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Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln in May of
2025.
According to Dr. Savaiano, "Dr. Ericson's dissertation addresses a critical
and often overlooked need in our field: ensuring that itinerant professionals receive
high-quality, actionable feedback that strengthens instructional practices and
outcomes for students." Through her dissertation she utilized qualitative methods
with an innovative feedback model to advance the current research base as well as
implications for working professionals and their supervisors to improve outcomes
for teachers and students with visual impairments.
Congratulations to Dr. Katie Ericson on the 2026 CEC Division on Visual
Impairments and DeafBlindness Deborah Hatton Outstanding Dissertation of the
Year Award!
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