| Timothy Morrison |
Timothy G. Morrison is an Associate Professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Brigham Young
University where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in reading and language arts. He has
also served as a faculty member at Boise State University and California State University-Fresno. Tim
earned his B.A. and M.Ed. degrees at Brigham Young University, and his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign.
Early in his career, Tim taught grades four, five, and six in Idaho and third grade in Utah. More recently, he
has both done extensive consulting throughout the U.S., as well as in Central America, Australia, and
Europe. He has directed BYU’s New Zealand Study Abroad Program during which time he and his family
lived in Auckland, where he taught and supervised teacher candidates in practicum settings.
Tim has served as Associate Editor of Reading Research and Instruction and currently chairs the College
Reading Association’s Publications Committee and is a member of the International Reading Association’
s Publications Committee. He has also been active in other professional organizations as a committee
member, program reviewer, and editorial board member.
His research and professional writing focuses on literacy teacher education, comprehension, and children’
s literature. He has published many articles in professional journals such as, Reading Research and
Instruction, Reading Psychology, The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, and The College Reading
Association Yearbook.
Tim and his wife, Carol, are the parents of three grown sons. He and his wife currently live in Provo, Utah.
University where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in reading and language arts. He has
also served as a faculty member at Boise State University and California State University-Fresno. Tim
earned his B.A. and M.Ed. degrees at Brigham Young University, and his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign.
Early in his career, Tim taught grades four, five, and six in Idaho and third grade in Utah. More recently, he
has both done extensive consulting throughout the U.S., as well as in Central America, Australia, and
Europe. He has directed BYU’s New Zealand Study Abroad Program during which time he and his family
lived in Auckland, where he taught and supervised teacher candidates in practicum settings.
Tim has served as Associate Editor of Reading Research and Instruction and currently chairs the College
Reading Association’s Publications Committee and is a member of the International Reading Association’
s Publications Committee. He has also been active in other professional organizations as a committee
member, program reviewer, and editorial board member.
His research and professional writing focuses on literacy teacher education, comprehension, and children’
s literature. He has published many articles in professional journals such as, Reading Research and
Instruction, Reading Psychology, The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, and The College Reading
Association Yearbook.
Tim and his wife, Carol, are the parents of three grown sons. He and his wife currently live in Provo, Utah.
