Meet the Authors of MyReadingLab

Dr. Cheryl Novins has taught both developmental reading and developmental writing for the last ten years on the college level. She is currently a professor in the Reading/Basic Education Department at Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York. Her research interests include students' attitudes toward reading and students' textual interactions in a college-level reading workshops. During the past year three of Cheryl's presentations at national conferences (CCHA, NYCLSA, DC Research Symposium) have focused on developmental reading. She has authored The Longman Textbook Reader (2nd edition) which will be available February 2007.

Corinne Fennessy has been helping students to improve their reading skills for over 30 years. She holds both a Master of Science in Education as a Reading Specialist, and a Bachelor's degree in English from Nazareth College of Rochester, New York. She taught in New York state schools K-12 for over twenty years, in specialized remedial and special education programs, and served as a remedial program coordinator. She also has taught reading at the University of Central Florida, and is now a professor of reading at Valencia Community College, in Orlando, Florida. For the past two years she has been writing and consulting on instructional materials for Pearson Longman publishing.

Eugene Wintner earned his B.A. in English and American Literature at Brandeis University, graduating and an Ed. M. in Reading from Boston University. Eugene 's teaching experience includes a year at a public high school and several years at a private school in Boston. Since 1979 he has been working at Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill, MA. Starting as the Reading Lab Coordinator, he became a faculty member a few years later. For the last 7-8 years Eugene has been a full professor of English and the Developmental Reading Curriculum Coordinator. His published texts include Practical College Reading (Irwin Professional Publishing), The Reading Quest (Longman publishers), and Textcerpts, 1/e and 2/e (Longman publishers).

Dr. Gretchen Starks-Martin has taught seventh and ninth grade English and reading in Michigan before teaching reading at the technical college, community college, and university levels in Minnesota and New York. Most recently she taught English and reading at a Navajo tribal college while on sabbatical. Currently, she is a professor in the Academic Learning Center at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. Gretchen has been President of the Minnesota Reading Association, the New York College Learning Skills Association, and the Minnesota Association of Developmental Education. She is currently the Executive Assistant for the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) Board of Directors. Her research interests are student retention and using technology in education. She has authored a CD-ROM on “Using Common Sense in Test-Taking” and currently serves on the Minnesota State College and University Committee on Assessment of College Readiness.

Rochelle A. Favale is an adjunct faculty member at the College of DuPage, where she specializes in working with developmental English students. With an undergraduate degree in Special Education, Rochelle also serves as one of the college's learning disabilities specialists. Additionally, she acts as a lead coach in the school's Reading & Writing Assistance Area. Since 2005, Rochelle has been a contributor to a number of Pearson reading textbooks. Her next goal involves the attainment of either a second master's degree in English (because of the strong link between reading and writing) or the pursuit of a PhD in literacy.

Dr. Tim Brown is the Chair of English and Speech Communication at Riverside City College in Riverside, California. He has been teaching reading at Riverside City College since 1984. Dr. Brown previously authored the Prentice Hall Textbook Reader and developed the Companion Website for Prentice Hall's Reading With Meaning: Strategies for College Reading 6th Ed. by Dorothy Hennings. Dr. Brown was one of the first instructors to develop a basic skills class in reading for on-line delivery in the California Community College system. He also teaches in graduate courses in reading California State University, Fullerton.