Our Team
Carol Booth Olson (Google Scholar profile)
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Dr. Carol Booth Olson is Director of the WRITE Center and the former director of UCI/National Writing Project. A Professor Emerita in the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine, she received her Ph.D. in American Literature from UCLA. Dr. Olson is the Principal Investigator of several large grants, including a $14.7 million Education Research and Innovation (EIR) expansion grant and a $5 million Institute of Education Sciences grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Olson has published six books and over fifty journal articles on adolescent literacy, improving students’ academic writing at the secondary level, the academic writing of English learners, cognitive strategies instruction, and the reading/writing connection.
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She is the recipient of two national research awards for writing research. Four of her studies are included in the 15 studies (out of 3400 vetted) that met What Works Clearinghouse Standards and the basis for literacy recommendations in the IES Practice Guide Teaching Secondary Students to Write Effectively. Dr. Olson has devoted her career to improving the teaching of writing and academic writing outcomes for secondary students.
Research Areas
Cognitive strategies in reading and writing, academic writing, adolescent literacy
Academic Distinctions
Research Areas
Cognitive strategies in reading and writing, academic writing, adolescent literacy
Academic Distinctions
- Richard A. Meade Award, National Council of Teachers Conference (2009)
- Alan Purves Award, National Council of Teachers of English (2007)
- Outstanding Contribution to Reading, Orange County Reading Association (1999)
- Excellence in Teaching Award, UCI Committee in Teaching Quality (1996-1997)
- California Association of Teachers of English Award of Merit (1995)
- UCI Rainbow Festival Faculty Recognition Award (1994)
- Caddo Gap Press Award, California Education Research (1994)
- UC Presidential Grants for School Improvement Research Recognition Award (1992)
The following individuals represent past and present team members who have supported this work:
- Vicky Chen, PhD, Academic Tutor, SMARTHINKING, Inc.
- Minkyung Cho, PhD, Assistant Professor of Literacy, Changwon National University
- Huy Chung, PhD, Project Scientist, UC Irvine Writing Project
- Lauren Godfrey, PhD, Associate Director, California Writing Project Network
- Jenell Krishnan, PhD, Senior Program Associate, WestEd
- Youjin Lee, PhD Student, UC Irvine School of Education
- Undraa Maamuujav, PhD, Assistant Project Scientist, UC Irvine
- Tina Matuchniak, PhD, Assistant Professor of English, Cal State Long Beach
- Diana Mullins, M.Ed., Author
- Jacob Steiss, PhD, Assistant Project Scientist, UC Irvine WRITE Center
- Rachel Stumpf, PhD, Academic Coach, Stanford University
- Jiali Wang, PhD Candidate, UC Irvine School of Education
