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Department of Communication Disorders, Special Education, and Disability Services
Faculty and Staff
Brady, Jill
Domaracki, Joseph
Clark, Erin
Cowburn, Kacey
Hill, Annah
Kappel, Alexandria
Lombard, Lori
Migyanka, Joann
Miller-Leeper, Tamara
Price, Lisa
Shields, Mariha
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Mariha Shields, DED
Graduate Coordinator for Special Education Programs
Assistant Professor
Office: Davis Hall, Room 224
E-mail:
M.K.Shields@iup.edu
Office Phone: 724-357-5686
Education
BS – Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2001, Major: Deaf Education
MS – Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2004, Major: Special Education
DEd – Indiana University of PA, 2016 - Curriculum and Instruction
Professional Interests
Co-Teaching
Inclusion
Online Learning
Curriculum Development
Learning Support Mathematics
Professional Certifications
Special Education
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Mental and/or Physically Handicapped
Regular Education
Mid-Level Mathematics 7–9
High School Mathematics 7–12
Teaching Areas
EDEX 269: Identifying and Understanding Children with Academic and Social Learning Needs from Preschool through Adolescence
EDEX 301: Teaching in Inclusive Settings for Secondary Education Majors
EDEX 424: Strategic Assessment and Instruction in Expository Texts
EDEX 435: Methods and Curriculum (Severe-Profound Disabilities)
EDEX 460: Family Perspectives on Disability
EDEX 469: Education of Persons with Emotional Disabilities/Behavioral Disabilities/Learning Disabilities/Traumatic Brain Injury
EDEX 478: Education of Persons with Mental Retardation/ Developmental Disabilities/Physical Disabilities/Multiple Disabilities
ECSP 340: Introduction to Classroom and Behavior Management
EDEX 578: Education of Persons with Mental Retardation, Developmental, Physical, or Multiple Disabilities
EDEX 569: Education of Persons with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders, Brain Injury, or Learning Disabilities
EDEX 754: Advanced Instructional Design in Special Education
EDUC 342: Pre-Student Teaching Clinical Experience II
EDUC 421: Student Teacher Supervision