Rate My Professor Betty Coneway

Dr. Betty Coneway, Ph.D., serves as Department Head and Professor of Education in the Terry B. Rogers College of Education and Social Sciences at West Texas A&M University. She also holds the endowed position of Dr. Geneva Schaeffer Professor of Education and Social Sciences, appointed in 2021 to advance scholarship, research, and instruction. Additionally, she is Program Chair for Leadership in Curriculum and Instruction, specializing in Literacy Education and Early Childhood, and oversees the Reading Specialist Certification program. Coneway joined West Texas A&M University in 2007 as a part-time instructor in early childhood education, following a career as a classroom teacher and administrator in the Hereford Independent School District. She earned a B.S. in Education from St. Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City, Kansas, along with degrees from West Texas A&M University and Texas Tech University. Her teaching certifications include generalist, reading specialist, English as a Second Language, and elementary education. Coneway's research focuses on early identification of dyslexia, supporting families of students with dyslexia, early childhood intervention, and early writing development. She is a member of the West Texas A&M University Center for Learning Disabilities and has contributed to investigations on culturally and linguistically diverse learners.