Dr Melissa Pebly

Dr. Melissa Pebly is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Special Education at Portland State University.  Melissa teaches a range of courses across the Initial Licensure Program in Special Education, Elementary and Secondary Dual Educator Programs, and Early Childhood Special Education. Melissa’s primary interests are in providing equitable literacy opportunities through inclusive practices in schools and public library programming.

Melissa leads the Inclusive Storytime collaboration with library partners locally and nationally. Her work has been featured on the Paths to Literacy website. https://www.pathstoliteracy.org/inclusive-storytime-program/