Salika A. LawrenceSalika A. Lawrence , Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of literacy at Medgar Evers College, City University of New York. She is a former middle and high school teacher, and literacy coach with the New York City Department of Education. For more than 1 years Dr. Lawrence has worked alongside teachers and students in their classrooms to support implementation of research-based practice. Her research interests include content area literacy, critical literacy, adolescent literacy, and teacher education and professional development. Read More Read Less