Associate Director, Center for Embodied Equity and Neurodiversity (CEEN)
- Ph.D. Education (Social Foundations) | Oklahoma State University
- Certificate of Advanced Study in Disability Studies | Syracuse University
- M.S. International Studies | Oklahoma State University
- B.S. Special Education | Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Dr. Mac currently serves as the Associate Director of the Center for Embodied Equity and Neurodiversity (CEEN).
She previously served as Associate Professor of Inclusive Education at the University of La Verne, where she taught credential and graduate courses focused on educational equity for all students from a critical disability studies perspective. She is the author of Neoliberalism and Inclusive Education: Students with Disabilities in the Education Marketplace. She also served as Director of the Center for Learning Innovation. As Director, she created and facilitated faculty development workshops and modules that supported excellence in inclusive teaching and learning, with a specialization in anti-racist/anti-bias educational practices, accessibility, and educational technology innovation.
An expert in diversity, equity, and inclusion, Dr. Mac created the Syllabus and Course Curriculum Self-Assessment and Audit Tool that has helped university faculty across the nation in creating more inclusive curriculum and classroom environments. She has been invited to facilitate numerous faculty and professional development workshops on topics such as Universal Design for Learning (UDL), neurodiversity, culturally sustaining practices, race- and gender-based microaggressions, creating positive classroom climates, and decolonizing course curriculum.
A former special education teacher, she brings expertise from her experiences in a range of classrooms, from PK to high school, and from inclusive to self-contained settings.