Department of Special Educational Child Development (SPCD)

Nikki Adams is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education and Child Development at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Adams started her career as an early childhood assistant teacher and then transitioned into early childhood special education in a public school setting after receiving her teaching certification. Her research focuses on: […]

Kelly Anderson is a Professor and the Program Director for the B.A. in Special Education & Elementary Education K-6 Dual Major in the Department of Special Education & Child Development at UNC Charlotte. Anderson started her career as a special education teacher of students with mild to moderate disabilities in Des Moines, Iowa before moving […]

Kristen D. Beach is a Professor of Special Education in the Department of Special Education and Child Development at UNC Charlotte and program director of the Ph.D. in Special Education. Her research centers on the design and evaluation of reading and language interventions for struggling adolescent readers and students with reading disability. Her research also […]

Leslie Bross is an Associate Professor of Special Education in the Department of Special Education and Child Development at UNC Charlotte and serves as the director of the Graduate Certificates in both Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) program and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Program. Her primary research interest is examining ways to support individuals with ASD […]

Kimberly Bunch-Crump is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education and Child Development at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Bunch-Crump has over ten years of experience teaching in K–12 high-incidence special education classrooms in Title I schools and is BCBA-D certified. She has served at the district level to address disparities […]

Gloria Campbell-Whatley is a Professor in the Department of Special Education and Child Development. She is a nationally recognized as a specialist, consultant, trainer, and keynote speaker. She has developed 14 modules/training manuals and written five applied research reports. She has also delivered and produced 51 keynote addresses, strands, workshops, and television presentations, as well […]

Micki Crowder serves as the Business Services Coordinator for the Department of Special Education and Child Development. Crowder is also the faculty/staff advisor for the religious organization, CRU, on UNC Charlotte’s campus.

Erin FitzPatrick is an Associate Professor in the Special Education and Child Development Department. She teaches undergraduate literacy courses to pre-service teachers in the Special Education and dual licensure programs. She leverages over a decade of experience in urban, majority-minority, upper elementary classrooms to inform her research in the areas of effective writing interventions and […]

Kristi Godfrey-Hurrell is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of  Special Education and Child Development. She serves on multiple community, state, and national committees serving those who work on behalf of young children and families, early childhood educators, and providers. Godfrey-Hurrell teaches graduate and undergraduate courses focusing on early childhood/early childhood special education/early intervention. […]