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Nai-Cheng Kuo

Program Director

Nai-Cheng Kuo

Program Director

Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

College of Education and Human Development
Department of Teaching and Leading

College of Education and Human Development
Department of Research. Counseling & Curriculum

The Graduate School

Bio

Dr. Nai-Cheng Kuo was born and raised in Taiwan. She is a full professor in the Department of Teaching and Leading and serves as the Special Education Program Coordinator. She holds a dual-major Ph.D. in Special Education (SPED) and Curriculum, Instruction, and Teacher Education (CITE) from Michigan State University and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). Her research focuses on Daisaku Ikeda/Soka Studies in Education, teacher education, and special education. She has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles in the field. Her recent work has appeared in Critical Education, Dyslexia, Teachers College Records, Journal of Experiential Education, and Routledge Series on Life and Values Education. Her research aims to promote humanity in curriculum and pedagogical practices. Dr. Kuo has served on the U.S. Department of State's Fulbright National Searching Committee and Georgia's State Advisory Panel for Special Education (SAP). She also serves as the Program Director of Kids University at Augusta University, a summer program serving K-8 children and expanding partnerships with families and educators in the CSRA area.

  • (706) 504-7668
  • UH 376

Education

  • Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction Michigan State University, 2013

  • MA, Foreign Languages and Literature National Yunlin Univ of Scienc, 2007

  • BBA, Business Administration and Management, General Shih Chien University, 2003

Certifications

  • Graduate Certificate in Dyslexia University of Georgia, 2023

  • Higher Education Teaching Certificate Harvard University, 2020

  • Comprehensive Orton-Gillingham (OG) Certificate Institute For Multi Sensory Education (IMSE), 2020

  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB), 2017

  • Teacher Certification in Middle and High Schools Taiwan’s Ministry of Education , 2004

  • Autism Spectrum Disorders Kaohsiung Autism Institute, 2000

Awards & Honors

  • High Five My Faculty Award Augusta University, 2020

  • Louis K. Bell Research Award Augusta University, 2017

  • Senate Outstanding Faculty Award Augusta University , 2017

  • Teaching Innovation Award Augusta University , 2017

  • Faculty Caught in the Act of Excellence Award Augusta University , 2014

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • SPED 6500

    Adv Studies in Special Ed

  • SPED 3130

    Classroom & Behavior Mgmt

  • SPED 5130

    Classroom & Behavior Mgmt

  • INQR 1000

    Fund. of Academic Inquiry

  • EDTD 6950

    Selected Topics: Advanced Special Ed Studies

  • SPED 6026

    Teaching Students with Disabil

  • SPED 5003

    Ed Assessment in Sp Ed

  • SPED 3003

    Ed Assessment in Special Ed

  • SPED 3009

    Family & Community Engagement

  • SPED 5009

    Family & Community Engagement

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Assessing students with dyslexia and other reading difficulties through multiple diagnostic assessments, 2024
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Connecting humanity and pedagogy in value-creating education: Translating Daisaku Ikeda’s philosophy into practice, 2024
    Book, Scholarly-New
  • Building effective quadruple partnerships across families, schools, communities, and universities, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Using Tsunesaburo Makiguchi’s value-creating education to cultivate humanistic behavior analysts, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Exploring the impacts of community services on student reading achievement in a Title I school., 2023
    Journal Article, Professional Journal

Department Service

  • Member, AU-COEHD-T&L Pre-Promotion and Tenure Committee 2019 - Present

  • Member, AU-COEHD-T&L Lesson Plan Template Revamp Committee 2023 - 2024

  • Advisor, AU-COEHD-T&L SPED Club and CEC Augusta Chapter 2015 - 2023

  • Supervisor, AU-COEHD-T&L Special Education Tutoring Program 2015 - 2019

  • Coordinator, AU-COEHD-T&L Special Education Program 2014 - 2016

College Service

  • Member, AU-COEHD Curriculum & Academic Policies Committee 2022 - Present

  • Member, AU-COEHD Post-Tenure Review Committee 2019 - Present

  • Member, AU-COEHD Promotion and Tenure Review Committee 2018 - Present

  • Reviewer, AU-COEHD Faculty and Staff Search 2018 - Present

  • Volunteer, AU-COEHD Recruitment Events 2013 - Present

University Service

  • Member, AU Reese Library Access Services Librarian Search Committee 2023 - 2023

  • Member, AU Governance and Communication Committee 2021 - 2023

  • Member, AU Dispute Resolution and Grievance Committee 2019 - 2022

  • Senator, Augusta University (AU) 2019 - 2021

  • Member, AU Study Abroad Committee 2018 - 2020

Professional Service

  • Member, Georgia Association of Teacher Educators Annual Conference Committee 2021 - Present

  • Member, Georgia Council for Exceptional Children Website and Social Media Committee 2023 - 2024

  • Reviewer, U.S. Department of State Fulbright National Searching Committee 2021 - 2024

  • GATE College Representative, Association of Teacher Educators 2020 - 2023

  • Member, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Research & Dissemination Committee 2017 - 2020

Public Service

  • 2025 Kids University (Summer Programs for Youths in CSRA) 2024 - 2025

    Role: Program Organizer

  • 2024 Kids University (Summer Programs for Youths in CSRA) 2023 - 2024

    Role: Program Organizer

  • 2023 Kids University (Summer Programs for Youths in CSRA) 2022 - 2023

    Role: Program Organizer

  • 2022 Kids University (Summer Programs for Youths in CSRA) 2021 - 2022

    Role: Program Organizer

  • Volunteer, Lamar Milledge Elementary School Book Fair 2021 - 2022