Tammy Graham, Ed.D.

 Dr. Tammy J. Graham joined PC’s Department of Education in August 2022 to coordinate the new special education major.  Prior to joining PC, she worked in the teacher education division of The Citadel for 13 years and worked in PK-12 public education for 17 years as a teacher for students with exceptionalities, an educational diagnostician, and a special education coordinator.

Dr. Graham holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership in addition to three special education degrees.  During her time in education, she has been involved in several service activities and has enjoyed opportunities to present at multiple conferences; provide professional development on students with exceptionalities for teachers in Belize; and collaborate with other educators across the country on peer-reviewed journal articles, research agendas, systematic literature reviews, and book chapters.  Her research interests include students with exceptionalities, student diversity, teacher education, and mentoring.

In her spare time, Dr. Graham enjoys boating and hiking with the family, singing and playing piano in a quartet, decorating and repurposing items, and reading.  She feels she is a teacher at heart and is delighted to be working with PC students, faculty, and staff.

Education

Ed.D. Educational Leadership, Cambridge College
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) Special Education Administration, Cambridge College
MS.Ed. Mild Learning Handicaps, Alabama A&M University
BS.Ed. Learning Disabilities, Athens State University

Research or Areas of Specialty

Special Education, Teacher Education, Mentoring

Recognitions

• The Citadel Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics Honoree for establishing mentor partnerships (2018)
• South Carolina Campus Compact Faculty Award for Service Learning, The Citadel Awardee and South Carolina Honoree (2017)
• Learning Disabilities Association of America Affiliate Accolade Award for the Student Learning Disabilities Association of The Citadel, Club Advisor (2017)
• Learning Disabilities Association of America Affiliate Marketing Project Award/ Grant for the Student Learning Disabilities Association of The Citadel, Club Advisor (2017)
• Learning Disabilities Association of South Carolina Volunteer of the Year Award (2016)
• The Citadel Baseball Team Honoree for being a professor who made significant impact on academic, professional, and personal development (2014)
• Faculty Fellow Award, The Citadel (2014)
• Best New Collaborative Project in Service Learning and Civic Engagement Award Presented by The Citadel Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics (2013)
• Best Education Paper Award Presented at The American Institute of Higher Education’s 8th Annual International Conference
• The Citadel Women’s Soccer Team Honoree for being a professor who made significant impact on academic, professional, and personal development (2011)

Classes at PC

• EDUC 371 Introduction to Special Education
• SPED 300 Beh Mgmt & Comm Skills for Excep Learners
• SPED 310 Learning Disab/Charac/Interventions
• SPED 315 Intellectual Disab/Charac/Intervention
• SPED 320 Emotional Disab/Charac/Interventions
• SPED 325 Instruction for Persons w/Em Disab
• SPED 330 Instruction for Persons w/Learn Dis
• SPED 335 Instruction for Persons w/Intell Dis
• SPED 400 Assess/Measure of Excep Learners
• SPED 405 Severe Disab/Charac/Interventions
• SPED 410 Instr for Persons w/Mod-Sev Dis
• SPED 420 Observation/Assessment
• SPED 421 Planning
• SPED 422 Teaching, Directed Teaching in SPED

Organizations

• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
• Palmetto State Literacy Association.
• South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children (SCCEC)

Certifications

• Postgraduate Professional License in Administration and Supervision (PreK-12)
• Postgraduate Professional License in Specific Learning Disabilities (K-12)
• Previous Certification in Mild Learning Disabilities (P-12)

Publications

Dague, C.T., Graham, T.J., & Kim, S. J. (2021). Maintaining fidelity in teacher education programs during COVID-19. Educational Renaissance, 10(1), 22-31.

Graham, T.J. & Jefferson, R.N. (2019). School-based mentoring for middle schoolers: The impact on mentees and their pre-service teacher mentors. Educational Renaissance, 8(1), 48-59.

Graham, T. J., Wenzel, A., Linder, R., & Rice, M. (2018). Special populations in middle level classrooms: Review of recent literature. In S. B. Mertens, & M. M. Caskey, (Eds.), Literature reviews in support of the Middle Level Education Research Agenda (pp. 53-80). Information Age Publishing.

Graham, T.J. (2016). Inclusion: Students with disabilities in middle grades. In S.B. Mertens, M.M Caskey, & N. Flowers (Eds.). The encyclopedia of middle grades education (2nd ed.). Information Age Publishing.

Graham, T.J. (2016). Special education in middle schools. In S.B. Mertens, M.M Caskey, & N. Flowers (Eds.). The encyclopedia of middle grades education (2nd ed.). Information Age Publishing.

Oberman, A. & Graham, T.J. (2016). Preparing school counselors to work with students with exceptionalities. Ideas and Research You Can Use: VISTAS 2016.

Graham, T. J., Wenzel, A., Linder, R., & Rice, M. (2016). Special populations. In S. B. Mertens, M. M. Caskey, P. Bishop, N. Flowers, D. Strahan, D., G. Andrews, & L. Daniel (Eds.), The MLER SIG research agenda (pp. 7-10).

Graham, T.J., Hewett, S.M., Warner, J.M., & Graham, C.H. (2013, May). Perceptions and practices: The impact of military structure on the academic success of students with disabilities attending a military college. American Journal of Educational Studies, 6(1), 17-32.

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.

Graham, T.J., Richardson Jones, K., & Hewett, S.M. (2009). Mission possible: Using technology to assist with academic career progress. Southeastern Teacher Education Journal, 2(2), 97-104.