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PATRICIA IRENE MULCAHY-ERNT, PH.D.

Professor of Education in Reading and Language Arts, School of Education

Director of the Graduate Programs in Literacy and English Education

Carlson Hall 118, 303 University Avenue

University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT 06604

[email protected]

(203) 576-4201

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Academic Degree Institution Date

Doctor of Philosophy in University of Minnesota 1988

Educational Psychology Minneapolis, MN

Master of Education in Colorado State University 1977

Communications Development Fort Collins, CO

Bachelor of Arts University of Rhode Island 1974

English/Secondary Education Kingston, RI

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Full-time Positions

Rank/Position/Institution Department Dates

University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT

Professor of Education School of Education 2001 - present

Director of the Graduate Programs School of Education 1997 - present

in Literacy and English Education

Title III Program Director Center for Excellence in Learning & Teaching 2008 - 2013

& CELT Director Center for Excellence in Learning & Teaching 2008 - 2013

Teacher Preparation Programs Director School of Education 1997 - 2008

Associate Professor of Education School of Education 1995 - 2001

Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT

Associate Professor Department of Education 1994 - 1995

& Graduate Reading Program & Educational Psychology

Coordinator

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Assistant Professor Graduate School of Education 1988 - 1994

University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

Coordinator of Reading Center for Human Enrichment 1980 - 1984

Study Skills/Tutorial Services

Reading Instructor

Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD

Director of Academic Programs Special Instructional Programs 1979 - 1980

Student Special Services

Colorado Northwestern Community College, Rangely, CO

Program Director Learning Assistance Center 1977 - 1979

Stevensville Middle School, Stevensville, MD

Teacher of Reading and Sixth, Seventh, Eighth Grade Team 1974 - 1976

Language Arts

mailto:[email protected]

Patricia Mulcahy-Ernt, Ph.D.

RESEARCH ACTIVITY

Books, Book Chapters, Monographs, & Research Reports

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I., Edwards, B., Neuburger, J., Russell, L. Sanders, L. & Starks-Martin, G. (2020).

Functional area resource paper for learning assistance programs. Washington, DC: Council for the

Advancement of Standards in Higher Education.

Bryant, M., Di Maria, D., Glass, C. R. , Harris-Sealey, N. J., Hartmann, J. N., Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I., &

vanBever-Green, J. (2019). International student programs and services: CAS contextual

statement. In Wells, J. (Ed.), CAS professional standards in higher education, 10th edition.

Washington, DC: Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education.

Carretta, P., Glass, C. R., Gregory, D., Hartmann, J. N., Mahone, N., Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I., & Wheeler. J.

(2019). International student programs and services: CAS standards and guidelines. In Wells, J.

(Ed.), CAS professional standards in higher education, 10th edition. Washington, DC: Council

for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education.

Carretta, P., Cohen, L., DePauw, K., Gardner, S., Johnson, N., Mulcahy-Ernt, P., Ortega, S., Sperling, L, &

Zilmer, K. (2019). Graduate and professional student programs and services: CAS contextual

statement. In Wells, J. (Ed.), CAS professional standards in higher education, 10th edition.


Carretta, P., Cohen, L., DePauw, K., Gardner, S., Johnson, N., Mulcahy-Ernt, P., Ortega, S., Sperling, L, &

Zilmer, K. (2019). Graduate and professional student programs and services: CAS standards and

guidelines. In Wells, J. (Ed.), CAS professional standards in higher education, 10th edition.


Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Caverly, D. C. (2018). Strategic study-reading. In R. F. Flippo & T. W. Bean (Eds.),

Handbook of college reading and study strategy research, 3rd edition (pp. 191-214). New York:

Routledge.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2017, 2018). CAEP ILA accreditation report for the School of Education’s Reading and

Language Arts Consultant Program. University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2017, 2018). CAEP ILA accreditation report for the School of Education’s Remedial

Reading and Remedial Language Arts Program. University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2017). CAEP NCTE accreditation report for the School of Education’s Secondary

English Education Program. University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT.

Agee, K. S., Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. Neuberger, J., Norton, J., Patty-Graham, K., Thomas, M, Trammell, J.,

Voge, D. (2015). Learning assistance programs, CAS contextual statement. In Wells, J. (Ed.), CAS

professional standards in higher education, 9th edition (pp. 320-322). Washington, DC: Council for

the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education.

Agee, K. S., Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. Neuberger, J., Norton, J., Patty-Graham, K., Thomas, M, Trammell, J.,

Voge, D. (2015). Learning assistance programs, CAS standards and guidelines. In Wells, J. (Ed.),

CAS professional standards in higher education, 9th edition (pp. 323-331). Washington, DC:

Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2014). Title III – Strengthening institutions: Strengthening academic support and

student services to improve retention, Final report. Bridgeport, CT: University of Bridgeport.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Caverly, D. C. (2009). Strategic study-reading. In R. F. Flippo & D. C. Caverly

(Eds.), Handbook of college reading and study strategy research, 2nd edition (pp. 177-198). New

York: Routledge.

Van Blerkom, D. & Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2005). College reading and study strategies. Belmont, CA:

Wadsworth Thomson Learning.

Van Blerkom, D. & Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2005). Instructor’s manual with test bank for college reading and

study strategies. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Thomson Learning.

Cumming, A., Grant, L., Mulcahy-Ernt, P., Powers, D. (2005). A teacher-verification study of speaking

and writing prototype tasks for a new TOEFL. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.


Klein, J., Lanning, L., Farr, W., Logie, J., Monti, D., Mulcahy-Ernt, P. (2004). Twenty-first century

challenges for reading/language arts specialists in Connecticut. Newtown, CT: Connecticut

Association for Reading Research.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P., Szwed, M., Cappella, D., Cummings, J., Klein, J., Farr, W., Chatel, R., Cumard, J.,

Willmott, M., Daigneault, R., How, C., Nemr, G., Gambini, J., Elias-Staron, K., Zimmerman, P.,

Sullivan, C. (2003). Title II Secondary English Language Arts Workgroup Final Report. Hartford,

CT: Connecticut State Department of Education.

Enright, M., Grabe, B., Koda, K., Mosenthal, P., Mulcahy-Ernt, P., Schedl, M. (2000). A TOEFL 2000

framework for testing comprehension. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2000). Response to literary text through media: Revisiting conceptualizations of

literature and artistic expression. In A. W. Pailliotet & P. Mosenthal (Eds.), Reconceptualizing

literacy in the new age of media, multimedia, and hypermedia (pp. 129-154). Greenwich, CT:

Jai/Ablex.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2000, January). Usability of reading comprehension computer-based TOEFL 2000

prototype passages. Technical report for Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.

Klein, J., Monti, D., Mulcahy-Ernt, P., & Speck, A. (1997). Literacy for all: Reading/Language arts

programs and personnel in Connecticut schools: A report of the Connecticut Association for

Reading Research. Newtown, CT: Connecticut Association of Reading Research.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1997). Portfolios as a part of the developmental writing classroom. In C. Krause, The

resource manual to accompany The writer's workplace and The writer's workplace with readings (pp.

148-154). NY: Harcourt Brace. Reprinted (1997) in J. Robnolt, The resource manual to accompany

The writer's workplace: Sentences to paragraphs; The writer's workplace: Paragraphs to essays (pp. 107-

113). NY: Harcourt Brace. Reprinted (1997) in J. Robnolt, The resource manual to accompany The

writer's workplace: Sentences; The writer's workplace: Paragraphs; The writer's workplace: Essays (pp.

97-103). NY: Harcourt Brace. Reprinted (1999) in J. Robnolt, The resource manual to accompany

The writer's workplace and The writer's workplace with readings (pp. 90-95). NY: Harcourt Brace.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Stewart, J. (1994). Writing and reading processes in the integrated language arts.

