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TAMMY J. GRAHAM
The Citadel
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The Citadel
School of Education
171 Moultrie Street
Charleston, SC 29409
(843) 953-6854
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Areas of Interest
- Learning Disabilities, Colleges Students with Disabilities, Differentiated Instruction, Teacher Efficacy and Attitudes, Student Diversity
Academic Preparation
| Date |
Degree Earned |
Major |
Institution |
| August 2007 |
Ed.D. |
Educational Leadership and Administration
Dissertation - Race and Referrals: Teacher Attitudes, Culturally Relevant Teaching, and the Special Education Referrals of African American Males
White Paper: Culturally Relevant Teaching in a Multidimensional/Holistic Classroom
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Cambridge College
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| January 2006 |
CAGS |
Special Education Administration |
Cambridge College
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| July 1992 |
MS.Ed. |
Mild Learning Handicaps, Summa Cum Laude |
Alabama A&M University
Normal, Alabama |
| June 1990 |
B.S.Ed. |
Learning Disabilities, Magna Cum Laude |
Athens State College
Athens, Alabama |
Professional Experience
| 2008 - Present |
Assistant Professor, Division of Teacher Education
- Teach graduate-level and undergraduate-level courses related to special education, educational psychology, and child development
- Advise graduate and undergraduate students
- Assist with Advising Education Leaders’ Organization
- Serve on Campus-Wide Curriculum & Instruction Committee
- Serve on School of Education Teacher Education Search Committee and Attention and Retention Committee
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The Citadel
School of Education
Charleston, South Carolina |
| 2004-2007 |
Adjunct Professor
- Taught graduate-level courses related to psycho-educational assessment and early childhood development at Hampton, Virginia, site.
- Co-developed curriculum for teacher licensure in early childhood special education.
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Shenandoah University
Winchester, Virginia |
| December 2003 - July 2007 |
Special Education Coordinator
- Monitored compliance and placement of students in special education within eight elementary schools.
- Attended meetings related to special education (eligibility, IEP, MDR).
- Planned, conducted, and assisted with development of workshops.
- Conducted instructional leader meetings.
- Disseminated information to schools regarding compliance, staff development, and curriculum.
- Served on various committees relating to education, including textbooks, teacher handbooks, and alternate assessments.
- Supervised educational diagnosticians.
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Hampton City Schools
Hampton, Virginia |
| 1997-2003 |
Educational Diagnostician
- Administered formal/informal educational assessments to students (PreK-12) going through special education eligibility process.
- Wrote narrative reports based on interpretation of test scores.
- Guided teachers in administration of assessments.
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Hampton City Schools
Hampton, Virginia |
| 1996-1997 |
Special Education Teacher
- Supervised, taught, counseled, and assessed students (K-5) identified as having specific learning disabilities.
- Completed federal, state, and city documents within expected time frames.
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Tucker-Capps Elementary School
Hampton, Virginia
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| 1996 |
Special Education Teacher
- Supervised, taught, counseled, and assessed students (K-2) identified as having specific learning disabilities, emotional disturbance, and/or other health impairments.
- Completed federal, state, and city documents within expected time frames.
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Cooper Elementary School
Hampton, Virginia
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| 1991-1995 |
Special Education Teacher
- Supervised, taught, counseled, and assessed students (K-12) identified as having specific learning disabilities and/or emotional conflicts.
- Completed federal, state, and city documents within expected time frames.
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Holly Pond School
Holly Pond, Alabama |
| 1990 |
Reading Clinic Director Athens State College
- Supervised college students as they tutored
elementary students.
- Served as a liaison between college students and
parents of elementary students
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Athens State College
Athens, Alabama |
Research/Book Chapters
Peer-Reviewed
Graham, T. & Hewett, S. (2009). The Effects of E-Learning on African American Males: Three Case Studies. In B. Olaniran (Ed.), Cases on Successful E-Learning Practices in the Developed and Developing World: Methods for the Global Information Economy.
Research/Journals
Peer-Reviewed National
Graham, T., Richardson Jones, K., & Hewett, S. (2009). Mission Possible: Using Technology to Assist with Academic Career Progress. Southeastern Teacher Education Journal, 2(2), 97-104.
Peer-Reviewed State/Regional
Graham, T. J., Hart, H. R., Hewett, S. M., & Jefferson, R. N. (2010). Merging brain research and single-gender education: Perceptions of middle-level learners. South Carolina Middle School Journal, 9-17.
Retrieved from http://www.scmsa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=6&Itemid=13.
Research/Conference Proceedings
Peer-Reviewed International
Graham, T., Hewett, S., Warner, J., & Graham, C. (proposal accepted). Perceptions and practices: The impact of military structure on the academic success of students with disabilities attending a military college. American Institute of Higher Education.
Graham, T., & Graham, C. (2010, October). I see you, you see me: Opening the doors for mutual efficacy in higher education. American Institute of Higher Education.
Research/Presentations
Peer-Reviewed International
Graham, T., Hewett, S., Warner, J., & Graham, C. (proposal accepted). Perceptions and practices: The impact of military structure on the academic success of students with disabilities attending a military college. American Institute of Higher Education.
Graham, T. (2011, February). Teaching By Example: Differentiating Instruction in the College Classroom. Learning Disabilities Association of America.
Graham, T., & Graham, C. (2010, October). I See You, You See Me: Opening the Doors for Mutual Efficacy in Higher Education. American Institute of Higher Education.
Graham, T., Richardson Jones, K., and Warner, J. (2009, November). If Classrooms Could Talk: Training University Faculty to Work with a Diverse Population. Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children Conference.
