Karen A. Erickson, Ph.D.
Karen A. Erickson, Ph.D., David E. and Dolores J. Yoder Distinguished Professor,
Director, Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill
Karen A. Erickson is Yoder Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for
Literacy and Disability Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A
former teacher of children with significant disabilities, Dr. Erickson's current research
addresses literacy and communication assessment and intervention for students with
a range of disabilities, including significant disabilities. Dr. Erickson is codeveloper of
the Tar Heel Reader online library of accessible books for beginning readers as well
as several other assistive, learning, and communication technologies.