Nicole Patton Terry, the Olive & Manuel Bordas Professor of Education in the School of Teacher Education and the director of the Florida Center for Reading Research, has been elected to the National Academy of Education (NAEd).
Patton Terry is one of 19 education leaders and scholars from across the United States elected to the Academy this year and the first NAEd member at Florida State University. Election to the NAEd is considered one of the highest honors in the field of education research. Members are chosen based on their outstanding scholarship and contributions to education policy and practice.
“It is a tremendous honor to be recognized by my peers in the National Academy of Education,” Patton Terry said. “This election is a testament to the collaborative work we are doing at FSU and the Florida Center for Reading Research to ensure that every child has the language and literacy skills necessary to succeed in school and in life.”
As a member of the Academy, Patton Terry joins a select group of scholars dedicated to advancing high-quality education research and its application in policy. The NAEd undertakes research studies to address pressing educational issues and administers professional development fellowship programs to prepare the next generation of education scholars.
“Dr. Patton Terry’s work embodies the very best of Florida State’s research mission —translating rigorous inquiry into meaningful public impact,” said Vice President for Research Stacey S. Patterson. “Her work to bridge the gap between the science of reading and day-to-day educational practice is reshaping how we teach our children, and we are incredibly proud to see her scholarship honored on this national stage.”
Before joining FSU in 2018, Patton Terry was an associate professor of special education at Georgia State University. At FSU, she founded The Village at FCRR, a division dedicated to taking a collaborative approach to research by working directly with a variety of school and community partners.
Patton Terry earned her doctorate in Communication Sciences and Disorders, with a specialization in learning disabilities, from Northwestern University. She began her career as a special education teacher in Evanston, Illinois. Her extensive portfolio of research and engagement activities has been supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the Spencer Foundation, and the William T. Grant Foundation.
She currently serves as past president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading and is a fellow of both the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the American Educational Research Association.