Janice Marcuccilli Strop, Ph.D., is a former elementary and junior-high school teacher, and K–12 reading specialist. Currently, she is an associate professor in the Language and Literacy Department, College of Education & Leadership at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, WI. Strop teaches master’s courses and teaches and advises doctoral students. She works with preservice and practicing teachers in using adolescent literature and multimedia texts and continues research on comprehension instruction.