Elissa Lockman Turner

Dr. Elissa Lockman Turner is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Special Education at the University of Kansas who works to address environments and practices that support positive outcomes for students with low incidence disabilities. She began her career working as a paraprofessional and special education teacher who collaborated and co-taught in a variety of settings. She has also worked as a professional learning facilitator, providing technical assistance to schools and districts working to become more inclusive of all learners, and most recently worked as a post-doctoral researcher. Her research and teaching interests include the implementation of equitable inclusive education, addressing how environments are built to enable student learning, and effective teacher practices and paraprofessional utilization to promote positive outcomes for all learners.