Shawn Datchuk is a faculty member in the College of Education at the University of Iowa and the former director of the Iowa Reading Research Center. As director, he worked with IRRC staff and college faculty to conduct research, provide technical assistance to schools, and translate research findings for teachers and caregivers. During his time at the IRRC, Datchuk led efforts to develop handwriting curricula, LIFTER (for print) and CLIFTER (for cursive). He received his Master of Education and Doctor of Philosophy in special education from Pennsylvania State University.