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Mariah Pfundheller
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Assistant Professor
Educational Studies
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Mariah Pfundheller Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Assistant Professor
Educational Studies
Specialty area(s)
- Special Education
- Early Childhood Special Education
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Educational Sustainability
- Equity and Inclusion in Education
Current courses at UWL
- SPE 300 - Designing Sustainable Inclusive Classrooms
- SPE 340 - Collaborative Partnerships and Transitions for Students with Disabilities
Education
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Ed.D. in Education Sustainability: Focus on Inclusive Literature
FEBRUARY 2021 - AUGUST 2024, STEVENS POINT, WI
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Master’s in Exceptional Education, Licensure in Deaf and Hard of Hearing
MAY 2016 - MAY 2020, MILWAUKEE, WI
Gallaudet University & University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
American Sign Language Classes
JANUARY 2018 - JUNE 2019, WASHINGTON, D.C. and EAU CLAIRE, WI
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Bachelor of Science
Licensures in Special Education: Cognitive Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Emotional Behavioral Disabilities, Cross Categorical Special Education, and Early Childhood Special Education
SEPTEMBER 2012 - MAY 2016, STEVENS POINT, WI
Career
Teaching history
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point (UWSP) / Special Education Lecturer
AUGUST 2020 - May 2024, STEVENS POINT, WI
Undergraduate and Master's Students
Green Bay Area School District / Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher
SEPTEMBER 2019 - JUNE 2020, GREEN BAY, WI
3K-12th Grade
Cooperative Educational Service Agency 12 / Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher
SEPTEMBER 2018 - JUNE 2019, ASHLAND, WI
3K-12th
Eau Claire School District - North High School/ Special Education Teacher
SEPTEMBER 2016 - JUNE 2018, EAU CLAIRE, WI
Intellectual Disabilities: ages 14-21
Research and publishing
Pfundheller, M. R., Dresen, C., Logan, N. (2024). Development, Tool Validation, and Future Directions for the Multidimensional Framework for Inclusive Literature. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 154-172. https://doi.org/10.33423/jhetp.v24i11.7448
Pfundheller, M., & Liesch, J. (2023). Framework for inclusive literature in teacher education. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice. 23(15), 55-67. https://doi.org/10.33423/jhetp.v23i15.6406