Dr. Catherine Mcbride

Biography

Catherine (Cammie) McBride currently serves as Associate Dean for Research at the College of Health and Human Sciences and is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Science at Purdue University. With a past hold as Choh-Ming Li Professor of Psychology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, she has made significant contributions as the past President of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading and as the founding President of the Association for Reading and Writing in Asia. Her research primarily focuses on reading and writing cultures, with over 250 peer-reviewed journal articles to her credit and the editorship of six academic books. McBride has authored influential works including "Children’s Literacy Development: A Cross-Cultural Perspective on Learning to Read and Write" (2016) and "Coping with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, and ADHD: A Global Perspective" (2019). In 2021, she received five million dollars in funding as Project Coordinator for research integrating molecular genetics and cognitive-linguistic skills in literacy and mathematics learning, continuing her work at Purdue University. She is currently co-leading a grant aimed at improving teacher training in literacy education.

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