Assistant Professor
OFFICE LOCATION
Education 223
OFFICE HOURS
MAILING ADDRESS
Box 41071
Lubbock TX 79409-41071
DIRECT PHONE
(806) 742-1997 ext. 248
DEPARTMENT PHONE
(806) 742-1997
FAX NUMBER
(806) 742-2179
EMAIL ADDRESS
Amy Parker, Ed.D.
Biography
Amy T. Parker was a National Center for Leadership in Visual Impairment (NCLVI) Doctoral Fellow who recently completed her program of study at Texas Tech University. Her emphasis of research was on evidence-based practices in teaching and rehabilitation for people who are visually impaired or deafblind. The focus of her dissertation was an adapted form of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) for students with visual impairments and multiple disabilities. Advocacy and policy development are two of her passions in the field of visual impairment and deafblindness. She has over 15 years serving in the field of deafblindness working as a Community Placement Specialist, Technical Assistance Specialist, and Regional Representative for Helen Keller National Center. Dr. Parker is also a certified interpreter of American Sign Language in the state of Texas. She is working as a Research Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University in the Virginia Murray Sowell Center. She is married to Trey and has two young children, James and Abby.
Areas of Interest:
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) strategies for students with visual impairments and multiple disabilities
- Orientation and Mobility (O&M) teaching approaches for students with multiple disabilities
- Single-Subject Design (SSD) research as a means of establishing evidence-based practices for students with low incidence disabilities
- Empowerment and participatory action research for young adults with disabilities
- Advocacy and policy change through consumer empowerment and education
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications:
Parker, A.T. (2009). Orientation and mobility research for persons who are deafblind: A review of single subject design studies. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness 10 (6), 372-377.
Parker, A.T., Grimmett, E. & Summers, S. (2008). Evidence-based communication practices for children with vision loss and additional disabilities: an examination of single-subject design studies. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness 102(9), 540-552.
Parker, A.T., Davidson, R., & Banda, D.R. (2007). Emerging evidence from single-subject design studies in the field of deafblindness. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness 101(11), 690-700.
Parker, A.T. & Pogrund R.L. (in press). Literacy research for student with visual impairments and additional disabilities: An exploration of relevant studies. Journal of Visual Impairments and Blindness
Selected Non-Peer Reviewed Works:
Blaha, R., Cooper, H, Irby, P., Montgomery, C. & Parker, A. (2009). Teachers of students with deafblindness: Professionalizing the field. Council of Exceptional Children: D.V.I. Quarterly. (54) 3, 49-51.
Parker, A.T. (2008). 2008 AER international conference: A report from the multiple disabilities & deafblind division. Deafblind Perspectives. October issue.
National Technical Assistance Consortium (NTAC) (2006). The NTAC outcomes and performance indicators: a system for documenting outcomes for children and youth with deafblindness, their families, and the service providers and systems that serve them. Retrieved November 22, 2007 from Western Oregon University, Teaching Research Institute Web site: http://www.nationaldb.org/TAOutcomes.php.