Dr. Raymond F. Morgan, Professor
Raymond F. Morgan is a Professor of Reading Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Morgan, who has experience in teaching at the elementary, junior high, and high school levels, received his doctorate degree from the University of Virginia in 1974 and has taught at Old Dominion University since that time. He has over 60 publications in the field of reading education, including 13 textbooks. Among his publications are co-authored texts entitled The Psychology of Human Development, 2nd and 3rd editions and Critical Reading-Thinking Skills for the College Student, 1st and 2nd editions. His newest textbooks are Reading for Success and the 5th edition of Reading to Learn in the Content Areas (2003). Dr. Morgan has made numerous presentations at national, regional, state, and local conferences. He has been keynote speaker at both the International Reading Association (IRA) national conference and Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) national conference. He has delivered papers at international conferences in London, England, Brussels, Belgium, and Athens, Greece. He has consulted with many school systems throughout the country and with dependent schools outside of the country. He has done major consultative work with SREB and Educational Testing Service (ETS). He has conducted television courses and in-service projects by satellite throughout a 20-state area of the Southeast. Currently, he serves on the editorial review board of Reading Improvement, a refereed national journal of reading education. Also, he has served as co-editor of Journal of Virginia College Reading Educators and has served on the editorial board of the journal Reading In Virginia. He has been the recipient of over 3.5 million dollars in grants for service and research. Dr. Morgan has been named to Marquis Whos Who in America and to the 2004 edition of Marquis Whos Who in the World. He is also a member of Phi Kappa Phi, the National Society for the Study of Education, Directory of Distinguished Leaders in Education, and Whos Who in American Education. He has won The Darden College of Education Tonelson Award for Teaching, Research, and Service. He and his wife Sue have two sons, Jonathan and Christopher, and he is an avid golf enthusiast.
Contact Information:
Phone - (757) 683-4181
Office - Education Bldg. 250-7
email - rmorgan@odu.edu