Sheri Berkeley, Ph.D.
Sheri Berkeley, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Division of Special Education
and disAbility Research, George Mason University
Prior to her current position, Dr. Berkeley was an assistant professor at the
University of Georgia and served in a diverse public school district as a special
education teacher working with high incidence populations, in both self-contained
and inclusive settings, at preschool through secondary levels. Her
professional efforts have aimed to improve reading outcomes for older students
with learning disabilities in reading. In 2008, she received the Award
for Outstanding Doctoral Level Research from the Division of Learning Disabilities
in the Council for Exceptional Children for her dissertation research
on reading comprehension strategy instruction for secondary students with
learning disabilities. Her research has been published in numerous research
journals including Exceptional Children, The Journal of Learning Disabilities,
The Journal of Special Education, Learning Disability Quarterly,
and Remedial and Special Education.