Michaela Ozier serves as the director of the Center for Reading in Pittsburg, Kansas. Her primary roles as director involve overseeing assessment and intervention services for dyslexia/reading difficulties and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, providing professional development and training to in-service and pre-service teachers and other professionals, and assisting with research and publication. Michaela has trained individuals to use the Secret Codes which is a Structured Literacy curriculum. Michaela graduated with her master’s degree in clinical psychology in 2021 and briefly worked in the field as a qualified mental health practitioner for children as well as an adjunct instructor for Pittsburg State University. Michaela is a doctoral student in Reading Science at Mount St. Joseph University. 

The Center for Reading evaluation includes measures of reading, spelling, phonological processing, attention, social and emotional behavior, hearing, and a clinical interview. Center for Reading interventionists use evaluation results and Structured Literacy strategies and curricula to implement targeted interventions based on the Science of Reading.

Caroline Blackford is a graduate assistant and interventionist at the Center for Reading at Pittsburg State University. Her primary roles include providing evaluations for dyslexia, attentional difficulties, and social-emotional behavior functioning, as well as providing reading intervention services grounded in the science of reading to individuals of all ages. Outside of her work at the center, Caroline has worked with the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board as part of the Tribal Health Experiential Student Internship Seminar and presented on “Building Resilience Against Substance Abuse in Cherokee Youth” at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Carolina obtained her bachelor’s degree in psychology and legal issues in 2024 and is currently pursuing her master’s degree in clinical psychology at Pittsburg State University. 

The Center for Reading evaluation includes measures of reading, spelling, phonological processing, attention, social and emotional behavior, hearing, and a clinical interview. Center for Reading interventionists use evaluation results and Structured Literacy strategies and curricula to implement targeted interventions based on the Science of Reading.