Kelly B. Cartwright

Spangler Distinguished Professor of Early Child Literacy

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2024–2026); Christopher Newport University (2001–2026); University of Maryland, College Park (2020); Grand Valley State University (2017); MacEwan University (2024)

Formerly Arkansas Affiliated with University of Arkansas through 1995; recent publications list University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Christopher Newport University.

25 h-index 60 pubs 2,393 cited

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Kelly B. Cartwright's research focuses on the cognitive underpinnings of early reading development and comprehension. Her work investigates the relationship between executive functions, such as cognitive flexibility, and a child's ability to understand and process language, which are foundational for reading acquisition.

Cartwright has explored how specific cognitive skills, including theory of mind and counterfactual reasoning, contribute to pre-readers' language comprehension and predict later reading success in elementary school. Her research also examines cognitive flexibility deficits in children who experience difficulties with reading comprehension. Her scholarship includes over 60 publications and has garnered more than 2,300 citations, reflecting a sustained contribution to the field.

As the Spangler Distinguished Professor of Early Child Literacy at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Cartwright's work aims to advance the understanding of reading science. She collaborates with other researchers, including Lanny O. Ashlock at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, on shared publications.

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h-index: 25
Publications: 60
Citations: 2,393

Positions

Spangler Distinguished Professor of Early Child Literacy 2024–present

University of North Carolina at Charlotte Reading and Elementary Education ORCID
Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Teacher Preparation 2024–present

Christopher Newport University Psychology ORCID
Spangler Distinguished Professor of Early Child Literacy publications 1995–2026

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ORCID
Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience, Teacher Preparation 1998–2024

Christopher Newport University Psychology ORCID

Selected Publications

Crop yield and weed community response to cover crop termination strategies under organic management in the US Mid‐South (2026)

Agronomy Journal DOI OpenAlex
Taxonomic Resolution of the Nematophagous Fungal Isolate ARF18 via Genome Sequencing (2017)

Genome Announcements 1 citation DOI OpenAlex