Educational Learning

Tammy Abernathy

Associate Professor of Special Education

 

Email:

tammy@unr.edu

 

Campus Phone:

775-682-7862

 

Mailing Address:

Department of Educational Specialties/299

University of Nevada, Reno

Reno, NV 89557-0299

 

Specialty Areas:

Special Education, Adolescents with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Service Learning, Special Education

 

Website or CV:

Curriculum Vitae

 

Profile:

Tammy Abernathy is an Associate Professor in the Special Education Program. Her primary teaching interests include teacher education coursework related to teaching adolescents with mild to moderate disabilities and advanced courses in learning disabilities. Her research is currently focused on the ways adolescents with disabilities advocate for themselves in learning environments and the ways adults facilitate this process. She has published several articles and book chapters on citizenship, service learning and disabilities. Dr. Abernathy studies the development of quality preservice teachers and works with doctoral students interested in preservice teacher education.

Dr. Abernathy received her doctorate from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1992 and taught at Weber State University for six years before taking a position at the University of Nevada.