Professional Summary

Dr. Amanda Lannan is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education at the University of Kentucky (UK), where she teaches graduate courses in the visual impairment, teacher education program. 

Prior to joining UK, Dr. Lannan graduated as a triple Knight from the University of Central Florida with her doctorate in Special Education. Certified in elementary education, special education, and visual impairments, Dr. Lannan has 14 years of teaching experience with her Lannan specializes in the use of assistive technology and tactiles to provide equitable access to STEM education for students with visual impairments.

Experiencing first-hand how inequitable access and low expectations limits opportunities for individuals with visual impairments, Amanda Lannan is highly motivated to make direct and critical changes in the field of special education. Some of her projects include collaboration with the DIAGRAM Center to determine how tactiles impact learning. Her participation in code-sprints helped to develop innovative solutions for STEM education. 

Recently, Amanda conducted an analysis on the mathematical discourse in co-taught inclusive middle school mathematics classroom. Her work in teacher education closely explored the impact of mixed reality on teacher preparation and student learning. 

Selected as a 2021 fellow by the National Science Foundation for CADRE, (Community for Advancing Discovery Research and Education), Lannan joined nine early STEM researchers to focus on improving the diversity, equity, and inclusion of STEM disciplines in K-12 education.