Rachel Copeland, Ed.D.

Bio

Dr. Rachel Copeland is an Assistant Professor, full-time faculty member, and Program Director for the M.Ed. K-12 Special Education and the Exceptional Education Executive Leadership and Special Education Doctoral Programs in the School of Education. She teaches online courses in reading and special education content.

Dr. Copeland taught in an elementary school setting for several years, mentored special education and reading teachers for almost a decade, and has previously served as a full-time staff member in the School of Education for several years.

Dr. Copeland loves the Lord and is passionate and committed to impacting educators’ lives. She is dedicated to the university’s mission of educating Christian Leadership to Change the World.

Credentials

Ed.D. in Exceptional Education Executive Leadership, Regent University, 2023

M.Ed. in K-12 Special Education General Curriculum with an Autism Certificate, Regent University, 2010

B.S. in Early Childhood Education, Pre-K-3, Malone University, 2005