Sooner Scholar

Mrs. Charity Gillman joins The University of Oklahoma’s Special Education doctoral program as a Sooner Scholar after earning an Associate of Arts degree from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Jr. College in 1998, a Bachelor’s of Science Degree from Northeastern State University (NSU) in 2001, and Master’s Degree in Public Administration in 2005, also form NSU. The American Indian Resource Center and the NSU Indian Honor Society awarded Mrs. Gillman a full scholarship from 1998-2001. Mrs. Gillman has worked as a special education teacher for Broken Arrow Public Schools since 2001, where she also served as a professional development trainer, cheer coach, and a mentor teacher. Mrs. Gillman’s research interests include transition education and developing programs that use self-determination strategies to empower students with disabilities, especially Native American students.

cgillman@ou.edu