Kelly Mertens

Kelly Mertens serves as a Senior Visiting Instructor at the McKeown School of Education, Salem State University, where she teaches graduate-level courses focused on literacy intervention strategies, including EDS 739: Multi-tiered Intervention for Students With Literacy Difficulties.

Her research centers on evidence-based literacy education for students with learning challenges, emphasizing multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) within special education frameworks. This work integrates educational psychology principles to develop targeted reading interventions for diverse learners, particularly those requiring intensive literacy scaffolding in K-12 settings.

No information is available regarding scientific awards, graduate student advising, research grants, or laboratory affiliations.