Professional Experience

• Assistant Professor, Texas Woman’s University
• Graduate Assistant, University of Tennessee
• Instructor, East Tennessee State University
• School Library Media Specialist, Beaufort County School District, SC

Teaching

• Master’s level courses: LS 5333 School Library Media Center, TWU; Emergent Literacy, University of Tennessee; Psychology of Reading, East Tennessee State University
• Undergraduate level courses: Teaching Reading in Elementary School, East Tennessee State University; Current Issues in Literacy Education, East Tennessee State University

Scholarship

• Presentation at AASL November 2009
• Presentations at NRC November 2009
• Presentation at NAEYC November 2008
• Dr. Cahill has been the author of a number of book reviews
• Twardosz, S., Stone, S., & Cahill, M. The child care teacher’s role in providing reading-related literacy experiences for four-year-old children. Manuscript submitted for publication.
• Cahill, M. (2004). Meeting the early literacy needs of children through preschool outreach storytime programs. Knowledge Quest, 33, 61-62.