In L. Morrow, L. C. Wilkinson, & J. Smith (Eds.),Integrated language arts: Controversy to

consensus (pp. 105-132). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Samuels, S. J. (1987). Three hundred years of illustrations in American

textbooks. In D. Willows & H. Houghton (Eds.), Illustrations, graphs, and diagrams:

Psychological theory and educational practice, 2 (pp. 1-52). New York: Springer-Verlag.

Refereed Publications

Cumming, A., Grant, L., Mulcahy-Ernt, P., Powers, D. (2005). A teacher-verification study of speaking

and writing prototype tasks for a new TOEFL. Language Testing, 21(2), 107-145.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1997). Living the dream of literacy. Journal of College Reading and Learning, 27(3),

129-139.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1996). National standards for the English language arts: Extending the conversation

for college students. Journal of College Reading and Learning, 27(2), 45-51.

Lewis, J., Mulcahy-Ernt, P., Pitman, J., & Rossell, E. (1995). The literacy education preparation of novice

teachers in New Jersey: Administrator and teacher views. Research report prepared by the

members of the Legislative and Professional Standards Committee of the New Jersey Reading

Association. Reading Instruction Journal, 39(1).

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Ryshkewitch, S. (1994). Expressive journal writing for comprehending literature:

A strategy for evoking cognitive complexity. Reading & Writing Quarterly: Overcoming

Learning Difficulties, 10(4), 325-342.

Baker, I. & Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1993). The case for expressive writing for developmental college readers.

In D. J. Leu & C. K. Kinzer (Eds.), Examining central issues in literacy research, theory, and

practice (pp. 55-63). Chicago, IL: The National Reading Conference.


Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1991). Cognitive links in reading and writing for technical communicators. In B.

Sims (Ed.), Studies in technical communication: Proceedings of the 1991 CCCC and NCTE

meetings (pp. 103-120). Denton, TX: University of North Texas.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1990). The writer's choice: Online versus hardcopy documentation for the twenty-

first century. The Technical Writing Teacher, 17(2), 167-175.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1990). What's new in reading research? Journal of College Reading and Learning,

22(2), 37-48. Reprinted (1991) in S. Williams & S. McIntyre (Ed.), Learning to learn: Effective

learning strategies (pp. 187-205). Hot Topics Series. Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Gentile, C. (1990). How to avoid putting new wine in old skins: Directions for

selecting reading tests. Reading Instruction Journal, 33(3), 36-42.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1988). Writing reader-based instructions: Strategies to build coherence. The

Technical Writing Teacher, 15(3), 234-243.

Samuels, S. J.; Tennyson, R.; Sax, L.; Mulcahy, P.; Shermer, N., Hajovy, H. (1988). Adults' use of text

structure in the recall of a scientific journal article. Journal of Educational Research, 81, 171-174.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1987). Schemata: Cues for understanding expository text. Journal of College Reading and

Learning, 20, 138-146.

Mulcahy, P. I. & Samuels, S. J. (1987). Problem-solving schemata for text types: A comparison of narrative

and expository text structures. Psychology of Reading, 8, 247-256.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1986). Memory models: Perspectives for study skills instruction. Journal of College

Reading and Learning, 19, 12-21.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1984). Computer assistance across the skills: Vocabulary development through CBE.

Journal of College Reading and Learning, 17, 157-161.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1984). LEARN: Tips for the skills center interviewer. Journal of College Reading and

Learning, 17, 162-169.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1982). Designing a training program for tutor/advisers. In R. F. Flippo (Ed.),

Innovative learning strategies, fifth yearbook, International Reading Association's College

Reading Improvement (pp. 120-125). Atlanta, GA: Georgia State University Printing.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1982). An experiential approach to evaluating tutors. WCRA Proceedings, 15, 52-55.

Refereed Journal for which I was the Guest Editor

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1994). Individual differences in reading and writing. Reading and Writing

Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 10(4), 283-342.

Published Conference Proceedings for which Papers were Accepted after Blind Review

Stasaitis, M. P. & Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I., (2017). Cognitive complexity through collaboration in argumentative

student blogs. NERA Conference Proceedings 2017, Digital Commons, University of Connecticut

Library, http://opencommons.uconn.edu/nera-2017/

Bajwa, H. & Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2012). Redesigning teaching approaches for undergraduate engineering

classrooms. Proceedings, Integrated STEM Education Conference, Ewing, NJ: IEEE.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1991). Tips for technical communicators about reading and writing connections.

Proceedings, 38th International Technical Communication Conference (pp. ET 27-29).

Washington, DC: Society for Technical Communication.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1990). Experts as problem solvers when comprehending computer instructions.

Proceedings, 37th International Technical Communication Conference (RT 37-39). Washington,

DC: Society for Technical Communication.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1989). A problem solving schema for task instructions. Proceedings, 36th International

Technical Communication Conference (RT 119-121). Washington, DC: Society for Technical

Communication.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1988). Testing documentation using protocol analysis. Proceedings, 35th International

Technical Communication Conference (WE 27-29). Washington, DC: Society for Technical

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Communication.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1987). Making decisions about online versus hardcopy: Considerations for

documentation. Proceedings, 34th International Technical Communication Conference (ATA 62-

63). Washington, DC: Society for Technical Communication.

Nonrefereed Journal Articles & Columns

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2010, Winter). Global, local, and personal literacies: Translating trends in literacy for

professional practice. Learning Assistance Association of New England Newsletter, 22(2), 1-4.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2005, Spring). Council News: Connecticut Association for Reading Research.

CONNection, 5-6.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2005, Winter). Council News: Connecticut Association for Reading Research.

CONNection, 5.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2004, Fall). Message from the president. CARReader, 2, 1.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2004, Summer). Council News: Connecticut Association for Reading Research.

CONNection, 5.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1984). The taxonomy is the test. NCTE Notes Plus, 2, 3.

Lackie, J., Endicott, P., & Mulcahy, P. I. (1984). Successful peer tutoring for prospective composition

teachers. Colorado NCTE Statement, 20, 23-31.

Student Learning Guide

Batchelder, A.; Cribelli, S.; Mulcahy, P.; Payne, E.; Wertz, D. (1984). The guide for college success.

Greeley, CO: Payne.

Doctoral Dissertation

Mulcahy, P. I. (1988). Improving the comprehensibility of computer instructions: The effect of different

text structures on success in performing procedures. Doctoral program directed by S. Jay

Samuels and dissertation directed by William Bart. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

Conference, Workshop, and Faculty Development Presentations

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Russell, L. (2019). Celebrating the stories of success using the CAS Learning

Assistance Program Standards. Presentation for the College Reading and Learning

Association’s Fifty-second Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I., Todd, R., Lee, J., Wu, C., Christ, T., Noto, L. & Picardi, C. (2019). Collegial

recommendations for tenure-track faculty in the peer review process. Panel presentation for

Faculty Development Day, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2019). Connecting reading, learning, and academic success with the CAS Learning

Assistance Program Standards, Presentation for the College Reading and Learning

Association’s Northeast Chapter’s Spring Conference, Hamden, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2018). The route to good program evaluation: Sixty six suggestions from CAS.

Presentation for the College Reading and Learning Association’s Fifty-first Annual Conference,

Albuquerque, NM.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2018). Learning assistance program evaluation using standards and guidelines of

the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education. Webinar presented for the

College Reading and Learning Association.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2017). Building bridges between the CAS standards and program evaluation.

Presentation for the College Reading and Learning Association’s Fiftieth Annual Conference,

Pittsburgh, PA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2017). Evaluating learning assistance programs with the CAS LAP standards.


