Devin M. Kearns, Ph.D., is an associate professor of special education at the University of Connecticut (UConn). He is also a research scientist for Haskins Laboratories at Yale University and the Center for Behavioral Education & Research at UConn, where he researches reading disabilities—including dyslexia—in elementary- and middle-school-age children and designs instructional programs to assist these students. He also helps schools and districts implement high-quality reading instruction.