Mary Elliott

Mary Elliott
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Special Education, Early Childhood & Prevention Science
Room 143 - College of Education and Human Development
502-852-3124
mary.elliott.2@louisville.edu

Dr. Elliott's curriculum vitae [PDF]

Educational Background

  • Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education, University of Louisville, 2024
  • Ed. S., School Counseling, University of the Cumberlands, 2020
  • B.S., Special Education—Moderate to Severe Disabilities Theatre Performance, University of Kentucky, 2011

Professional Experience

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Louisville, 8/2023 - Present
  • Research Associate, Project BEES: Building the Epistemology of Engineering for Students with Extensive Support Needs, 2022 - Present
  • University of Louisville, Adjunct Instructor, 2023

Professional Development

  • Systematic Instruction for Students with ESN, Project BEES: Building the Epistemology of Engineering for Students with ESN, 2023 
  • Evidence-based Visual Supports Systems for Students with ESN (Asynchronous) – Learning and Behavior Disorders (K-12), Fayette County Public Schools, 2021

Professional Affiliations

  • Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
  • Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (DADD)
  • Teacher Education Division (TED)
  • Kentucky Teacher Education Division (K-TED)

Selected Publications

  • Ackerman, K., Ault, M., Courtade, G., Elliott, M., et al. (under review). Preparing future special education faculty for service in rural communities, Rural Special Education Quarterly.
  • Elliott, M., Long, A. M., Pollard, J., Fitchett, C., Courtade, G. (2024). Bridging the rural special educator gap: Mentoring to support alternative teacher preparation candidates. Rural Special Education Quarterly , 43 (1). Online first
  • Hall, A., Fosbinder, J., Elliott, M., & Courtade, G. (2022). An administrative approach for special educator retention. Kentucky Teacher Education Journal: The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Kentucky Council for Exceptional Children, 9(1), 1.
  • Elliott, M. & Swain, R.R. (2021). A special educator’s how-to-guide to visual activity schedules. Kentucky Teacher Education Journal: The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Kentucky Council for Exceptional Children, 8(2), 2.