Deborah Duncan Owens

Dr. Deborah Duncan Owens is a literacy education professor, education researcher, author, and teacher with over thirty years of experience on the front lines of education, including roles as an elementary teacher and reading specialist. She has been actively involved in the 'reading wars' debates shaping U.S. public school reading instruction policies. Her notable work includes the book 'Enlightened Literacy Beyond the Reading Wars: Providing Hope for Democracy, Global Citizenship, and the Human Condition,' offering a historical analysis of these controversies.