We are pleased to announce the Adult Literacy Research Center’s second conference will be held at Georgia State University on October 20, 2025.  The purpose of our conference is to highlight research in the many areas of adult literacy including reading and writing, numeracy, cognition, health, financial, family, workplace and digital. Our research focus is inclusive of both applied and basic research projects, and we look forward to accepting abstracts from many different disciplines. Submit an abstract (due date 4/30/25).

We are excited to announce our keynote and plenary speakers. Our Keynote Speaker is Dr. John Gilford, Regional Health Administrator, Region 4, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Our afternoon plenary speakers are Dr. Cynthia Baur, Director of the Horowitz Center for Health Literacy, University of Maryland School of Public Health and Dr. David N. Rapp, Walter Dill Scott Professor of Education, Social Policy and Psychology at Northwestern University. Our keynote and plenary speakers will focus on issues of language and literacy as a barrier to health and well-being, and the impact of misinformation and disinformation on general literacy and health literacy.