Associate Professor of Reading Education
Department of Curriculum and Teaching
Auburn University, AL 36849-2512
(334) 844-6934
FAX (334) 844-6789
murraba@auburn.edu 

Bruce A. Murray is an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching in the College of Education. He teaches courses in reading education. Dr. Murray has been at Auburn University since 1996. He came to Auburn from Marquette University, where he was the Director of the Hartman Literacy and Learning Center. Before earning his doctorate at the University of Georgia, he taught in Missouri elementary schools for 16 years. Dr. Murray's teaching interests center on research-based methods for introducing literacy to children, particularly in elementary school. He has taught survey courses in reading methods and in reading and writing across the curriculum, and clinical courses in reading acquisition and in remediation of reading difficulties. He has also addressed issues in language arts and children's literature. Dr. Murray's research has focused on children's development of phoneme awareness, the recognition that sounds represented by letters are the sounds that compose spoken words. Phoneme awareness has been closely linked to success in beginning reading. Dr. Murray has worked on defining and assessing phoneme awareness, and on teaching phoneme awareness to young children through direct instruction and through children's literature. 

Academic Degrees

Ph.D.	University of Georgia, 1995	Reading Education
M.S.Ed.	Southwest Missouri State University, 1990	Reading Education
M.S.Ed.	Southwest Missouri State University, 1981	School Administration
B.A.	Quincy University, 1973	Majors in Philosophy and Psychology

Professional Experience

1996-Present		Auburn University
1995-1996		Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Assistant Professor, School of Education, and Director, Hartman Literacy and Learning Center.
1992-1995		University of Georgia, Graduate Assistant. Editorial assistant for The Reading Teacher. Teaching, research, and administrative assistantships.
1978-1991		Licking Elementary School, Licking, Missouri. Teacher, Grades 4-6, with departmental responsibilities for Social Studies (1981-1990) and Language Arts (1990-1991).
1975-1978		St. Joseph School, Springfield, Missouri. Teacher, Grades 6-8.