Karin M FisherKarin M. Fisher, PhD, CDE started her career in education when she earned her master's of art in teaching special education from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. She taught students with moderate intellectual disabilities and auism as a self-contained, resource, and inclusion teacher for 8 years. She was also the co-department chair for her school's large special education department. In 2013, she was accepted into a grant program at the University of Central Florida to start her career in academia, earning her PhD in 2016. Her dissertation compared standardized science scores with participation in extracurricular science, technology, engineering, and mathematics activities. Currently, Dr. Fisher teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at Georgia Southern University in the Department of Elementary and Special Education in Statesboro, Georgia. Her courses include special education procedures, methods, leadership, curriculum and instruction, language development, and collaboration. She also has extensive experience supervising special education internships.Dr. Fisher was nominated for and accepted the position of vice president, president elect, and eventually will be president of the Georgia Council for Exceptional Children. She co-chairs the Early Career Faculty Special Interest Group of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children and is a member of the Division for Early Childhood. She also was selected to co-chair the Georgia State Special Education Advisory Panel where she represents parents of students with disabilities in her district as well as institutes in higher education across the state. As the parent of a son with an autism spectrum disorder, she is in a unique position to view special education from the educator and parent lens.Dr. Fisher's work reflects her expertise in early childhood special education. She has extensive experience using and teaching evidence-based strategies and high-leverage practices in special education. Her education and experience working with her son, academic peers, students, their families, school personnel, and administrators contribute to her qualifications to edit and contribute to this text. Read More Read Less
