Patricia I Mulcahy-Ernt

Patricia Mulcahy-Ernt, Ph. D., has extensive experience in the field of literacy education. She is currently a Professor of Education in Reading and Language Arts as well as the Director of the Teacher Preparation Programs at the University of Bridgeport. She has taught at the college level for over twenty-five years, including courses in reading, rhetoric, and education. The focus of her research is on secondary-level and college-level strategies for comprehending texts. She is a national...See more

Patricia Mulcahy-Ernt, Ph. D., has extensive experience in the field of literacy education. She is currently a Professor of Education in Reading and Language Arts as well as the Director of the Teacher Preparation Programs at the University of Bridgeport. She has taught at the college level for over twenty-five years, including courses in reading, rhetoric, and education. The focus of her research is on secondary-level and college-level strategies for comprehending texts. She is a national leader in the areas of literacy and developmental education. She received her Ph. D. from the University of Minnesota in Educational Psychology, specializing in the area of learning and cognition. She has an M. Ed. from Colorado State University in the areas of education, reading, English, journalism and speech, and a B. A. from the University of Rhode Island in English Education. See less