Present | Associate Dean of Research and Grants, East Tennessee State University ‐ Clemmer College of Education and Human Development | |
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Present | Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ Department of Educational Foundations and Special Education | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2017 | Current Practices and Effectiveness of Professional Development in Special Education in Rural Environments |
Spencer Foundation | |
Colleague(s): Fox, J., Bartozuk, K. | |
$48,350 | |
2017 | UPSTART inclusive Higher Education at ETSU |
Vanderbilt University | |
Colleague(s): Chambers, C., Marks, L. | |
$19,998 | |
2016 | Vanderbilt postsecondary education for students with intellectual disabilities community conversation mini grant |
Vanderbilt | |
Colleague(s): Chambers, C. | |
$1,000 | |
2014 - 2016 | Phase II: Access: Language Arts |
Institute of Educational Sciences, Department of Education | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
2014 - 2015 | Teacher Support Program: A Multicomponent Program to Improve and Retain Special Educators |
ETSU Research Development Committee | |
Major Research Grant | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
Colleague(s): Fox, J. | |
$9,783 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
Honors and Awards
- 2004-2005 - Teacher of the Year- Progressive Education Program
- 2005-2006 - Ruth Henderson Award- Buncombe County Schools
- 2007-2008 - North Carolina Association for Americans with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Rising Star Student Award
- 2008 - North Carolina Applied Behavior Analysis Best Student Poster Award
- 2008-2009 - North Carolina Applied Behavior Analysis Student Scholarship Award
- 2007-2008 - Snyder Distinguished Doctoral Fellow for University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- 2010 - Council for Exceptional Children-Division of Research-Student Research Award in Single Subject Research
- 2015 - ETSU Clemmer College of Education Outstanding Research Award
- 2017 - Recipient of the American Council on Rural Special Education Research Article of the Year Award
- 2017 - Visiting Academic with University of Sydney
Courses
- SPED 5250 - Special Topics: Teaching Reading and Math to Individuals with Disabilities (Graduate)
- SPED 3400 - Behavior Management for Individuals with Disabilities (Graduate)
- SPED 3445 - Assistive Technology (Undergraduate)
- SPED 5250 - Medical Aspects in Special Education (Graduate)
- SPED 5250 - Instructional Methodology in Special Education (Graduate)
- SPED 5500 - History, Issues, and Trends in Special Education (Graduate)
- SPED 5700 - Teaching Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Settings (Graduate)
- SPED 5587 - Access to the General Curriculum for Students with Significant Disabilities (Graduate)
- SPED 5960 - Thesis in Special Education (Graduate)
- SPED 4700 - Teaching Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Settings (Undergraduate)
- SPED 3350 - Medical Aspects in Special Education (Undergraduate)
- SPED 5365 - Integrating Functional Skills into Curriculum (Graduate)
- SPED 3365 - Integrating Functional Skills into Curriculum (Undergraduate)
- SPED 5445 - Applications of Assistive Technology and Medical Aspects in Special Education (Graduate)
- SPED 3445 - Applications of Assistive Technology and Medical Aspects in Special Education (Undergraduate)
- SPED 4587 - Access to the General Curriculum for Students with Significant Disabilities (Undergraduate)
2009 | PhD, Special Education, University of North Carolina at Charlotte | |
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2004 | MA Ed., Special Education, Western Carolina University | |
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1999 | BS, Special Education, East Carolina University | |
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Links
Contact Information
PO Box 70547
Johnson City, TN 37614
Office: Warf-Pickel 321A
Phone: 423-439-7145
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