Dr. Adrienne Barnes-Story is a Literacy and Pedagogy Specialist with Learning Systems Institute at Florida State University. She has more than 20 years of experience in formal and non-formal education environments, education research in traditional American schools, and international education and development. Dr. Barnes-Story supports multiple projects across several developing country contexts to design primary grade curricula, pre-service teacher training modules, and teacher/stakeholder professional development materials focused on literacy-related content and evidence-based practices for early grade learning. Her research focuses on literacy skills development, teacher educator pedagogy and professional development, and teacher education in low-income contexts.