Graduate Research Assistant
Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute, Fellow
Melanie Lopez is serving within the role of Graduate Research Assistant for the Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute. Currently, Melanie is a doctoral candidate at the University of Central Florida. Melanie’s current research interests include how we are preparing youth with exceptionalities from diverse backgrounds to secure higher wages in employment. Her endeavors also include federal and state policies regarding elementary and postsecondary transition practices. Her hopes are that she can becomes the embodiment of her personal quote “to be a lifelong learner, is to be in love with innovation.”
Sunday, February 18, 2024
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM MST