David Kilpatrick, Ph.D.

David Kilpatrick, Ph.D.

Researcher, author, and literacy expert

David A. Kilpatrick, Ph.D. is professor emeritus of psychology for the State University of New York at Cortland. He is a New York state-certified school psychologist with 28 years of experience in schools. He has been teaching courses in learning disabilities and educational psychology since 1994. Dr. Kilpatrick is a reading researcher and the author of two books about reading, Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties, and Equipped for Reading Success. He also is co-editor of a third book, Reading Development and Difficulties: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice.