Reading researchers Deborah Dillon and David O’Brien (professors of literacy in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction) were noted for their “highly influential research in the field of literacy” by David Reinking (Eugene T. Moore Professor of Teacher Education, Clemson University) in his recent presidential address to members of the Literacy Research Association (LRA). Reinking stated in his address that an article by Dillon, O’Brien, and Elizabeth Heilman (Michigan State University) in the millennial issue of RRQ (Reading Research Quarterly) “should be required reading for all literacy researchers or those who wish to become one.”

Reinking’s address, along with the article, was included on a flash drive provided to the members of the association. Also included was a copy of Dillon’s paper, delivered when she served as president of the organization (published in 2003). View Reinking’s presidential address.
The Literacy Research Association is a community of scholars dedicated to promoting research that enriches the knowledge, understanding, and development of lifespan literacies in a multicultural and multilingual world. LRA is committed to ethical research that is rigorous, methodologically diverse, and socially responsible. LRA is dedicated to disseminating such research broadly so as to promote generative theories, informed practices and sound policies. Central to its mission, LRA mentors and supports future generations of literacy scholars.