BOONE, N.C. — Students in the speech-language pathology, reading education and special education programs at Appalachian State University will continue to receive specialized training in “high intensity” needs as part of their graduate program thanks to a five-year Interdisciplinary Support for High-Intensity Needs in Education (iSHINE) grant awarded to Appalachian faculty.
Dr. Emily Lakey, assistant professor in Appalachian’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, was awarded $242,599 from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS). This funding, provided for the duration of Oct. 1, 2018–Sept. 30, 2019, is in addition to the initial funding she received for the project in 2017.