Present | Associate Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ Clemmer College of Education and Human Development | |
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Present | Chair and Associate Professor, East Tennessee State University | |
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Present | Special Education Coordinator, East Tennessee State University ‐ Educational Foundations and Special Education, Clemmer College of Education and Human Development | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
2017 - Present | Editorial Board, Rural Special Education Quarterly | 2016 - Present | Reviewer, Rural Special Education Quarterly | 2013 - Present | Member, ACRES Awards and Scholarships Committee | 2013 - Present | Co-Chair, ACRES Silent Auction | 2007 - Present | Managing Editor, Rural Special Education Quarterly | 2005 - Present | Member, American Council for Rural Special Education | 2005 - Present | Member, Division on Developmental Disabilities of CEC | 2004 - Present | Member, Teacher Education Division of CEC | 2004 - Present | Member, Technology and Media Division of CEC | 2003 - Present | Member, Council for Exceptional Children | 2003 - Present | Member, Division of Early Childhood of CEC | 2018 - 2019 | Treasurer, ACRES | 2018 - 2019 | Member, ACRES Finance Committee | 2016 - 2019 | Member, ACRES Advisory Board |
Honors and Awards
- 1995 - Phi Lambda Theta Honor Society, inducted
- 1996 - Phi Kappa Phi honor Society, inducted
- 2003-2005 - Kentucky Opportunity Fellowship, University of Kentucky
- 2006 - Research Proposal Award for Dissertation, American Council on Rural Special Education
- 2008 - Outstanding Teaching of the Year, College of Human Resources and Education, West Virginia University
- 2010 - Nominated for Outstanding Teaching of the Year, College of Human Resources and Education, West Virginia University
- 2012 - Outstanding Teaching of the Year, College of Human Resources and Education, West Virginia University
- 2012 - University of Kentucky Post Doctoral Fellowship
Courses
- SPED 5830 - Job-Embedded Clinical Practice in Special Education
- SPED 5710 - Residency I in Special Education
- SPED 4710 - Residency I in Special Education
- SPED 5825 - Preclinical Experience in Special Education
- SPED 5560 - Advanced Practicum in Special Education
- SPED 5500 - History, Issues and Trends of the Exceptional Learner
- SPED 5445 - Applications of Assistive Technology
- SPED 5060 - Professional Seminar in Early Childhood Special Education
- SPED 5050 - Assessment & Progress Monitoring of Young Children w/ Exceptional Needs (Online)
- SPED 5040 - Intervention Practices with Infant, Toddlers, and Families (Online)
- SPED 5030 - Instructional Practices for Exceptional Needs, Preschoolers (Online)
- SPED 5020 - Instructional Practices for Exceptional Needs, K-3 (Online)
- SPED 3322 - Early Intervention Strategies for the Exceptional Child
- SPED 2300 - Exceptional Learners
2014 | Certificate in Distance Education (Post Doctoral), University of Kentucky | |
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December 2006 | EdD, Special Education (Early Childhood), University of Kentucky | |
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May 1996 | MA, Special Education (Early Childhood), Tennessee Technological University | |
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May 1992 | BA, English Literature, University of Tennessee, Knoxville | |
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Contact Information
PO Box 70547
Johnson City, TN 37614
Office: 423 Warf-Pickel
Phone: 423-439-7673
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