Professor of Psychology
Christopher Newport University

Kelly Cartwright is a professor of psychology, neuroscience and teacher preparation at Christopher Newport University. Dr. Cartwright is an award-winning teacher and mentor who engages students in and out of the classroom. Dr. Cartwright’s research, supported by nearly $3 million in federal funding, explores neurocognitive and affective factors that underlie reading comprehension processes and difficulties. Widely published in national and international scholarly outlets, her groundbreaking book, Executive Skills and Reading Comprehension (2015), forthcoming in a second edition (2023), is the first comprehensive text at this intersection. A leader in her field, she has served on the board of directors of the Literacy Research Association and as visiting research fellow at the University of Oxford. Dr. Cartwright regularly works with K-12 teachers throughout the U.S. to understand and improve reading for struggling students, and these experiences inform her research.

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