Elon has been a wonderful place for me to pursue my love for special education. I have the privilege of working with outstanding colleagues and talented students. They, like me, have a passion for working with children and adolescents with disabilities.
I also work with graduate students, teachers who are coming back to Elon for more education. They are primed to grow, and that growth is often rapid, so that they move from being novice teachers to being teacher-leaders.
In my portrait I am holding a wooden carving from India of four elephants. My understanding of special education took on new dimensions when I traveled to India. I visited schools, conducted staff trainings, and consulted with parents. These experiences have enhanced my teaching and have created an interest in international special education.
Families with children with disabilities face many challenges that do not go away. Elon provides the atmosphere for me to study issues related to family and disability, teach undergraduate and graduate students, and support my colleagues in their professional endeavors.
Photo and accompanying personal statement were part of the faculty/staff portrait exhibit installed in Mooney Building in May 2010.
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