Service

Summer Gibson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor


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Department

  • Lead Faculty, Special Education Program — course lead for SPED 5301, 5304, 5312, 5313, and 5315 (Spring 2026–present)
  • Coordinator for Special Education Textbook Adoption and Oversight (2025–present)
  • Coordinator of Course Copy Preparation and Syllabus Management (2025–present))
    Member, doctoral dissertation committees

College

  • Developer, TEA-required Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Suicide Prevention training materials adopted for college-wide implementation (2026)
  • Member, College of Education and Human Development Faculty Awards Committee (2026–present)

University

  • Special Education Representative and Planning Coordinator, 2026 East Texas ABOTA Teachers Law School Conference (2025–2026)

Professional

  • Editorial Board Member, British Journal of Visual Impairment (Sage), 2026–2028
  • Peer Reviewer, Journal of Innovations in Education & Human Development: Research and Practice (2026–present)
  • District Mentor — structured mentorship of a district educational diagnostician (2025–present)
  • Academic consultant (2025–present)
    TSBVI Mentor (2024–present)

Community

  • Parent advocate for families navigating special education services in Texas and Tennessee (2025–present)
  • Presenter, National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation parent programming (2026)
  • NOAH Task Force Member (2025–present)
  • Volunteer, Night to Shine, Tim Tebow Foundation (2014–present)
  • Volunteer, Runnin' WJ Ranch (2013–present)