Present | Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Elementary and Special Education | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2019Â -Â Present | Students with disabilities and STEM extracurricular activities |
National Youth at Risk | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
Colleague(s): P. Shannon-Baker, K. Brooksher, B. Serianni, K. Greer | |
$10,000 | |
2022 | Georgia Southern CEEDAR Implementation |
CEEDAR Georgia | |
Colleague(s): D. Thomas, M. Reidell, B. Serianni, K. Sorenson, L. Soars, N. Arrington, C. Massey | |
$5,000.00 | |
2022 | Nearpod Platinum Subscription and Summer Pay |
Georgia Southern College of Education Technology Innovation for Teaching | |
Role: PI | |
$379.00 | |
2022 | Recruit and Retain Project |
CEEDAR Georgia | |
Colleague(s): E.J. Landers, S. M. Devine, K. L. Haughney, C. C. Massey, C. J. Criss | |
$23,430.00 | |
2022 | Travel to CEC Conference |
Georgia Southern Faculty Development | |
Role: PI | |
$1,867.70 | |
2022 | Travel to Special Education Legislative Summit |
Teacher Education Division of Council for Exceptional Chrildren | |
Role: PI | |
$1,000.00 | |
2021 | Nearpod platinum subscription |
Georgia Southern College of Education Technology Innovation for Teaching Mini-grant | |
Role: PI | |
$349 | |
2021 | Undergraduate research assistant |
Georgia Southern University, Office of Research | |
Role: PI | |
2020 | CEC Mini-Conference |
Georgia Council for Exceptional Childred | |
Role: PI | |
Colleague(s): 1,000.00 | |
2020 | Undergraduate research assistant |
Georgia Southern University, Office of Research, Applied and Awarded 15 hours a week. | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
2020 | Undergraduate research assistant |
Georgia Southern University, Office of Research, Applied and Awarded 10 hours a week. | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
2020 | Undergraduate research assistant |
Georgia Southern University | |
Role: PI | |
2019 | Travel to Council for Exceptional Children |
Georgia Southern University, Faculty Service Committee | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$1,200 | |
2019 | Travel to Council for Exceptional Children |
Georgia Southern University, Faculty Development Committee | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$700 | |
2019 | Travel to Special Education Legislative Summit |
Teacher Education Division of Council for Exceptional Children | |
Role: PI | |
$1,000 | |
2018Â -Â 2019 | Coaches perceptions of students with disabilities who participate in STEM extracurricular activities |
Georgia Southern University, College of Education Research Committee | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
Colleague(s): K. Brooksher | |
$2,881 | |
2017Â -Â 2018 | Travel to Division for Autism and Developmental Disabilities annual conference |
Georgia Southern University, Faculty Development Committee | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$975 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2020Â -Â Present | Executive Board Member, Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Teacher Education Division (TED) | 2020Â -Â Present | Alternate, Graduate Curriculum Committee | 2019Â -Â Present | Committee member, Assistive Technology | 2019Â -Â Present | Vice President, Council for Exceptional Children, Teacher Education Division of Early Career Special Interest Group | 2018Â -Â Present | Member, Knowledge and Skills Committee, Council for Exceptional Children | 2018Â -Â Present | Facilitator, Simulation Lab, Statesboro Campus | 2017Â -Â Present | Lead Advisor, Student Council for Exceptional Children Georgia Southern University Chapter | 2016Â -Â Present | Affiliate Faculty, Institute for Interdisciplinary STEM Education | 2016Â -Â Present | Fellow, Service-Learning Faculty Fellow | 2020 | President-Elect, Georgia Council of Exceptional Children | 2020 | Participant and advocate, Special Education Legislative Summit, Council for Exceptional Children | 2019Â -Â 2020 | Alternate, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee | 2019 | Team Member, Collaborative Key Assessment | 2019 | Program Representative and Coordinator, Recruitment Booth at IDEAS, St. Simons Island, GA | 2019 | Program Representative and Coordinator, Recruitment Booth, GATE Conference, Atlanta, GA | 2019 | Program Representative and Coordinator, Recruitment Booth, Georgia Council for Exceptional Children Conference | 2018 | Department Representative, Major and Career Exploration Fair Event Recruitment Event | 2018 | University Supervisor, Out of Sequence Student Teacher | 2018 | Lead Team Member, Preparation of CAEP documents for SPED BSED program | 2018 | Department Representative and Coordinator, Student Recruitment Booth at IDEAS, St. Simons Island, GA. |
Honors and Awards
- Recipient, Project Advancing Diversity Scholar, University of Central Florida (2003-2005)
- Recipient, Project LEAD Scholar, University of Central Florida (2013-2016)
- Recipient, Kaleidoscope Mentorship Project Mentee Winner, Teacher Education Division, Council for Exceptional Education (2015)
- Recipient, Best Literature Review, Kaleidoscope, Teacher Education Division, Council of Exceptional Children Conference (2015)
- Recognition, World's Best Advisor by an MAT Advisee (2018)
- Nominated for Student Organization Advisor of the Year (2019)
- Recipient, Proficiency Teaching with Technology Badge (2019)
- Recipient, Proficiency Teaching with Technology Badge (2019)
- Nominated for the Discovery and Innovation Award (2020)
- Nominated for the Jack Miller Award for Service (2020)
- Recipient, Mastery in Evidence-Based Teaching Badge (2020)
- Recipient, Expertise in Evidence-Based Teaching Badge (2020)
- Recipient, Mastery in Teaching with Technology Badge (2020)
- Nominated for “Pearl of Wisdom” Early Career Award (2021)
Courses
- ESED 7090 Special Education Leadership
- ESED 8130 Research on Current Trends and Issues
- SPED 3231 Classroom Management
- SPED 3332 Introduction to Special Education in Middle/Secondary
- SPED 4231 Instruction & Behavior Management Methods in 6-12th
- SPED 4430 Family, Community, Professional Collaboration
- SPED 4632 Student Teaching Seminar
- ESED 4700 Beginning School Year Experience
- SPED 4733 P-5 Practicum
- SPED 4734 6-12 Practicum
- SPED 5799 Student Teaching
- SPED 6231 Special Education Law and Procedures
- SPED 7133 Collaboration Across the Life Span
- SPED 7136 Language Development
- SPED 7766 MAT Student Teaching
- ESED 8131 Teacher Leadership
- ESED 8132 Curriculum and Instruction
2016 | Ph.D. in Special Education, University of Central Florida | |
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2011 | Graduate Certificate in Severe and Profound Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders, University of Central Florida | |
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2005 | Master of Arts in Special Education, University of Central Florida | |
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1992 | Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Central Florida | |
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Contact Information
P.O. Box 8013
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: (912) 478-1268
Office: 4118 College of Education Building
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