the Wheelock Educational Policy Center (WEPC) and AI & Education Initiative. Her teaching expertise lies in educational psychology, methodology for teaching students with learning disabilities, academic and behavioral intervention, and identification for special education/special education law. Previously, she was a school psychologist in the greater Seattle area; Lincoln, Massachusetts; and Brookline Public Schools.
Pronouns: she/her
Advisor: Hank Fien
Education
EdS, School Psychology, University of Washington-Seattle
BS, Special and Elementary Education, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Selected Publications
Markham, J. (2024). Integrated Interventions for Anxiety and Reading Challenges, a Systematic Review. National Association of School Psychology National Convention 2025, February 2025, Seattle WA.
Kaler, L., Markham, J., & Jones, N., (2024). Using Administrative Data to Investigate Issues of Service Delivery in Special Education. Accepted with Minor Revisions.
Selected Presentations
Cleveland, C., & Markham, J. (2024). Understanding Individualized Education Program (IEP) Goals at Scale. (Working Paper 2024-1). Wheelock Educational Policy Center. Available at wheelockpolicycenter.org
Nelson, N., Markham-Anderson., J., (2022, November). Translational Research: An Evidence Based Approach Applying the Science of Reading to Instruction. Paper presented at the 2022 International Dyslexia Association DyslexiaCon conference, November, 2022, San Antonio, TX.