Nancy Rice

Nancy Rice is a Professor and current Department Chair in the Teaching and Learning Department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). She specializes in middle/high school teacher education, focusing on cultural representations of disability and inclusive education practices. Her work critiques portrayals of disability and educational policy in teacher education textbooks and examines their impact on teacher attitudes toward students with disabilities.

• Education:
• MEd in Special Education (Mildly Handicapped) from Arizona State University
• PhD in Cultural Foundations of Education from Syracuse University
• Key Research Areas:
• Qualitative research methodologies
• Teacher preparation curriculum analysis
• Disability studies in education