Yaacov Petscher, Ph.D.
Yaacov Petscher, Ph.D., is Associate Director at the Florida Center for Reading Research, Tallahassee, and Deputy Director of the National Center on Improving Literacy. Dr. Petscher’s research interests include the study of cross-sectional and longitudinal individual differences in literacy, psychometrics, reading assessment, and research design. He has co-authored more than 150 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, books, and technical reports, and his work has been recognized by awards from the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, the International Literacy Association, the American Educational Research Association, and the International Society for Technology in Education. He presently serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Learning Disabilities and Elementary School Journal and as an editorial board member for other educational journals.