Dr. Gold received her PhD and BA in Education from UNC-Chapel Hill and her Master's of Library Science from UNC-Greensboro. Her PhD research focused on social media-based reading communities and reading motivation. She serves as the RHS Canvas Coach, backup testing coordinator, and website administrator. When it comes to books, you'll find her flying through thrillers, mysteries, realistic fiction, horror, historical fiction, and nonfiction books about social issues. In her free time, Dr. Gold enjoys camping, travelling to new places, and paper crafting. She lives in north Durham with her partner and foster children.