Present | Associate Professor and Quillen Chair of Excellence, East Tennessee State University ‐ Department of Educational Foundations and Special Education | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2022 | Communicating Interagency Relationships and Collaborative Linkages for Exceptional Students |
United States Department of Education Institute for Education Sciences | |
Special Education Research Grants | |
Colleague(s): V.M. Mazzotti, K. Smolkaski, J. Gau, & S. Hitt | |
$3,800,000 | |
2022 | Policy, Research, Advocacy, & Instruction in Rural Environments |
United States Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs - 84.325D | |
Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities, Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Leadership Personnel | |
Role: Co-principle investigator | |
Colleague(s): G. Christian, P.J. Mims, V. Foley, & J. Channing | |
$1,250,000 | |
2021 | The Republic of the Marshall Islands Teacher Retention Project |
U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services Office of Special Education Programs | |
Colleague(s): F. Horiuchi, C. D'Agord | |
$1,249,989 | |
2020 | Access ETSU |
U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education Under Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Into Higher Education | |
Colleague(s): J. Cook, P. Mims, C. Chambers, & L. Marks | |
$2,500,000 | |
2020 | National Technical Assistance Center on Transition for Students and Youth with Disabilities |
U.S. Department of Education | |
$4,100,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
Present | Manuscript Reviewer, Assessment for Effective Intervention | Present | Member, Council for Exceptional Children | Present | Reviewer, Council for Exceptional Children Publications Review Panel | Present | Consulting Editor, Journal Intervention in School and Clinic | Present | Editorial Board, Journal for Vocational Rehabilitation | Present | Consulting Editor, Journal of Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals | Present | Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions | Present | Member, Oregon Council for Exceptional Children | Present | Manuscript Reviewer, Sage Open Interactive Open Access Journal for the Social and Behavioral Sciences, Humanities & Other | Present | Guest Reviewer, School Psychology Quarterly | Present | Member, TASH | Present | Academic Editor, TEACHING Exceptional Children | Present | Member, TN Inclusive Higher Education Alliance | Present | Member, Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals (VECAP) | Present | Manuscript Reviewer, Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals Journal |
Honors and Awards
- 2007-2008 - Teacher of the Year, West Ashley High School
- 2009 - Pat Sitilington Student Research Award Finalist
- 2011 - Graduate Multidisciplinary Research Fair at University of North Carolina, 2nd place
- 2017 - Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals Reviewer of the Year
- 2018 - Council for Exceptional Children’s Division of Career Development and Transition Service Award for serving as the NW Regional Representative for seven years
Courses
- SPED 5755 - Assessment and Programming
- SPED 4750 - Transition Service
- SPED 4367/5367 - Systematic Instruction for Functional and Academic Programming
2008 - 2011 | PhD, Special Education, University of North Carolina at Charlotte | |
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1998 - 1999 | MAT, Special Education, Appalachian State University | |
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1994 - 1997 | BS, Communication Disorders, Appalachian State University | |
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Contact Information
PO Box 70685
Johnson City, TN 37614
Office: 418 Warf-Pickel Hall
Phone: 423-439-7171
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