Kristin Conradi Smith is an associate professor of reading education at William & Mary. She has taught both preservice and in-service teachers, on various literacy topics, for over a decade at W&M, NC State, and the University of Virginia (where she completed her master's and doctoral degrees in Reading Education). In addition to two co-edited books, she has published over 15 articles on topics such as better understanding students who struggle with reading, text complexity and reading motivation. Dr. Conradi Smith also serves on three editorial review boards.
Her current research involves examining how texts are used in the elementary classroom. This includes attention to which texts are used (and why) and the contexts and tasks associated with text use in the classroom.
Dr. Conradi Smith's teaching experiences are varied. She has taught kindergarten, second and fourth grades in Camden, New Jersey, and Richmond, Virginia. She also worked as a Title I Reading Coach for grades K-3 in Camden and as a summer school literacy teacher at the middle school level in Charlottesville, Virginia. In addition, she brings extensive clinical reading experiences, having most recently directed the NC State Reading Clinic from 2011-2015.