![Wood, Karen](https://stg2-us.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-assets/683370_author_photo.jpg)
Karen Duston Wood
Dr. Karen Wood has been training literacy specialists for over 25 years at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she is a Professor in the Department of Reading and Elementary Education. Dr. Wood is a published author and former reading teacher, reading specialist, and K–12 instructional coordinator, and much of her writing focuses on translating research and theory into classroom practice across all subjects and grade levels.