Department of Special Education

Faculty

Michael Churton, Ed.D.
Professor
813-974-8898
Churton@tempest.coedu.usf.edu

Dr. Churton is the Director of Distance Learning International Development and Research in USF Educational Outreach. He is also a tenured professor and on the doctoral faculty in the department of Special Education. His background consists of over 25 years in higher education in the area of Special Education. He has served as graduate coordinator at Appalachian State University and as department chairperson of Special Education. He formerly directed the Greater Tampa Bay Special Education Consortium and was instrumental in establishing a distance-learning program among the partnership schools. He developed a comprehensive distance-learning faculty and course support unit at USF and now leads the distance learning efforts for International Development and Research.

His publications include a textbook on methods in special education and numerous articles on special education and distance learning. He is a former Peace Corps volunteer and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in Borneo from May-December 2000 researching disabilities among indigenous tribes.

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