Gay Ivey, PhD, is the William E. Moran Distinguished Professor in Literacy at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. She studies reading engagement among children and young adults and the consequences of meaningful literacy experiences on their academic lives and well-being. She has written about her research in journals such as Reading Research Quarterly, Journal of Literacy Research, The Reading Teacher, Language Arts, and Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. Her most recent book (with Peter Johnston) is Teens Choosing to Read: Fostering Social, Emotional, and Intellectual Growth Through Books (2023, Teachers College Press). She is a recipient of the P. David Pearson Scholarly Influence Award, a past president of the Literacy Research Association, and an elected member of the Reading Hall of Fame.