Graham, T., Richardson Jones, K., & Hewett, S. (2009, March). Joy in Higher Education and Beyond: Using Technology to Frame and Reframe Academic Careers. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE).
Peer-Reviewed National
Graham, T., & Warner, J. (2012, February). Tools for Success: Transitioning students with disabilities from high school to college. 24th Annual At-Risk Youth National FORUM, Connecting the Dots of Collaboration.
Hewett, S., Graham, T., & Rodgers, W. (2010, February). Parent Involvement = They Care, They Are Concerned, But Are They Connected? 22nd Annual At-Risk Youth National FORUM, Empowering Students to Communicate, Accelerate, Participate, and Graduate.
Graham, T. (2009, October). Practicing What We Preach: Utilizing Differentiated Instruction in the College Classroom. Academy for Educational Studies Critical Issues in Education Conference.
Graham, T. & Bridwell, S. (2008, March). Race and Referrals: Teacher Attitudes, Culturally Relevant Teaching, and the Special Education Referrals of African American Males. American Educational Research Association's Annual Meeting (AERA).
Peer-Reviewed State/Regional
Warner, J. & Graham, T. (2011, February). Transition to college: Making the change. South Carolina Counseling Association Conference.
Richardson Jones, K. & Graham T. (2010, January). Hope for the future: Making sure high school students know enough about career options to be ready for post-secondary decisions. Charleston County School District's high School That Work/Making Middle Grades Work Conference.
Graham, T., Richardson Jones, K., & Warner, J. (2010, October). Evolving classrooms: Providing a vision for college faculty. South Carolina Association of Teacher Educators Conference.
Graham, T. (2009, October). Do as I Do: Modeling Differentiated Instructional Techniques for Preservice Teachers. South Carolina Association of Teacher Educators' Conference.
Campus-Wide
Graham, T., Warner, J., & Fernald, L. (2012, September). Incorporating brain-based research to enhance student learning across the curriculum. Faculty 101.
Graham, T., Warner, J., & Fernald, L. (2010, January). Incorporating Brain-Based Research to Enhance Student Learning Across the Curriculum. Faculty 101
Graham, T. & Warner, J. (2009, August). Teaching Students with Disabilities. New Faculty Orientation.
Graham, T. & Warner, J. (2009, January). If Your Classroom Could Talk. Communication Across the Curriculum.
Other Scholarly Work
Graham, T. (2011). Invited Content Provider. MyEducationLab Study Plan for Educational Psychology: Windows on Classrooms by Eggen & Kauchak.
Service
Professional
State Board Member, Board of Examiners. (2012). National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Invited Article Reviewer. (2012). Lee, M. J. W. (Ed.). Merlot Journal of Online Learning and Teaching.
Proposal Reviewer. (2010). Teacher Education Division. Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).
Proposal Reviewer. (2010). Division K & Division J. American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Article Reviewer. (2010). Sheffield, E. C. (Ed.). Critical Question in Education Journal.
Proposal Reviewer. (2009). Division K, Division J, & SIG Critical Examination of Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender in Education. American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Book Reviewer. (2009). Butin, D. The Education Dissertation: A Guide for Practitioner Scholars. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press.
Presider. 3 Special Education Papers. (2009, March). Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE).
Book Chapter Reviewer. (2008). Olaniran, B. (Ed.). Cases on Successful E-Learning Practices in the Developed and Developing World: Methods for the Global Information Economy. Corwin Press.
Community
Invited Judge. (2010). Charleston County School District Teacher of the Year Program.
Teacher Cadet College Partner. (2009-Present). Military Magnet Academy.
Volunteer. (2008-Present). Baptist Hill High School. Charleston County School District.
Volunteer. (2009-2010). Charleston County Miracle League
Volunteer. (2008-2009). James Island Charter High School. Charleston County School District.
Campus-Wide
- Battalion Integrator for 2nd Battalion, Commandant's Department. (2011-Present).
- Coordinator, School of Education Mentor Program. (2011-Present).
- CIT 101 Instructor. (2011-Present)
- Faculty Council Member. (2011-2012).
- LDRS 201 Instructor (2010-2011).
- Advise Undergraduate and Graduate Students. (2008-Present).
- Co-Advisor of Education Leaders’ Organization, a student chapter of ASCD, with Kathryn Richardson Jones (2008-Present).
- Chaperoned Citadel Cadets to North Carolina football game. (2009).
- Chaperoned Citadel Cadets to Clemson football game. (2008).
- Citadel's Women Club. (2008-2009). Annual Yard Sale Volunteer.
- Campus-Wide Curriculum & Instruction Committee. (2009-Present).
- Campus-Wide Faculty Council Committee (2011-2012).
- School of Education Attention and Retention Committee. (2008-Present).
- School of Education Teacher Education Search Committee. (2008-2010).
- School of Education EEDA Committee. (2008-2009).Curriculum.
Additional Training/Licensure
- NCSS SPA Writing Workshop (2009, October)
- Darkness to Light Training. (2009, September).
- South Carolina Board of Examiners’ Training. (2009, June).
- ADEPT - South Carolina's System for Assisting, Developing, and Evaluating Professional Teaching- Training. (2008, July ).
- Postgraduate Professional License in Administration and Supervision (PreK-12).
- Postgraduate Professional License in Specific Learning Disabilities (K-12).
Professional Affiliations
- Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
- Council for Exceptional Children, Learning Disabilities Division
- Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
- South Carolina Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (SC ASCD)
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