Ruth Culham

Ruth Culham

"Act like a writing thief; scrutinize, steal, and create."

Ruth Culham, aka The Writing Thief, is the president of The Culham Writing Company and former Unit Manager of the Assessment Program at Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (renamed Education Northwest) in Portland, Oregon.
She is the recognized expert in the traits of writing assessment field and author of numerous professional resources.
As a pioneering researcher in this field, she creates and conducts teacher workshops and videos, designs national and international institutes for writing assessment and instruction, and provides professional development to teachers at local and district levels. Ruth was named Teacher of the Year in Montana, the highlight of her 19-year teaching career. Ruth holds specialty degrees in Library Science and Elementary, Middle, and Secondary English Education. She has a Masters degree in Teaching English and an Ed.D. in Educational Administration.