Amy McKenzie

Assistant Professor, Childhood Education, Reading and Disability Services

Amy R. McKenzie is an assistant professor in the department of childhood education, reading and disability services at FSU. Dr. McKenzie teaches a variety of courses on the education of students with visual impairment, including topics such as accommodations for academic students with visual impairments, social and career education, Nemeth Code, educational management for teachers of students with visual impairments, and deaf-blindness. Her research interests include the development of literacy skills in students with visual impairments and deaf-blindness, the use of paraprofessionals, and teacher preparation. She is a deaf-blind specialist and has worked as a teacher of students with visual impairments prior to working at the university level. Dr. McKenzie serves on several national and state committees in the field of visual impairment and deaf-blindness, and is currently the principal investigator of a four-year, $800,000 grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Educations Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to support teacher education in the field of visual impairment. McKenzie received an Ed.D. in Special Education from Texas Tech University, M.Ed. in Dual Sensory Impairments from Texas Tech University and a B.S. in Elementary Education and Visual Impairments from Kutztown University.


				Amy McKenzie Assistant Professor, Childhood Education, Reading and Disability Services Amy R. McKenzie is an assistant professor in the department of childhood education, reading and disability services at FSU. Dr. McKenzie teaches a variety of courses on the education of students with visual impairment, including topics such as accommodations for academic students with visual impairments, social and career education, Nemeth Code, educational management for teachers of students with visual impairments, and deaf-blindness. Her research interests include the development of literacy skills in students with visual impairments and deaf-blindness, the use of paraprofessionals, and teacher preparation. She is a deaf-blind specialist and has worked as a teacher of students with visual impairments prior to working at the university level. Dr. McKenzie serves on several national and state committees in the field of visual impairment and deaf-blindness, and is currently the principal investigator of a four-year, $800,000 grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Educations Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to support teacher education in the field of visual impairment. McKenzie received an Ed.D. in Special Education from Texas Tech University, M.Ed. in Dual Sensory Impairments from Texas Tech University and a B.S. in Elementary Education and Visual Impairments from Kutztown University.