2023 - Present | Provost Fellow: Teaching Practice, Wright State University | |
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2021 - Present | Associate Professor, Intervention Specialist, Wright State University ‐ Teacher Education | |
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2019 - 2021 | Assistant Professor, Wright State University ‐ Teacher Education | |
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2014 - 2019 | Program Coordinator, Learning and Behavior Disorders, Eastern Kentucky University ‐ Department of Special Education | |
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2013 - 2019 | Associate Professor, Eastern Kentucky University ‐ Department of Special Education | |
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2010 - 2013 | Assistant Professor, Eastern Kentucky University ‐ Department of Special Education | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Mindfulness practice for teachers and preservice teachers, Apps and technology to increase independence, interaction, and learning, Mindfulness for youth and children to increase self-regulation, Collaboration to increase inclusion and participation of youth and children with disabilities, and Opportunities to engage children with significant disabilities in inclusive settings
Grants
2023 | Pre-service Teacher Mindfulness |
Wright State University | |
Dean’s High Impact Performance | |
Role: Principal | |
$4,000 | |
2022 | Increasing BIPOC teachers in high need areas |
Ohio Department of Higher Education | |
Role: Principle Investigator | |
$375,300 | |
2013 - 2015 | Clinical Apprenticeship for Preparation of Teachers |
Council on Postsecondary Education | |
Role: Project member/Investigator | |
$500,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2023 - Present | Editor, Educational Research Journal, Taylor and Francis | 2023 - Present | Member, International Mindfulness Teachers Association | 2021 - Present | Member, Instructional Technology Integration Partnership of Ohio | 2020 - Present | Member, Greene County Business Advisory Council | 2018 - Present | Member, Division for Complex and Chronic Conditions, formerly DPHMD, (CEC) | 2016 - Present | Member, Division for Gifted and Talented | 2016 - Present | Member, Division of Visual and Performing Arts Education | 2014 - Present | Member, American Middle-Level Educators (AMLE) | 2007 - Present | Member, Council of Exceptional Children | 2007 - Present | Member, Teacher Education Division | 2023 | NSF Reviewer, Racial Equality in STEM Education Program |
Honors and Awards
- 2021 Excellence in Scholarship Award, College of Health, Education, and Human Services, Wright State University
Courses
- EDS 6510 Foundations of Special Education
- EDS 6530 Learners with Exceptionalities
- EDS 6650 Transitions of Students with Exceptionalities
- EDS 6610 Curricula, Methods, and Materials to Teach Students with Mild/Moderate Educational Needs
- EDS 6690 Clinical Practice in Remediation
- EDS 2900 Learners with Exceptionalities
- EDS 4510 Foundations of Special Education
- EDS 4530 Learners with Exceptionalities
- EDS 4650 Transitions of Students with Exceptionalities
- EDS 4610 Curricula, Methods, and Materials to Teach Students with Mild/Moderate Educational Needs
- EDS 4690 Clinical Practice in Remediation
EdD, University of Cincinnati ‐ Special Education | ||
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P-12, Miami University ‐ Special Education Certification | ||
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BA, Eastern Kentucky University ‐ Speech Communication & Theatre Arts | ||
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P-12, Morehead State University ‐ Gifted and Talented Certificate | ||
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P-12, Wright State University ‐ Special Education Certification | ||
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P-12, University of Cincinnati ‐ Special Education Certification | ||
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MA, Lexington Theological Seminary ‐ Biblical Studies | ||
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Editorial and Invited Publications (5)
Editorials, book reviews, and other editor reviewed, invited works