INED Faculty & Staff
Faculty in the Inclusive Education Department represent a wide range of teaching, research interests, and professional experiences. The department houses both Special Education and TESOL. Using an asset-based perspective, faculty in each area are committed to preparing educators to be able to meet the needs of diverse learners and ensure student success.
Faculty
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Katie Bennett
Katie Bennett Assistant Professor of Special EducationPosition:
Assistant Professor of Special EducationPhone: (470) 578-6577
Email: kbenne72@kennesaw.edu
Location: BEB 419
My teaching, research, and community engagement efforts focus on teacher preparation, literacy, and high incidence disabilities. I teach at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. -
Harriet Bessette
Harriet Bessette Professor of Inclusive Education & Educational LeadershipPosition:
Professor of Inclusive Education & Educational LeadershipPhone: (470) 578-6893
Email: hbessett@kennesaw.edu
Location: BEB 434
I am a professor of special education and teach masters, specialist and doctoral courses in the Inclusive Education Department. I have over 25 years of teaching and administrative experience in public schools and higher education. My research interests include the use of drawings as research tools in qualitative research, Vygotskian theory, intersubjectivity, and interpersonal/intrapersonal planes of cognition. -
Jayoung Choi
Jayoung Choi Associate Professor of TESOLPosition:
Associate Professor of TESOLPhone: (470) 578-2231
Email: jchoi44@kennesaw.edu
Location: BEB 437
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Melissa Driver
Melissa Driver Associate Professor of Special EducationPosition:
Associate Professor of Special EducationPhone: (470) 578-2512
Email: mdriver6@kennesaw.edu
Location: BEB 322
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Zurisaray Espinosa
Zurisaray Espinosa Clinical Assistant Professor of TESOLPosition:
Clinical Assistant Professor of TESOLPhone: (470) 578-7854
Email: zespinos@kennesaw.edu
Location: BEB 439
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Joya Hicks
Joya Hicks Associate Professor of Special EducationPosition:
Associate Professor of Special EducationPhone: (470) 578-6146
Email: jcarterh@kennesaw.edu
Location: BEB 432
I have extensive experience in preparing pre-service and in-service teachers and leaders in providing fully-inclusive evidenced-based practices for working with children and their families. -
Zachary Johnson
Zachary Johnson Assistant Professor of Special EducationPosition:
Assistant Professor of Special EducationPhone: (470) 578-3297
Email: zjohnso4@kennesaw.edu
Location: BEB 431
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Nihal Khote
Nihal Khote Associate Professor of TESOLPosition:
Associate Professor of TESOLPhone: (470) 578-2121
Email: nvk4987@kennesaw.edu
Location: BEB 438
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Vidya Munandar
Vidya Munandar Assistant Professor of Special EducationPosition:
Assistant Professor of Special EducationPhone: (470) 578-2765
Email: vmunanda@kennesaw.edu
Location: BEB 424
I teach undergraduate and graduate courses on curriculum and instruction for students with diverse learning abilities in inclusive settings. My research interests include career development process of youth and young adults with disabilities, transition practices to support jobseekers and employees with disabilities in integrated employment settings, and the role of stakeholders in improving transition outcomes. -
Amanda Richey
Amanda Richey Associate Professor of TESOLPosition:
Associate Professor of TESOLPhone: (470) 578-2769
Email: arichey1@kennesaw.edu
Location: BEB 436
My research interests are focused on issues of culture and representation in curriculum, family and community engagement, and literacy practices. -
Denise Ross
Denise Ross Chair of the Department of Inclusive Education and Professor of Special EducationPosition:
Chair of the Department of Inclusive Education and Professor of Special EducationPhone: (470) 578-4736
Email: dross71@kennesaw.edu
Location: BEB 443
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Barbara Walker
Barbara Walker Limited-term Assistant Professor of Special Education and UDL Lab LeadPosition:
Limited-term Assistant Professor of Special Education and UDL Lab LeadPhone: (470) 578-2343
Email: bwalk159@kennesaw.edu
Location: BEB 421
Staff
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Jennifer Scanling
Jennifer Scanling Office Manager