Tracey S. HodgesTracey S. Hodges is the Owner and Chief Creative Officer of The Empowering Advocate LLC, an educational research and coaching company, as well as a Grant Manager for the Lee Pesky Learning Center. She is a former Assistant Professor of Literacy, Diretor of a National Writing Project site, Associate Director for a university Literacy Center, and a former middle grade English teacher. Dr. Hodges’ research focuses on writing instruction, youth literature, and instrument development in literacy education. She also provides mentorship and coaching on academic writing, productivity, time management, and best practices for collaboration. She is the editor of three research handbooks on writing instruction and more than 50 scholarly articles. Enhancing her scholarly writing, Dr. Hodges is an aspiring novelist working on her first work of fiction. Read More Read Less