Department of Human Services
Assistant Professor of Special Education

Phone: 828-227-3285
Email: kcooper@email.wcu.edu
Office Address: 091 Killian Building Lane, Room 206

Research Interest: Teaching emergent literacy to children with significant cognitive disabilities, positive behavior support for children with significant cognitive disabilities; providing support to teachers to encourage teacher efficacy  

Education:

• 1991  - 1997:  Ph.D.     Special Education     Lehigh University,  Bethlehem, PA. 18015 
• 1988  - 1991:  M.Ed.    Special Education     Lehigh University,  Bethlehem, PA. 18015 
• 1984  - 1988:   B.S.      Biology                     
                                       Foreign Language    Allentown College St. Francis de Sales, Center Valley, PA. 18036

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