Chase Young, PhD, is a professor in the School of Teaching and Learning at Sam Houston State University and the director of the Education Doctorate in Literacy. He earned his PhD in Reading Education from the University of North Texas in 2012. Previously, he was the Silverman Endowed Chair of Literacy at Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi where he was also selected as one of Corpus Christi’s 40 Under 40 for his work with young readers in the community. His research primarily aims to develop fluent readers and support struggling readers in elementary school. He was awarded the Excellence in Research Award in 2021 by the College of Education. In 2014, the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers selected him as their Jerry Johns Promising Researcher. He is also currently an editor of Literacy Research and Instruction and previously served as editor of the Journal of Teacher Action Research and the Texas Journal of Literacy Education. Before entering higher education, he taught elementary school and served as a literacy coach.
