Dr. Patrick Graham , Department Chair for the Master of Science in Secondary Education program at RIT/NTID obtained his doctorate degree in 2014 from the University of Georgia. His research interests include early childhood literacy, multiculturalism, STEM strategies, and classroom management. He has edited two books for IGI Global in 2023. Dr. Nena Raschelle Neild is currently the Accreditation Coordinator at Gallaudet University. She obtained her PhD from Her interests are teaching deaf learners with additional disabilities and teacher attrition and retention in special education. She graduated from the University of Kansas with a doctoral degree in Special Education