Ramona Pittman, PhD
Ramona T. Pittman, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture at Texas A&M University’s College of Education and Human
Development, where she also directs the Clinic for Advanced Literacy Studies. She earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, with an emphasis in Reading and Language Arts Education, from Texas A&M University. Dr. Pittman’s scholarship focuses on teacher knowledge of dyslexia and spelling instruction, equitable literacy assessment practices, and the linguistic strengths of African American students. Her research has appeared in journals including Annals of Dyslexia, Dyslexia, the Journal of Learning Disabilities, the Journal of Literacy Research, Urban Education, and The Reading Teacher, and she is a co-author of a forthcoming article on the practical implications of the revised dyslexia definition for educational practice.
She currently serves as Guest Co-Editor of a special issue on dyslexia for The Elementary School Journal. Before joining Texas A&M University, Dr. Pittman held faculty positions at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, Florida State University, and the Florida Center for Reading Research, and her earlier career includes classroom teaching and reading intervention roles in Texas and Mississippi.
