Creating Sustaining and Enhancing Your Colleges Office for Disability Services N/A

Dr. Stephanie Gaddy has worked in higher education for over 18 years, as a faculty member and as an administrator. She currently is a faculty member in the College of Education at Walden University. Dr. Gaddy has served as an administrator, founding and directing a college's office for disability services and a nationally recognized college program for students with disabilities. She also serves on the Advisory Board and as a contributing author to the Disability Compliance for Higher Education periodical. In her community, Dr. Gaddy is a consultant to the local Housing Authority serving adults with disabilities. Her research interests include the identification of best practices to teach students with disabilities, best practices to improve reading comprehension, the effective administration of college disability services offices, and effective methods to assist transition and retention in the postsecondary environment for students with disabilities. She resides in Illinois with her husband.