Dr. Jamie Mahoney is an Associate Professor in the Adolescent, Career, and Special Education Department at Murray State University. She teaches Special Education courses for dual certification Learning Behavior Disorder/ Elementary or Middle School undergraduate students and graduate students in the Alt. Cert, Master LBD, and Moderate Severe Disabilities programs. Dr. Mahoney has recently completed the Level 1 Dyslexia Orton Gillingham Certification through DTI and will begin the Dyslexia Advocacy Certification in February 2021. She currently serves on the KYCEC TED board as Past President currently Secretary, Purchase Area Chapter of KRA as President, and KYIDA board. She has taught students with various disabilities in the areas of math, reading, and language arts for over 20 years in the elementary public school setting. She is certified in the areas of special education, general education, reading endorsed, assistive technology certified, and educational leadership certified. Her research interests include preparing preservice and inservice teachers to effectively teach students of all abilities using differentiated instruction methods, dyslexia, response to intervention and progress monitoring, increasing student engagement using technology, collaboration and co-teaching methods, and assessment methodologies.