Presentation for the College Reading and Learning Association’s Northeast Chapter’s Spring

Conference, New York, NY.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2016). Using the CAS standards for self-assessment and tracking student success.

Presentation for the College Reading and Learning Association’s Forty-ninth Annual Conference,

Louisville, KY.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2016). Conversations about the CAS learning assistance program standards for

envisioning student success. Presentation for the College Reading and Learning Association’s

Northeast Chapter’s Spring Conference, Worcester, MA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2015). Preparing your NCTE/CAEP report: Strategies from the CEE Community.

Insuring alignment of English Education candidate performance assessments with the new NCTE

English Education Program Standards: Insights from a Standard VI reviewer. Presentation for the

National Council of Teachers of English’s Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2015). The power of the CAS Standards for evaluation, self-assessment, and

innovation. Presentation for the College Reading and Learning Association’s Forty-Eighth Annual

Conference, Portland, OR.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2015). Vocabulary instruction for struggling readers in middle and secondary-level

content area classrooms. Presentation for the Connecticut Reading Association’s Sixty-fourth

Annual Conference, Cromwell, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2015). Using the CAS Standards for best practices and program evaluation.

Presentation for the College Reading and Learning Association’s Northeast Chapter’s Spring

Conference, Fitchburg, MA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2015). Instructional strategies for improving college-level vocabulary in written text.

Presentation for the University of Bridgeport’s Faculty Development Day, Bridgeport, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2014). True North: Title III faculty professional development. Presentation for the

College Reading and Learning Association’s Forty-Seventh Annual Conference, St. Paul, MN.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2014). Reading informational text in college classrooms. Presentation for the

Annual Conference of the College Reading and Learning Association’s Northeast Chapter,

Weston, MA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2014). Title III initiatives and outcomes at the University of Bridgeport. Poster

Presentation for the University of Bridgeport Faculty Research Day, Bridgeport, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2013). On the revolutionary road toward 2020 goals of student success in college

literacy programs. Presentation for the College Reading and Learning Association’s Forty-Sixth

Annual Conference, Boston, MA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2013). Guiding middle and high school students to comprehend informational texts.

Presentation for the Sixty-Second Annual Conference of the Connecticut Reading Association,

Cromwell, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2013). Informational texts: Fun, facts, or fiction? Presentation for the 7th Annual

Literacy Essentials Conference, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2013). Test design for college instructors. Presentation for the Annual Spring

Conference of the College Reading and Learning Association’s Northeast Chapter, University of

Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2013). Designing appropriate assessments: Objective tests. Presentation for the Center

for Excellence in Learning and Teaching’s Spring 2013 Professional Development Program,

University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2013). Designing appropriate assessments: Essay and performance-based tests.

Presentation for the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching’s Spring 2013 Professional

Development Program, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P.I. (2012). Exploring new perspectives about making and taking tests. Presentation for

the College Reading and Learning Association’s Forty-Fifth Annual Conference, Houston, TX.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I., Badara, J., & Bajwa, H. (2012). Active learning for promoting student engagement in


college classrooms. Presentation for the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching’s Summer

Institute, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I., Bajwa, H., & Grindel, B. (2012). Active learning across the curriculum in science and

engineering. Presentation for the College Reading and Learning Association Northeast’s Meeting

at the New York College Learning Association’s Symposium, Saratoga Springs, NY.


classrooms. Presentation for the IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference at the Trenton

Computer Festival, Trenton, NJ.


Classrooms. Poster Presentation for the University of Bridgeport’s Faculty Research Day,

Bridgeport, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2011). Literacy practices in college content area classrooms: Partners for success.

Presentation for the College Reading and Learning Association’s Forty-fourth Annual Conference,

San Diego, CA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2011). Extending learning in content area classrooms through successful literacy

practices. Presentation for the Sixtieth Annual Conference of the Connecticut Reading

Association, Cromwell, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2011). Blackboard peer-to-peer sharing. Workshop for the Center for Excellence in

Learning and Teaching’s Summer Institute, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2011). Instructional strategies that support college literacy learning. Presentation for

the College Reading and Learning Association Northeast’s Meeting at the New York College

Learning Association’s Symposium, Hunter, NY.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2011). Literacy practices for extending learning in college classrooms. Presentation

for the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching’s Invited Speaker Presentation Series,

University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2010). A focus on national and international literacy for college reading programs.

Presentation for the College Reading and Learning Association’s Forty-third Annual Conference,

Salt Lake City, UT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2010). An instructional toolkit for teaching comprehension in the content areas.

Presentation for the Fifty-Ninth Annual Conference of the Connecticut Reading Association,

Cromwell, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2010). Assessment that informs instruction. University of Bridgeport’s Faculty

Development Day Presentation, Bridgeport, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt. P. I. (2010). Transforming challenge into clarity: What college instructors can do to create

good comprehension and critical thinking in their classes. Keynote Presentation for Monroe

Community College’s Faculty Development Day, Rochester, NY.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2010). National policy perspectives about college learning and literacy. Presentation

for the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching’s Summer Institute, University of

Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Wolf, A. (2010). Retaining, remembering, and reflecting: Strategies for college

students. Presentation for the CRLA-IRA Co-sponsored Session of the Fifty-fifth Annual

Convention of the International Reading Association, Chicago, IL.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Salonen, N. (2010). Empowering faculty through professional development to

improve student learning and undergraduate retention. Presentation for the 2010 Title III

and Title V Project Directors’ Meeting, Washington, DC.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2009). Global, local, and personal literacies: Translating trends in literacy for

professional practice. Keynote presentation for the Learning Assistance Association of New

England’s Annual Conference, Portsmouth, NH.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2009). Viewing new literacies for college readers. Presentation for the CRLA-IRA

Co-sponsored Session of the Fifty-ninth Annual Convention North Central of the International


Reading Association, Minneapolis, MN.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2009). A comprehension instructional toolkit as a foundation for student success.

Presentation for the College Reading and Learning Association’s Forty-second Annual

Conference, Richmond, VA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2009). Study-reading strategies for the college classroom. Presentation for the

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching’s Summer Institute, University of Bridgeport,

Bridgeport, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2009). Comprehending college-level expository texts. Presentation for the CRLA-IRA

Co-sponsored Session of the Fifty-ninth Annual Convention Southwest of the International

Reading Association, Phoenix, AZ.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2008). Strategic study reading. Presentation for the Fifty-eighth Annual Conference of

the National Reading Conference, Orlando, FL.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2008). Self-regulated study reading processes. Research roundtable presentation for

the Fifty-Eighth Annual Conference of the National Reading Conference, Orlando, FL.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Caverly, D. C. (2008). Strategic study reading. Presentation for the College Reading

and Learning Association’s Forty-first Annual Conference, Cleveland, OH.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2008). Research and practice about study strategies for secondary-level students.

Presentation for the Sixtieth Annual Convention of the New England Reading Association,

Springfield, MA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2008). Self-regulated learning, comprehension, and study reading. Presentation for

the CRLA-IRA Co-sponsored Session of the Fifty-first Annual Convention of the International

Reading Association, Atlanta, GA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2008). Building comprehension for college students: Essential reading and study

Strategies. Presentation for the College Reading and Learning Association Northeast Regional

Meeting at the New York College Learning Skills Association’s Symposium, Poughkeepsie, NY.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2008). New perspectives on study strategies for college students. Presentation for the

Thirty-second Annual Conference of the National Association for Developmental Education,

Boston, MA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Caverly, D. C. (2008). Strategic study reading. Presentation for the Thirty-second

Annual Conference of the National Association for Developmental Education, Boston, MA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2007). Academic literacy and study strategies for secondary-level and college

readers: A research update. Presentation for the CRLA-IRA Co-sponsored Session at the Fifty-

second Annual Conference of the International Reading Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2007). Essential reading and study strategies for secondary and college students

Presentation at Tunxis Community College, Farmington, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2006). Research perspectives on New Literacies. Connecticut Association for

Reading Research Roundtable for the Fifty-fifth Annual Conference of the Connecticut Reading


Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Caverly, D.C. (2006). Research about effective strategic college study reading.

