Anna Macedonia

Dr. Anna Macedonia is a Lecturer at Marymount University, where she joined the faculty in 2021. A Marymount University alumna, she brings extensive academic and professional experience from teaching undergraduate and graduate online/hybrid courses at George Mason University and working in public PK-12 education for eight years. Her roles included Visual Arts, Special Education, and AVID teaching, as well as department chairperson and university supervisor for student teachers. Most recently, she served as an Assistant Principal in Fairfax County Public Schools.

• Education: PhD in Special Education (Primary) and Education Leadership and Policy (Secondary) from George Mason University (2021)
• Undergraduate degree in Art Education
• Master’s degree in Special Education
• Education Leadership Certificate

Dr. Macedonia’s research focuses on special education teacher education across local/state/federal levels, its link to teacher retention issues, and intersections between special education and education leadership. She emphasizes preparing school-based administrators to support special education teachers effectively.

Professional affiliations include membership in the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE), and Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD).