Deanna Kay Rice, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Mashburn 135
(501) 450-5458
Educational Background
PhD Louisiana State University, Curriculum and Instruction
MA Louisiana State University, Educational Leadership, Research, and Counseling with a specialization in Applied Research Measurement and Evaluation
MS University of Central Arkansas, Special Education; BS Southern Nazarene University, Marketing
Teaching Field Specialization
Graduate
ELSE 6309 Solution Focused Learning
ELSE 6367 Educational Programming for Students with Significant Disabilities K-12
ELSE 6600 Internship II Supervision
SLMA 6313 Ethics and the Law
LEAD 8352 Advanced Study of School Law
Undergraduate
ELSE 2303 Special Topics
ELSE 3308 Foundations of Diverse Learners
EDUC 3322 Diverse Learners in Inclusive Settings
ELSE 4308 Educational Programming for Students with Significant Disabilities
ELSE 4603/4604 Internship II Supervision
Research Interests and Areas
Rice, D. K. (2022). Exploring early childhood educators’ responses to implementing remote instruction. International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education, 14(6). Retrieve from https://atif.sobiad.com/
Rice, D. K. (2021, November 4). SLANT: A qualitative study exploring the
implementation of a readiness strategy in online teacher education classes
[Interactive Poster Session]. Teacher Education Division of the Council for
Exceptional Children Annual Conference, Ft. Worth, Tx.
Rice, D. K. (2021, April 12). Alternate methods of instruction: A phenomenological
study exploring early childhood educators' experiences with distance learning [Paper session]. American Educational Researchers Association, virtual.
Rice, D. K., Gansle, K. A., & Denny, R. K. (2020). The effects of peer coaching and
video training on targeted teaching behaviors in an early field experience.
Educational Research Quarterly, 43(4), 3-36.
Specialty Areas
high leverage practices in special education, universal design for learning