Presentation for the College Reading and Learning Association’s Thirty-ninth Annual

Conference, Austin, TX.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2006). Critical comprehension and composing: Essential strategies for college readers

and writers. Presentation for the CRLA-IRA Co-sponsored Session of the Fifty-first Annual

Conference of the International Reading Association, Chicago, IL.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2006). Working with academic text: The inside edge to improve comprehension.

Presentation for the College Reading and Learning Association Northeast Regional

Meeting at the New York College Learning Skills Association’s Symposium, Saratoga Springs,

NY.

Kara-Soteriou, I., Kurkjian, C., & Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2005). Literacy, technology, and the new literacies in

K-8 classrooms: The role of the language arts teacher. Research roundtable presentation for the


Fifty-fifth Annual Conference of the National Reading Conference, Miami, FL.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2005). The NCTE/NCATE process from a reviewer’s perspective. Presentation for the

Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Pittsburgh, PA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2005). Strategies for navigating through vocabulary in college text: Sail, don't sink.

Presentation for the Thirty-eighth Annual Conference of the College Reading and Learning

Association, Long Beach, CA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2004). Writing to learn and reading to learn: Keys for content area teachers.

Presentation for the Fifty-third Annual Conference of the Connecticut Reading Association,

Cromwell, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2004). Strategies for finding main ideas and details in college texts: What’s the point?

Presentation for the Thirty-seventh Annual Conference of the College Reading and Learning

Association, Kansas City, MO.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2004). Twenty-first century challenges for reading/language arts specialists in

Connecticut: Findings from surveys of universities and of principals. Presentation for the Forty-

Ninth Annual Conference of the International Reading Association, Reno, NV.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2003). Situating literacy case studies in real and virtual time. Research presentation

for the Fifty-third Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2003). Grand conversations: Enhancing learning in content area disciplines through

writing. Presentation for the Fifty-third Annual Conference of the Connecticut Reading


Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2003). Issues and challenges of creating performance-based assessments of

secondary English language arts pre-service teacher candidates: Designing valid, reliable,

appropriate performance-based assessments for secondary-level English language arts teacher

candidates. Research presentation for the Annual Conference of the National Council of Teachers

of English, San Francisco, CA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2003). Conversations and compositions about comprehending college texts.

Presentation for the Thirty-sixth Annual Conference of the College Reading and Learning

Association, Albuquerque, NM.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2003). Grand conversations: Content area reading and writing. Presentation for the

Fifty-second Annual Conference of the Connecticut Reading Association, Cromwell, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2003). The content and intent of critical literacy for college-level readers.

Presentation for the CRLA-IRA Co-sponsored Session at the Forty-eighth Annual Convention of

the International Reading Association, Orlando, FL.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2003). Instructional strategies for improving student learning and comprehension of

science text. Workshop presentation for the Connecticut State Department of Education’s

Conference on Strategies for Improving Student Performance in Grades 6-12, Cromwell, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2002). Comprehending college texts: Making critical connections across the

disciplines. Presentation for the Thirty-fifth Annual Conference of the College Reading and

Learning Association, Minneapolis, MN.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Chatel, R. (2002). The preparation of grade 7-12 educators in content area literacy

using a performance-based instruction and assessment model. Research presentation for the

World Congress on Reading, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2002). Characteristics of successful high school reading programs in new times: A

study of Connecticut high schools: Implications for University pre-service education and

professional development. Research presentation for the Forty-seventh Annual Convention of the

International Reading Association, San Francisco, CA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2001). Media literacy performance assessments in pre-service teacher literacy

education programs. Research presentation for the Fifty-first Annual Meeting of the National

Reading Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2001). Media as inquiry, reflection, and response to literature in pre-service teacher


education in secondary English language arts. Presentation for the Annual Conference of the

Connecticut Council of the Teachers of English, Waterbury, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2001). College reading comprehension as problem solving, practice, and

performance. Presentation for the Thirty-fourth Annual Conference of the College Reading and

Learning Association, Spokane, WA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2000). Linking pre-service English language arts teachers to alternative ways of

knowing literature through media responses. Research presentation for the Fiftieth Annual

Meeting of the National Reading Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I., O’Hear, M, & Jonason, P. (2000). Instructional strategies and stances for improving

students’ reading comprehension. Presentation for the Thirty-third Annual Conference of the

College Reading and Learning Association, Reno, NV.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2000). Literacy strategies that work for struggling readers. Presentation for the

Forty-ninth Annual Conference of the Connecticut Reading Association, Waterbury, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (2000). Instructional strategies for improving student learning and comprehension of

college text. Invited faculty development workshop presentation for Macomb Community

College, Clinton, MI.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Jonason, P. (2000). Comprehension for college students: Strategies and stances.

Presentation for the Forty-fifth Annual Conference of the International Reading Association,

Indianapolis, IN.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1999). Assessing media responses to literature: Perspectives from instructional

stances. Paper presented for the Forty-ninth Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference,

Orlando, FL.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I., Enright, M., Schedl, M. (1999). An alternative framework for assessing proficiency of

non-native speakers of English in college reading tasks. Paper presented for the Forty-ninth

Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, Orlando, FL.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1999). College reading comprehension: Students, contexts, and tasks. Presentation

for the Thirty-second Annual Conference of the College Reading and Learning Association, New

Orleans, LA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I., Arciero, M., Tubis, Z. (1999). Response, reflection, and re-thinking literature: Using

media in English language arts classrooms. Presentation for the Forty-eighth Annual Conference

of the Connecticut Reading Association, Waterbury, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1999). An analysis of college reading tasks. Presentation for the Forty-fourth Annual

Conference of the International Reading Association, San Diego, CA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1999). Literacy for all: A report of the Connecticut Association for Reading Research

on Connecticut’s reading/language arts programs and personnel: Findings of the principals’

questionnaire. Panel presentation for the Forty-fourth Annual Conference of the International

Reading Association, San Diego, CA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Tecun, M. (1999). Reading and study skills courses: Teaching to transfer.

Presentation for the Northeast Regional Spring Meeting of the College Reading and Learning

Association, Bridgeport, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1999). Evaluating the integration of technology standards in teacher education

courses. Presentation for the Uses of Information Technologies in Higher Education Technology

Conference, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1998). Media literacy agendas: Classroom instruction and practice. Presentation for

the Forty-eighth Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, Austin, TX.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1998). Responding to and inquiring about literature through a multi-media format.

Presentation for the Forty-eighth Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, Austin,

TX.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1998). What do college readers read? Presentation for the Thirty-first Annual

Conference of the College Reading and Learning Association, Salt Lake City, UT.


Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1998). Stories of literacy: Treasures from students, teachers, and life-long readers.

Presentation for the Forty-seventh Annual Conference of the Connecticut Reading Association,

Waterbury, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1998). Remembering literacy histories: The stories of readers, researchers, and

teachers. Featured research presentation for the Spring Meeting of the Connecticut Association for

Reading Research, Farmington, CT.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1997). Literacy histories of teachers, students, and researchers. Presentation for the

Forty-seventh Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1997). Instructional strategies for comprehension of texts in postsecondary

classrooms. Invited workshop presentation for the Annual Conference of the Ohio Association

for Developmental Education, Toledo, OH.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1997). Expanding professional development horizons in the field of developmental

education through the College Reading and Learning Association. Presentation for the

Annual Conference of the Ohio Association for Developmental Education, Toledo, OH.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I., Smith, K., & Johnen, B. (1997). Developing the new CRLA strategic plan.

