Christie L. Cavanaugh, M.Ed., Ph.D.
Christie Cavanaugh, Ph.D.,is a clinical faculty member in the department of Specialized Education Services at
the University of North Carolina Greensboro and serves as the edTPA Coordinator for all programs
offering initial teaching licensure. Her areas of expertise are grounded in special education, reading
instruction, and oral language development. She has worked with reading research centers and supported
schools, districts, and state departments of education to implement practices and develop professional
development materials for enhancing reading instruction and intervention at the elementary
levels and language development for early childhood and elementary grades. Dr. Cavanaugh has published
and presented nationally and internationally on language, reading, and Multi-Tiered Systems
of Support. She also serves as an educational services consultant in literacy for CORE (Consortium on
Reaching Excellence in Education).