Helen A. Kellar Institute for Human disAbility - George Mason University
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About Us

The Kellar Institute for Human DisAbilities (KIHd) is an interdisciplinary campus-based organization focusing on improving the lives and productivity of children and adults with disabilities. KIHd combines the resources of the university with local, state, regional, national, public, and private sector agencies and organizations to develop products, services, and programs for persons with disabilities.

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Licensure, Certificates & Training Grants

The Kellar Institute for Human DisAbilities (KIHd) collaborates with a consortium of Virginia universities to offer training/licensure options for teachers of students with visual impairments and severe disabilities. Distance education makes the programs more accessible and maximizes the number of individuals who can receive the training.

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Professional Development

The Kellar Institute for Human DisAbilities (KIHd) serves teachers, parents, therapists, and community service providers by providing a variety of continuing learning experiences via annual workshops, conferences, and project activities. In many cases, KIHd uses distance education to provide teacher training and professional development across the state.

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Initiatives

Since its inception, KIHd has grown not only in size, but also in its development of innovative programs for improving the lives and productivity of children and adults with disabilities. The interdisciplinary campus based institute combines the resources of George Mason University with local, state, regional, national, public, and private sector agencies and organizations.

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Research of Consequence
Research

The Kellar Institute for Human DisAbilities (KIHd) continues to build and support numerous educational research projects that vary across disciplines spearheaded by the Mason faculty members. Our goal is to increase evidence based instructional and behavioral strategies to improve academic outcomes for all students with disabilities.

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Nutt, Katherine

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PhD, George Mason University
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Curriculum and Instruction Coordinator, Region 4 Training and Technical Assistance Center
Helen A. Kellar Institute for Human disAbilities

Contact Information

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Phone: (703) 993-4496
Fax: (703) 993-4497

George Mason University
Fairfax Campus
Krug Hall 213D
4400 University Dr.
MS 1F2
Fairfax, VA 22030

Profile

Katherine Tucker Nutt  attended Mary Washington College, graduating with a B.A. in Economics in 1986.  She earned a M.Ed. in Special Education from George Mason in University in 1997.  In 2003, Kathy earned a second M.Ed. in Reading from the University of Virginia.  Dr. Nutt completed her PhD from George Mason Universtiy in May of 2015.

Kathy worked as special education teacher at the middle and high school level for over twenty years. She has also held supervisory roles as an instructional leader and coach.

In 2011, Kathy became a Curriculum and Instruction Coordinator for the Virginia Department of Education Training and Technical Assistance Center at George Mason University.   Her professional focus is on inclusive practices and co-teaching initiatives, differentiating instruction, school improvement, summative and formative assessments, data analysis for instructional focus, and literacy instruction.  Although, Dr. Nutts interests are broad and varied, literacy and meeting the needs of struggling readers is her greatest passion.

 

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places youll go."

Dr. Seuss

 
  

 

 

Research Interests

Adolescent literacy

Content-area reading

Using data to inform instruction

Inclusive practices

Recent Publications

Doctoral Dissertation:  Mnemonic Vocabulary Instruction to Enhance Reading Comprehension in the Social Studies