Stephanie L. McAndrews, PhD, is Professor and Director of the Literacy Program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). At SIUE, she developed the Master of Science in Literacy Education degree, the Post-Master's Literacy Specialist Certificate program, and the Cougar Literacy Clinic. Dr. McAndrews is an experienced classroom teacher, reading specialist, and Reading Recovery teacher, and is certified in Structured English Immersion. She is an active contributor to the Literacy Research Association, the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers, and the International Literacy Association. She is also a board member of the Illinois Reading Council, for which she has served as president of the Lewis and Clark Reading Council and the College Instructors of Reading Professionals special interest group. She is a former long-time editor of The Reading Teacher journal. Widely published, Dr. McAndrews has presented at national and international conferences, worked on assessment initiatives with the Illinois State Board of Education, and consulted with school districts in Illinois, Missouri, and Guatemala. Her primary goal is to enhance the literacy development of PreK-12 students by cultivating literacy leaders who are knowledgeable about literacy processes and can make informed instructional and programmatic decisions.