Meet Our TRIP Fellows
The William & Mary School of Education Literacy Lab is pleased to announce the inaugural cohort of Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP) Fellows. Eight Virginia teachers have been selected from a competitive pool of candidates, each representing a different school division in the Commonwealth. The cohort includes classroom teachers, reading specialists, literacy coaches, and assessment and intervention specialists. The TRIP Fellowship program focuses on building teachers’ knowledge of empirical research. Fellows then use this knowledge to translate cutting-edge scholarship into practical one-pagers for teachers, making a lasting impact on literacy education.
Adele LaFontaine
Elementary Reading Specialist, Charlottesville City Schools
Eli Tinkelman
Elementary Reading Specialist, Fairfax County Schools
Emma Wise '21, M.A.Ed. '22
Elementary Teacher, Williamsburg-James City County Schools
Julia Koehler
Early Literacy and Elementary Reading Assessment and Intervention Specialist, Loudon County Schools
Julie Vinson
High School English Teacher & Reading Specialist, Albemarle County Schools
Kimberly Ellis M.A.Ed. '23
Elementary Reading Specialist, Virginia Beach Schools
Megan Crowe
Reading Interventionist, Richmond City Schools
Stephanie Pressley
Middle School Reading Specialist, York County Schools
