Heidi Silver-Pacuilla, Ph.D., is a Research Analyst at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) where she works on both the National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI) and the National Reporting Standards (NRS) Project. Heidi Silver-Pacuilla, Ph.D., is a Research Analyst at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) where she works on both the National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI) and the National Reporting Standards (NRS) Project. For NCTI, she contributes to content development about assistive technology practice and research, provides coordination with commissioned experts of product development, and coordinates the creation of video dialogues with product and research innovators. She is the lead author of NCTI’s publication entitled A Review of Technology-Based Approaches for Reading Instruction: Tools for Researchers and Vendors (Silver-Pacuilla, Ruedel, & Mistrett, 2004). Dr. Silver-Pacuilla’s role on the NRS project is to provide technical assistance to states on the development and implementation of evaluation instruments, policies, and practices that support higher quality data collection and management. She has over 12 years experience with literacy learning, research, and professional development and is particularly interested in how best practices can be provided and updated through a digital teaching and learning environment. Dr. Silver-Pacuilla completed her doctorate in 2003 at the University of Arizona in adult literacy and learning disabilities and a fellowship from NIDRR in 2004 focused on assistive technology for adult students with learning disabilities.
