Lauren Pittman

Lauren Pittman. M.Ed.

Lauren Pittman holds a master’s degree from Vanderbilt University in High Incidence Disabilities with a focus on intensive interventions for academics and behavior.  Lauren also holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Berry College in Rome, GA. Lauren previously worked as a K-5 Emotional Behavior Disorders teacher for Cherokee County Schools in Canton, GA.  Lauren currently works as Special Education Facilitator for Cherokee County Schools assisting the school district in IDEA compliance and coordinating special education services for students. Lauren’s research interests include the impact of severe and persistent behaviors on student’s educational outcomes, math disabilities focused on the merger of computation and higher-order reasoning skills, student’s use of literal and inferential reading skills to understand, comprehend and communicate an understanding of the text and the use of data collection and assessments to inform teacher practice in the classroom.