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Department
Special Education
Office Location
415B MRL
Mailing Address
Peabody #228
230 Appleton Place
Nashville, TN 37203-5721
Direct Phone
615-343-8783
Fax Number
615-343-1570
Email Address
Steve Graham
Professor and Currey Ingram Chair in Special Education
Ed.D., University of Kansas, 1978
Short Biography
Steve Graham is the Currey Ingram Professor of Special Education and Literacy, a chair he shares with Karen R. Harris. His research interests include learning disabilities, writing instruction and writing development, and the development of self-regulation.
Graham is the editor of Exceptional Children and the former editor of Contemporary Educational Psychology. He is the co-author of the Handbook of Writing Research, Handbook of Learning Disabilities, Writing Better, and Making the Writing Process Work.
He received the Ed.D. in special education from the University of Kansas. In 2001, Graham was elected a fellow of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities. He is the recipient of career research awards from the Council for Exceptional Children and Special Education Research Interest Group in the American Educational Research Association.
Graham is an avid basketball player, reader, and movie buff.
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Media Mentions
Media Mentions
Graham on Cursive Writing in the Classroom
Department of Education study cited in the Boston Globe.
The writing on the wall
Good penmanship is more than just a quaint skill. A new study by Steve Graham shows that it's a key part of learning.
Write-minded: New report identifies top writing strategies
Strengthening the writing skills of students is an important focus of Steve Graham's research
The handwriting is on the wall: Researchers see a downside as keyboards replace pens in schools
A study by Steve Graham, professor of special education, demonstrates how learning handwriting is still vitally important for students’ cognitive and academic development.
New report identifies 11 strategies to help students become better writers
Research by special education professor Steve Graham addresses the marked need to improve writing skills in middle- and high-school students.
Areas of Expertise
Special Education
Reading and Literacy
Assessment