Dorothy Strickland is the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Professor of Education at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. A former classroom teacher, reading consultant and learning disabilities specialist, Dr. Strickland is a past president of both the International Reading Association (IRA) and the Reading Hall of Fame. She has received numerous awards, including IRA’s Outstanding Teacher Educator of Reading Award, the National Council of Teachers of English Award for Outstanding Educator in the Language Arts, and the National-Louis University Ferguson Award for Outstanding Contributions to Early Childhood Education.

Dr. Strickland was recently appointed to the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Teacher Education authorized by Congress. She is a member of the panels that produced Becoming a Nation of Readers, Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children, and Reading for Understanding.

Dr. Strickland's latest publications include Literacy Leaders in Early Childhood; Learning About Print in Preschool Settings; Bridging the Literacy Achievement Gap, Grades 4–12; Improving Reading and Achievement Through Professional Development; and The Administration and Supervision of Reading Programs.