Gary A. Troia, PhD

Gary A. Troia, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a professor of special education at Michigan State University. He worked for 10 years in public schools as a special educator and speech-language pathologist. He also spent six years as a university clinical supervisor.

Troia is co-editor of the journal Topics in Language Disorders and serves on the editorial boards of several special education journals. He is the author of over 75 research papers, book chapters, and white papers. Troia has given numerous presentations about phonological processing and awareness, writing assessment and instruction, and professional development in literacy. 

Troia earned his doctorate from the University of Maryland. He has helped develop a phonological awareness intervention program for at-risk children, an online phonological awareness assessment for children with complex communication needs, and a web-based platform to analyze student writing samples and make instructional recommendations.

Publications, media, and appearances

• MSU researchers created a tool to improve students’ writing. Here’s how. (MSU)