Presentation for the Thirtieth Annual Conference of the College Reading and Learning

Association, Sacramento, CA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1996). Literacy biographies of expert readers, writers, and researchers. Research

roundtable presentation for the Forty-sixth Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference,

Charleston, SC.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1996). Living the dream of literacy. Presidential address for the Twenty-ninth

Annual Conference of the College Reading and Learning Association, Albuquerque, NM.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1996). Conversations about literacy standards. Presentation for the Twenty-ninth

Annual Conference of the College Reading and Learning Association, Albuquerque, NM.

Maxwell, M, Materniak, G., Clark-Thayer, S, & Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1996). National professional

standards: Current status and implications for college learning assistance and developmental

education. Presentation for the Second National Conference on Research in Developmental

Education, Charlotte, NC.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I., Krause, N., Bethke, R., Batenhorst, E., & Carpenter, K. (1996). Strategies using print

media in college classrooms. Presentation for the Forty-first Annual Convention of the

International Reading Association, New Orleans, LA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1996). Working the new literacy standards into the lives of students and the uses of

text in college classrooms. Presentation for the College Reading and Learning Association's

International Symposium on Teaching and Learning, Kananaskis, Canada.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1996). Standards for college reading and learning assistance programs: Futuristic or

reminiscent? Presentation for the Annual Convention of the American College Personnel

Association, Baltimore, MD.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1996). Learning content knowledge through thematic instruction: Teacher strategies

in the integrated language arts. Presentation for the Twenty-seventh Annual Conference of the

Massachusetts Reading Association, Worchester, MA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Materniak, G. (1996). Connecting standards to college settings: CRLA perspectives.

Presentation for the Twentieth Annual Conference of the National Association for Developmental

Education, Little Rock, AR.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Maxwell, M. (1996). The national standards from the perspective of college

developmental education. Presentation for the 4th North American Conference on

Adolescent/Adult Literacy of the International Reading Association, Washington, DC.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1995). Voices of developmental college students in life-long literacy events.

Presentation for the Forty-fifth Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, New

Orleans, LA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1995). Contextualizing comprehension strategies for content area curricula. Keynote


presentation for the Consortium of Educators and Administrators of Literacy, Rochester, NY.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1995). Building integrated/thematic literacy curricula: Approaches to authentic

interdisciplinary learning and assessment. Institute presentation for the Fortieth Annual

Convention of the International Reading Association, Anaheim, CA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I., Carpenter, K., Batenhorst, E. (1995). Strategies for transforming college

developmental education for the 21st century. Presentation for the Fortieth Annual Convention

of the International Reading Association, Anaheim, CA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1995). NJRA's Legislative & Professional Standards Committee report.

Perspectives on literacy education: The preparation of novice teachers in New Jersey. The survey

of reading requirements in New Jersey colleges and universities. Paper presented for the New

Jersey Reading Association's Spring Conference, New Brunswick, NJ.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1995). Autobiographical writing for college students. Paper presented for the

Nineteenth Annual Conference of the National Association for Developmental Education,

Chicago, IL.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1994). Post-secondary autobiography as data. Research workshop for the

Forty-fourth Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, San Diego, CA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1994). College reading programs and strategic learning: Multiple perspectives.

Symposium discussant at the Forty-fourth Annual Meeting of the National Reading

Conference, San Diego, CA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1994). Computers as instructional tools in college learning assistance centers.

Presentation for the Thirty-ninth Annual Convention of the International Reading Association,

Toronto, Canada.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1994). Improving science learning through multiple text strategies. Research paper

presentation for the American Educational Research Association's Annual Meeting, New Orleans,

LA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1994). Writing as reasoning and reflection: The inner critic speaks. Presentation for

the Twenty-sixth Rutgers Reading Conference, New Brunswick, NJ.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1994). Coding journal responses for cognitive complexity. Presentation at the

Twenty-seventh Annual Conference of the College Reading and Learning Association, San Diego,

CA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I., Olson-Fallon, J., Kammeraad, J., & Dixon, J. (1994). College reading instruction:

Paradigms, programs, and portfolios. Presentation for the Twenty-seventh Annual Conference of

the College Reading and Learning Association, San Diego, CA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Gabriel, D. (1994). College readers comprehending through computer text: The

next generation. Presentation for the Twenty-seventh Annual Conference of the College Reading

and Learning Association, San Diego, CA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1993). Self-disclosed autobiographical reading memories. Research paper

presentation for the Forty-third Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, Charleston,

SC.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1993). Beliefs about adult literacy: Myth or reality? Presentation for the College

Reading Association's Annual Conference, Richmond, VA.

Baker, I. & Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1993). Expressive writing: A pathway to reading comprehension.

Presentation for the College Reading Association's Annual Conference, Richmond, VA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1993). Through the looking glass: How literacy strategies transform discipline

knowledge. Keynote presentation for the Annual State Conference of the Oregon Chapter of the

College Reading and Learning Association, Portland, OR.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1993). Challenges of integrating reading and writing processes in college

classrooms. Presentation for the Thirty-Eighth Annual International Convention of the

International Reading Association, San Antonio, TX.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1993). Knowledge mapping of science text: Inside connections. Research paper


presentation at the American Educational Research Association's Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1993). Composing and comprehending: Reflections from research. Presentation for

the Twenty-sixth Annual Conference of the College Reading and Learning Association, Kansas

City, KS.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Wilkofsky, M. (1993). Adults' autobiographical memories of reading experiences.

Research paper presentation for the New Jersey Reading Association's Spring Conference,

Newark, NJ.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1993). Developing a love for literacy through letters and literature. Keynote speaker

presentation for the Winter Conference of the Ocean County and Monmouth County Reading

Councils of the International Reading Association, Point Pleasant, NJ.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1993). The silver lining: Writing for learning discipline knowledge. Presentation for

the Twenty-fifth Rutgers Reading Conference, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1993). Integrated reading and writing instructional strategies: Learning about

discipline knowledge in community college settings. Invited keynote speaker presentation for

the Carl Perkins Faculty Development Workshop, Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado

Springs, CO.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Baker, I. (1992). Expressive writing events to improve reading comprehension

and abstract thinking of non-proficient college learners. Research paper presentation for the

Forty-second Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1992-93). Reading and writing in the curriculum: Science and social studies. Invited

speaker presentation for the faculty development workshop series at Rumson Country Day

School, Rumson, NJ.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1992). Composing and comprehending strategies for college learners. Invited

research presentation for the First National Conference on Research in Developmental

Education, Charlotte, NC.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1992). Capturing content through the lens of literacy: Strategies for learning

discipline knowledge. Keynote speaker presentation for the College Reading and Learning

Association's Washington Chapter's Fall Conference, Spokane, WA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1992). Integrating reading, writing, and discipline knowledge: Strategies to help

learners learn. Invited speaker presentation for the faculty development workshop series at

Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1992). Reading-writing connections for secondary-level learning. Workshop

presentation for the New Jersey Reading Association's Fall Conference, Atlantic City, NJ.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1992). Writing and reading in the integrated language arts (4-12). Paper

presentation for the Rutgers Invitational Symposium in Education, Somerset, NJ.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Collins, A. (1992). Redesigning text for novice learners' comprehension of biology

concepts. Research paper presentation for the American Educational Research Association's

Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1992). Navigating through text: Reader strategies for comprehending concepts in

biology. Presentation for the Twenty-fifth Annual Conference of the College Reading and

Learning Association, San Francisco, CA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1992). Re-visions of adult literacy. Presentation for the Thirty-seventh International

Conference of the International Reading Association, Orlando, FL.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1992). Literacy: What does it mean to the adult learner? Workshop presentation for

the New Jersey Reading Association's Spring Conference, East Brunswick, NJ.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1991). Reader strategies for comprehending concepts in biology text. Research paper

presentation for the Forty-first Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, Palm

Springs, CA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1991). Tips for technical communicators about reading and writing connections.

