Joan N. Kaderavek, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL is a Distinguished University Professor (Emeritus) at the University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio. She is a Fellow of the American Speech- Language-Hearing Association. Kaderavek worked as a clinician and as the Director of Speech-Language Pathology Services at the Toledo Hearing and Speech Center for 10 years, prior to her doctoral education. She has published numerous book chapters, peer-reviewed articles, and presented both at the national and international level. She has served as a co-principal investigator on multiple, nationally-funded research projects in the areas of early literacy development and early childhood science education. Her work within the field of science education has developed her expertise in training teachers to use pedagogical practices facilitating students’ high-level, critical thinking.
