Jessica Markham-Anderson

Jessica Markham-Anderson 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 to improve outcomes and access to high-quality instruction 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, executive functions, etc.) 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 educational innovation center, BU Wheelock TEACH. Her teaching expertise lies in 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.

Pronouns: she/her

Advisor: Hank Fien