Hollye Wright

Hollye Wright

Hollye Wright, PhD, has 18 years’ worth of experience in literacy education. She is a high school teacher and building literacy lead in the largest public school district in Kentucky, and she works as a part-time faculty member in the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Louisville. Dr. Wright works with first-year writing students in transitioning to college-level writing and assists current and pre-service teachers in planning and delivering high-quality, research-based literacy instruction. Her previous experience also includes working with K–8 students in Catholic schools.

Dr. Wright received her doctorate in rhetoric and composition in 2015 from the University of Louisville. Her dissertation focused on examining the dispositions and writing skills necessary for high school students to make a successful transition from writing in high school to writing in college. She received a bachelor’s degree in English and humanities in 2006, a master’s degree in teaching in 2008, and a master’s degree in English in 2010 from the University of Louisville. In addition to teaching part-time at the University of Louisville, she currently teaches advanced placement English courses and dual-enrollment English at Fern Creek High School in Louisville, Kentucky.