Paper presented for the Thirty-eighth International Technical Communication Conference, New


York, NY.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1991). Cognitive links in reading and writing for technical communicators. Paper

presented for the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Boston, MA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Dixon, J. (1991). Pre-writing and pre-reading mental plans. Presentation for the

Twenty-fourth Annual Conference of the College Reading and Learning Association, San

Antonio, TX.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. & Gentile, C. (1991). Selecting reading tests for the twenty-first century. Research

paper presented for the Eighth Eastern Regional Conference of the International Reading

Association, Atlantic City, NJ.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1991). Reader strategies for comprehending technical concepts. Research

paper presented for the 25th Reunion of the Center for Research in Learning, Perception, and

Cognition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1990). Assessing pre-writing processes. Research paper presented for the National

Testing Network in Writing Conference, New York, NY.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1990). Critical thinking: Prerequisite for reading and writing. Presentation for the

Twenty-third Annual Conference of the College Reading and Learning Association, Irvine,

CA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1990). Improving the comprehensibility of instructions: The effect of different text

structures on performance in a transfer task. Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Finalist Award

Research paper presentation for the Thirty-fifth Annual International Convention of the

International Reading Association, Atlanta, GA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1990). Experts as problem solvers when reading computer instructions. Research

paper presented for the Thirty-seventh International Technical Communication Conference, Santa

Clara, CA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1990). The language connection for secondary-level learners in content classes.

Workshop presented for the Twenty-second Rutgers Reading Conference, New Brunswick, NJ.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1990). Literacy partnerships with parents. Workshop presented for the New Jersey

Reading Association's Fall Conference, Atlantic City, NJ.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1990). Parents promoting literacy. Invited workshop presented for the Bartle School

Parent Teacher Organization Meeting, Highland Park, NJ.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1990). Cognitive links for technical communication. Presentation for Colorado State

University's Graduate Scholar in Residence Program, Department of Technical Journalism, Fort

Collins, CO.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1989). The effect of text types on experts' versus novices' comprehension of

computer instructions. Research paper presentation for the Annual Meeting of the Northeastern

Educational Research Association, Ellenville, NY.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1989). What's new in reading research? Presentation for the Twenty-second

Annual Conference of the College Reading and Learning Association, Seattle, WA.

Mulcahy-Ernt, P. I. (1989). A problem solving schema for task instructions. Research paper presentation

for the Thirty-sixth International Technical Communication Conference, Chicago, IL.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1988). Testing documentation using protocol analysis. Research paper presentation for the

Thirty-fifth International Technical Communication Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1988). Text structure as a factor of comprehensibility of computer manuals. Presentation

for the Twenty-first Annual Conference of the Western College Reading and Learning Association,

Sacramento, CA.

Mulcahy, P. I. & Weinsheimer, J. (1988). The questionnaire: Evaluation tool for learning assistance.

Institute co-presented at the Twenty-first Annual Conference of the Western College Reading and

Learning Association, Sacramento, CA.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1987-1988). Using protocol analysis for developing documentation. Demonstration

workshops presented for the Institute for Technical Communication, University of Minnesota, St.


Paul, MN.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1987). Making decisions about online versus hardcopy. Research paper presentation for

the Thirty-fourth International Technical Communication Conference, Denver, CO.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1987). Schema for expository text. Presentation for the Twentieth Annual Conference of

the Western College Reading and Learning Association, Albuquerque, NM.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1986). Comprehension and expository text structure. Presentation for the Annual

Conference of the Minnesota Reading Association, Marshall, MN.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1986). Models of memory processes: What psychological research tells us about human

learning. Research paper presentation for the Nineteenth Annual Conference of the Western

College Reading and Learning Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1985). The role of illustrations in instructional texts: An historical approach. Research

paper presentation for the Thirteenth Plains Regional Conference of the International Reading

Association, Minneapolis, MN.

Mulcahy, P. I. & Shea, M. (1985). Reading, writing, rhetoric, and study skills: An integrated approach.

Paper presented for the Eighteenth Annual Conference of the Western College Reading and

Learning Association, Denver, CO.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1982 - 1983). How to improve your memory. Workshops presented for the

Cornerstones Study Skills Workshop Series, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1983). LEARN tips for interviewing skills. Presentation for the Sixteenth Annual

Conference of the Western College Reading and Learning Association, Portland, OR.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1983). Computer assistance across the skills: Vocabulary development through CBE.

Presentation for the Annual Conference of the National Council of Teachers of English, Denver,

CO.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1982). An experiential approach to evaluating tutors. Presentation for the Fifteenth Annual

Conference of the Western College Reading Association, San Diego, CA.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1982). Questioning and probing strategies. Tutor training workshop presented at Aims

Community College, Greeley, CO.

Mulcahy, P. I. & Romero, L. (1981). Study habits for students with special needs. Workshop for the

faculty development series at Heath Junior High School, Greeley, CO.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1981). Designing a training program for tutor/advisers. Presentation for the Fourteenth

Annual Conference of the Western College Reading Association, Dallas, TX.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1980). Designing an English tutorial program for underprepared students. Presentation for

the Thirteenth Annual Conference of the Western College Reading Association, San Francisco,

CA.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1979). Reading problems of the community college student. Presentation at for

Colorado Language Arts Society's Conference, Colorado Springs, CO.

Mulcahy, P. I. (1978). Reading and writing paragraphs for power. Workshop presented for the

Steamboat Springs Basic Skills Workshop, Steamboat Springs, CO.

NOTABLE HONORS AND AWARDS

2020 Nominated Fellow for the Council for Learning Assistance and Developmental Education Associations

2019 Dr. Thomas Faculty Award from the School of Education at the University of Bridgeport 2017 Distinguished Teaching Award, presented by the College Reading and Learning

Association (CRLA)

2014 International Reading Association’s Literacy Award, presented by the Connecticut Reading Association

2013 CRLA Northeast Chapter Distinguished Service Award, presented by the College Reading and Learning Association’s Northeast Chapter

2009 Outstanding Research and Publication Award, presented by the Learning Assistance


Association of New England 2008 Invited Membership into Phi Kappa Phi

2008 Continental Who’s Who Membership in the Registry of National Business Leaders

2006 The University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development Award as one of their Distinguished 100 Alumni

2002 The College Reading and Learning Association’s Robert Griffin Long and Outstanding Service Award

2000 The College Reading and Learning Association Special Recognition Award for Service

1995 Professional Achievement Award from Western Connecticut State University in Recognition of Outstanding Professional Achievement in the Field of Education and Educational Psychology

1995 Exemplary Programs in Connecticut's Elementary Schools Citation given to the Community Reading Practicum (which I developed) at South Street School as a Collaborative Partnership with Western Connecticut State University

1992 Pauline P. French Excellence in Teaching Award from the Rutgers Graduate School of Education Alumni Association

1992 Honorary Induction into Kappa Delta Pi for Excellence in Teaching

1992 - 1997 Invited Membership into the National Council on Research in Language and Literacy

1990 -1991 Post-doctoral Associate at the Center for Research in Learning, Perception, and Cognition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

1991 Research Assistance Award from the College Reading and Learning Association

1990 Finalist for the International Reading Association's Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award

1988 University of Minnesota's Graduate School Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Award

1986 College Reading and Learning Association's Scholarship Award

1984 -1987 University of Minnesota's Center for Research in Learning, Perception, & Cognition Traineeship Award

1983 Outstanding Young Women of America Award

1978 -1981 Member of the Hall of Fame in the Colorado Council of the International Reading Association

