Chyllis E. ScottChyllis E. Scott , Ph.D., works as an Associate Professor and Emphasis Area Coordinator for Literacy Education in the Department of Teaching & Learning at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Her research focuses on content-area and disciplinay literacy, academic writing, and mentoring practices for preservice and inservice teachers and students in higher education. Specifically, in the context of literacy instruction, she examines teacher knowledge and practices for preservice and inservice teachers. Read More Read Less