Name/Degree: Dr. Shawna S. Hudson, Ph.D. in Special Education
Title/Rank: Associate Professor of Education
Office: LIB 102
Phone Number: 319 385 6308
Email Address: shudson@iwc.edu
Fax Number: 319 385 6324
Educational Background (degree earned, certifications or other professional designations):
Ph.D. University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 2006
Field of Study: Behavior Disorders
M.S. Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO, 1998
Field of Study: Supervision & Leadership
B.S. William Jewell College, Liberty, MO, 1993
Field of Study: Elementary Education
Additional Licensure:
• Elementary 1-8
• Special Education K-12 Mild/Moderate Cross-Categorical
• Language Arts 5-9 Provisional
• Social Science 5-9 Provisional
• Principal K-8 Admin I
• Principal 5-9 Admin I
Courses Taught:
EDU 301: Exceptional Persons
EDU 302: Classroom Management
SPD 341: Characteristics of Special Education Students
SPD 344: Methods and Teaching Strategies for Students with Disabilities
SPD 297: Transition and Career Development
SPD49X: Practicum in Secondary Special Education/Elementary Education
Areas of Professional interest or research:
Academic interventions for students with EBD
Professional Memberships:
Association for Childhood Education International
Council for Exceptional Children
Council for Children with Behavior Disorders
Council for Exceptional Children – Division of Research
Campus Involvement (committees chaired, organizations advised, etc.):
Created Special Education Advisory Committee
Facilitator for Brown Bag Lunch Series
Change Request Committee
Enrollment Management Committee
Teacher Education Council
Transition Committee
Office hours:
M 11:00 – 2:00
T by appt. 2:00 – 4:00
W 11:00 – 12:00
TH by appt. 9:00 – 10:30
