Ellen McIntyre has served as dean of the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences at UTK since January 2020. Before joining UTK, McIntyre served as dean of the Cato College of Education of UNC Charlotte for seven years. Prior to that position, McIntyre served as the interim associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Education at North Carolina State University; department chair of elementary education at North Carolina State University; professor and university scholar at the University of Louisville; a classroom teacher at Newport Independent Schools in Newport, Kentucky; and a research assistant at SRI International, an independent, nonprofit scientific research institute. Her scholarly work has focused on the teaching of reading, particularly in classrooms serving students historically marginalized. She led much work on improving teacher preparation in literacy and more generally.