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Dr. Kathy B. Ewoldt serves as Assistant Professor of Special Education within the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Leveraging seven years of public-school teaching experience in 6th-12th grade inclusion and resource classrooms, she specializes in improving academic outcomes for culturally and linguistically diverse students with disabilities in urban educational settings.
Her research program centers on evidence-based writing interventions for students with learning disabilities and English learners, strategic promotion of STEM career pathways for students with disabilities, implementation of assistive technologies in K-12 education, and comprehensive policy development for service animals in schools. She has co-authored the authoritative text Service Animals in Schools: Legal, Educational, Administrative, and Handling Aspects and publishes in premier journals including Teaching Exceptional Children, Dyslexia, and Learning Disabilities: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal.
Analysis of her 15 most recent publications (2020-2025) reveals three dominant research thrusts: (1) targeted literacy interventions for English learners with disabilities emphasizing color-cued writing strategies and paragraph construction; (2) assistive technology applications in computer science education for students with vision impairments; and (3) expanding social-emotional learning frameworks and STEM accessibility for neurodiverse learners. Her work consistently bridges research-practice gaps through rigorous methodology and equity-focused design.
Dr. Ewoldt's scholarly impact is recognized through prestigious awards including the UTSA President’s Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award (2022) and Council for Learning Disabilities Outstanding Researcher Award (2021). Her complete honors portfolio features:
- Association of Teacher Educators Clinical Practice Fellow (2018)
- Council for Exceptional Children Division of Research Doctoral Student Scholar (2017)
- Council for Learning Disabilities Leadership Institute (2017)
- 41st Electronic Combat Squadron Airman of the Year (1990)
- Air Force 12 Outstanding Airman Nominee (1989)
- 41st Electronic Combat Squadron Maintenance Professional of the Year (1989)
She actively directs national and state grant initiatives advancing educational equity for diverse learners, with current projects developing semantics-oriented screen readers for coding education and expanding STEM career pipelines for students with disabilities. While specific advisees aren't documented in source materials, her extensive publication record and grant leadership indicate significant mentorship of graduate researchers in special education.