INVITED PROGRAM REVIEWER

Date Activity

1998 - present Team and Lead Program Reviewer for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

(NCATE)/Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)

2008 - present National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)/Council for the

Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) Board of Program Reviewers

2017 – 2018 Appointed to the International Student Programs and Services CAS Standards Review

Committee for the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS)

2016 – 2017 Appointed to the Graduate and Professional Student Programs and Services CAS

Standards Review Committee for the Council for the Advancement of Standards in

Higher Education (CAS)

2015 – 2016 Appointed to the Learning Assistance Program CAS Standards Review Committee for the

Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS)

2013 - 2016 Appointed to the Educator Program Approval Review Committee for the Connecticut

State Department of Education

2011 - 2016 Accreditation Program Reviewer for the Connecticut State Department of Education


2008, 2010 Literacy Program Reviewer for the Connecticut State Department of Education

ACCREDITATION REPORT WRITER

2015 – 2018 CAEP SPA Report Writer for School of Education Programs in Secondary English

Education (NCTE) and Literacy (ILA)

2011 - 2012 SPA Report Writer for the Literacy Programs and the Secondary English Education

Programs for the University of Bridgeport’s School of Education

1997 - 2006 Accreditation Report Writer for the University of Bridgeport’s School of Education

and Human Resources

GRANT EVALUATION REPORT WRITER

2009 - 2014 Writer for the University of Bridgeport’s Title III Annual Reports submitted to the United States Department of Education

2003 Writer for the Title II Secondary English Language Arts Workgroup Final Report submitted to the Connecticut State Department of Education

INVITED RESEARCHER

Date Activity

1997 - 2001 TOEFL 2000 Reading Comprehension Team Member, Educational Testing Service

RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

Date University Program

1990 - 1991 University of Minnesota Post-Doctoral Associate at the Center for Research in Learning, Perception & Cognition

1990 Colorado State University Graduate Scholar in Residence at the Department of Technical Communication

GRANTS/AWARDS

In this grant awarded to the University of Bridgeport, I was the Project Director:

Date Granting Agency Title of Project Amount

2008 - United States Department Title III Strengthening Academic $1,992,601

2013 of Education Support and Student Services to Improve Retention

In each of the following grants I was the principal investigator:

Date Granting Agency Title of Project Amount

2009 - Davis Grant through the Understanding Audience When $12,250

2010 CT Distance Learning

Consortium

Writing in the Social Sciences: eMedia

Learning Resources Collaboration

2001 - Connecticut State Department Title II Secondary English $39,080

2003 of Education Language Arts Workgroup for

Performance-based Assessments

in Pre-service Education

1992 - Rutgers Graduate Development of an $100

1993 School of Education Adult Literacy Program

1992 - Rutgers University Cognitive Complexity in $600


1993 Research Council Literacy Processes of

Secondary-Level Learners

1991 - Rutgers University Mental Models of Biology $500

1992 Research Council Text Readers

1991 - College Reading and Reader Strategies for $500

1992 Learning Association Comprehending Biology Text

1990 - Rutgers Graduate Parent Literacy Instruction: $50

1991 School of Education The Effect of Reading Instruction

for Parents on Home Literacy

1990 - Rutgers University Knowledge Mapping through $1,500

1991 Research Council a Hypermedia Environment:

Reader Strategies

1989 - Rutgers University The Effects of Online versus $600

1990 Research Council Printed Formats of Instruction

on Comprehension

1988 - Rutgers Graduate Experts' Comprehension of $1,800

1989 School of Education Procedural Text

1987 - International Business Making Decisions about $15,000

1988 Machines

Rochester, MN

Online Versus Hardcopy

Documentation

1987 - Wilson Learning Comprehensibility of $5,000

1988 Corporation Minneapolis, MN

Computer Instructions

GRANTS/AWARDS

I was the recipient of the following fellowships, grants, awards, and scholarships:

Date Granting Agency Type Amount

1992 Rutgers Graduate

School of Education's

Alumni Association

Pauline P. French Award $400

1990 Rutgers University

Research Council

Grant-to-obtain-a-grant $116

1988 University of Minnesota's

Graduate School

Doctoral Dissertation

Special Grant

$1,070

1987 - University of Minnesota's Doctoral Dissertation $9,000

1988 Graduate School Fellowship

1986 - Western College Graduate Scholarship $500

1987 Reading & Learning

Association


1984 - National Institute Pre-doctoral Traineeship $27,496

1987 for Health and Human

Development (T32HD07151)

at the University of Minnesota's

Center for Research in Learning, Perception & Cognition

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Leadership Roles in Professional Associations

Date Activity

2013 - present College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) Representative on the

National Board for the Council for the Advancement of Standards in


2007 - present Historian/Archives Chair, Connecticut Association for Reading Research

2018 – 2020 Chair, Learning Assistance Programs Functional Area Resource Paper

Committee for the Council for the Advancement of Standards in


2017 - 2018 Chair, International Student Programs and Services Council for the

Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) Standards

Committee

2007 - 2014 Executive Board Member, Connecticut Association for Reading Research

1997 - 2018 Connecticut Field Council Representative for the Literacy Research

Association (LRA) (formerly the National Reading Conference)

2013 - 2014 Past-President & Board Member, College Reading and Learning

Association’s Northeast Chapter

2012 - 2013 President, College Reading and Learning Association’s Northeast Chapter

1998 - 2012 Northeast Regional Director, College Reading and Learning Association

2005 - 2006 Immediate Past President and Nominations Chair, Connecticut

Association for Reading Research

2004 - 2005 President, Connecticut Association for Reading Research

2003 - 2004 Vice President and Program Chair, Connecticut Association for Reading

Research

2001 - 2003 Executive Board Member, Secondary Committee Chair for the

Connecticut Association for Reading Research

1997 - 2001 Executive Board Member, Delegate-at-Large for the Connecticut


2002 - 2010 Professional Association Liaison for the International Reading

1992 - 1996 Association and the College Reading and Learning Association

1999 - 2000 Member of the Constitution and By-Laws Committee, Connecticut


1992 - 2000 National Reading Conference Program Committee Member

1997 - 1998 Elections Chair for the College Reading and Learning Association

1996 - 1997 Past President, Executive Board Member, & Coordinator of the States

and Regions of the College Reading and Learning Association

1996 - 1997 Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee, College Reading and

Learning Association

1996 - 1997 Member of the Reading & Language Arts in the Secondary Schools

Committee of the International Reading Association

1982, 1990, 1997, 1998 Member of the Elections Committee for the College Reading and



1995 - 1996 President of the College Reading and Learning Association

1992 - 1996 National Reading Conference Ethics Committee Member

1994 - 1995 President-Elect for the College Reading and Learning Association,

Program Chair for the Twentieth-eighth Annual Conference, April 5-9,

1995, Tempe, AZ

1992 - 1994 Co-Chair for the New Jersey Reading Association's Research and

Awards Committee

1992 - 1994 New Jersey Reading Association's Committee Member in the

Legislative and Professional Standards Committee

1992 - 1993, 2005 College Reading and Learning Association’s Program Committee

Member

1986 - 1994 Cognitive Psychology Special Interest Group Leader of the College

Reading and Learning Association

1985 - 1987 Midwestern At-Large Director for the College Reading and Learning

Association

1981 - 1984 Colorado State Director for the Western College Reading and


1979 Conference Planner of the Steamboat Springs Basic Skills Conference,

Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Editorial Service

Date Activity

2014 Connecticut State Department of Education Item Validation Committee

Member for the Foundations of Reading Survey

2007 National Association for Developmental Education’s Conference Proposal

Reviewer

2006 Reviewer for Gronlund, N. E. & Waugh, C. K. (2009) Assessment of

student achievement, 9th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

2005 College Reading and Learning Association’s Conference Proposal

Reviewer

2004 CARReader Reviewer

2000 Reading Research and Instruction Invited Reviewer

2000 Reviewer for the Roe, P., Roe, B., & Ross, E. (2001).Teaching reading in

today’s elementary school, 8th edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

1995 - 2000 National Reading Conference Yearbook Editorial Board Member

1992 - 2003 National Reading Conference Proposal Reviewer

1997 - 1998 Reviewer of the International Reading Association's Standards for

Literacy Professionals

1996 Reviewer for the Standards for the English Language Arts, published

by the International Reading Association and the National Council of

Teachers of English

1994 Reading Research Quarterly Guest Reviewer

1993 - 1994 Journal of College Reading and Learning Editorial Board Member

1992 - 1994 Reading Instruction Journal Editorial Board Member

1992 - 1994 Journal of Reading Behavior Editorial Advisory Board Member

1991 - 1994 Reading & Writing Quarterly Mini-Theme Editor for Volume 10(4)

entitled "Individual Differences in Reading and Writing"

1986 - 1994 College Reading and Learning Association's Cognitive Psychology

Special Interest Group's Newsletter Editor

1990 - 1993 Reviewer of the National Teacher's Exam (NTE) in Communication Skills,


Reading; Item Writer for the NTE Reading Specialist Test, NTE California

Elementary Subject Matter Assessment, NTE Test of Professional

Knowledge, NTE Introduction to the Teaching of Reading Specialty Test:

Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ

1990 - 1992 National Reading Conference Yearbook Editorial Advisory Board Member

& Guest Reviewer

1989 Chapter reviewer for Martha Rapp Haggard's Creating the literate

classroom: Teaching reading and writing in the secondary

schools, published by Teacher's College Press, New York, NY

1988 Reviewer for Learning 88, published by Springhouse Corporation,

Springhouse, PA

1977 - 1979 Basically Speaking Editor

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

University of Bridgeport

Date Activity

1997 – present Program Director of the Graduate Programs in Literacy and Secondary

English Education, School of Education

2020 – present Member of the University Strategic Academic Planning Committee

2018 - 2020 Chair of the College Personnel Committee

2011 - 2018 Chair of the School of Education’s Personnel Committee

2015 - 2018 CAEP SPA Writer for School of Education Programs in Secondary English

Education (NCTE) and Literacy (ILA)

1995 - 2018 Department Representative on the Statewide Connecticut Reading and

Language Arts "Think Tank" Committee

2013 - 2014 Member of the NEASC Standard I & Standard II Committees

2008 - 2013 Chair of the Title III Advisory Committee

2011 - 2013 Chair of the Title III Institutionalization Committee

2011 Member of the Search Committee in Educational Psychology

2011 Member of the Search Committee in Literacy Education

2010 - 2011 Member of the International College Tenure and Promotion Committee

1999 - 2011 Chair of the Faculty Research Assistance Award Committee, School of

Education

2009 - 2010 Member of the University-wide Retention Committee

2009 - 2010 Member of the Student Special Services Grant-writing Committee

1997 - 2009 Chair of the Teacher Preparation Programs Admissions Review

Committee

2008 Chair of the Search Committee for the Dean of the School of Education

2007 Chair of the Search Committee in Educational Psychology

2006 Chair of the Search Committee in Elementary Reading and Language Arts, School of Education

1997 - 2006 Member of the Education Council, School of Education

2004 - 2005 Member of the Curriculum Committee, School of Education

2001 - 2009 Library Liaison, School of Education

2004 Chair of the Search Committee in Educational Psychology

1998 - 2005 Member of the School of Education Personnel Committee

1997 - 1998 Chair of the Search Committees in Reading and Language Arts

1999 - 2001 School of Education

1996 - 2000 Chair of the Computer Technology Committee, School of Education

1997 - 2000 Member of the Technology Committee, Connecticut State Department


of Higher Education

1997 - 1999 School of Education and Human Resources Representative to the Connecticut State Department of Higher Education's Forum on Making Teacher Education a Whole University Responsibility

1998 Member of the Dana Professorship of Educational Management Review Committee, College of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies

1997 - 1998 Member of the Dean's Search Committee, School of Education 1995 - 1998 Member of the College Curriculum Committee

PRIOR UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Date Activity

1994 - 1995 Graduate Program Coordinator of Reading Education, Western

Connecticut State University

1994 - 1995 Member of the Graduate Council, Western Connecticut State University

1992 - 1994 Member of the Planning Committee of the David Lloyd Kreeger

Learning Resource Center, Rutgers University

1992 - 1994 Member of the Doctoral Faculty, Graduate School of Education,

Rutgers University

1989 - 1994 Member of the Teacher Education Faculty, Graduate School of

Education, Rutgers University

1989 - 1994 Rutgers College Fellow, Rutgers University

1991 - 1993 Reading Program Coordinator, Department of Learning & Teaching,

Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University

1991 - 1993 Member of the Courses of Study Committee, Graduate School of

Education, Rutgers University

1989 - 1992 Member of the Master's Coordinating Council, Graduate School

of Education, Rutgers University

1988 - 1989 Member of the Scholarships Committee, Graduate School

of Education, Rutgers University

CERTIFICATIONS

Current

Connecticut 102 Remedial Reading and Remedial Language Arts, Grades 1 through 12

Prior

Colorado Type A Certificate for Secondary English/Language Arts/Reading

Maryland Standard Professional English Grades 5-12

Rhode Island Teacher of Secondary English

TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS & COURSE DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELDS OF LITERACY,

LANGUAGE ARTS, AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

I have developed and taught the following courses:

Graduate Courses at the University of Bridgeport

EDUC 440M/J Methods and Materials in Teaching Language Arts – Middle/Secondary School Levels

EDUC 509 Psychological Foundations in Education

EDUC 558 Evaluation of Instructional Outcomes

EDUC 568 Studies in Literacy Research

EDUC 568 Studies in Literacy Research: Technology Apps in Literacy

EDUC 568 Studies in Literacy Research: Social Action Research Project

EDUC 571 Diagnosis and Intervention of Reading and Language Arts Difficulties

EDUC 572 Advanced Diagnosis of Reading and Language Arts Difficulties


EDUC 574 Developmental Reading in the Elementary School

EDUC 575 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas

EDUC 576 Developmental Reading in the Middle Grade Classrooms

EDUC 596 Field Experience in Reading and Language Arts

EDUC 597 Practicum in Reading and Language Arts

EDUC 668 Literacy Research Project

EDUC 669 Sixth Year Project

EDLD 611A Organization, Administration, and Supervision of Reading and Language Arts Programs

EDLD 683 Internship for the Reading & Language Arts Consultant

EDMM 600L Writing Workshop

Graduate Courses taught prior to the University of Bridgeport

Foundations of Reading Instruction

Teaching the Language Arts in the Elementary School

Developmental Reading in the Secondary School

Teaching Reading in the Content Areas

Reading for Secondary and College Students

Adult Reading

Remedial Reading

Community Reading Practicum

I have developed and taught the following additional courses:

Undergraduate Courses

Educational Psychology

Secondary Reading Methods

Developmental Reading

Rhetoric (Composition)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Educational Research Association

American Psychological Association

Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (formerly College Reading Association)

College Reading and Learning Association

College Reading and Learning Association’s Northeast Chapter

Connecticut Association for Reading Research

Connecticut Reading Association

International Literacy Association (formerly International Reading Association)

Literacy Research Association (formerly National Research Conference)

National Association for Developmental Education

National Council on Research in Language and Literacy

National Council of the Teachers of English

New England Reading Association

Northeastern Educational Research Association

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