Kandace Hoppin

Associate Professor

Kandace Hoppin

Contact Info

Phone:
410-704-3614
Office:
Hawkins Hall, Room 405G
Email:
khoppin@towson.edu

Education

Ed.D., Special Education – Applied Neuroscience in Special Education Emphasis, George Washington University, 2014

M.A. Ed., Special Education for Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities, George Washington University, 2009

B.A., Elementary Education, Wake Forest University, 2005

Areas of Expertise

Emotional & behavioral disabilities
Behavior management
Social-emotional learning
Co-teaching and inclusive practices
Universal Design for Learning
Teacher preparation

Selected Publications

  • Billman, R.H., Hoppin, K.M., Knollman, G., & Chen, B.C. (2025). Forging ahead with innovation and alignment: Reinventing preservice special education coursework for real-world impact. In A. Markelz, (Ed.), TED 2023 Conference Proceedings: Seas the Day (pp 11-16). Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, Long Beach, CA.  
  • Billman, R. & Hoppin, K.M. (2024). Computational Thinking in Undergraduate Pre-Service Special Education Programs. Journal of Technology-Integrated Lessons and Teaching.
  • Hoppin, K.M. & Rice Doran, P. (2023). Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections and Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome. In M.M. Perfect, C.A. Riccio, & M.A. Bray (Eds.), Health-Related Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Guidebook for Educators and Service Providers (2nd ed., pp. 185-193). American Psychological Association (APA).  
  • Knollman, G., Hoppin, K.M., Rice Doran, P. (2023). Teachers of multilingual diverse learners: Professional development needs across preservice, inservice, and higher education roles. Journal of Bilingual Education Research & Instruction, 24, 94-114.  
  • Rice, E.H., Brown, M.H., Whitlow, D., Ihrig, K., Hoppin, K.M., Srsic, A. (2020). Raising girls with emotional and behavioral challenges: An exploration of caregiver perceptions. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29(7), 1873-1885. doi:10.1007/s10826-020-01702-8. 
  • Hoppin, K. M. (2016). Emotional and behavioral impact of PANDAS/PANS: Considerations for planning and practice. In Rice Doran, P. (Eds.), PANDAS and PANS in school settings: A handbook for educators (pp.115-126). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishing.

Selected Presentations

  • Noggle, A., Hoppin, K.M., Cudmore, A., Guidi, T., & Belzner, K. (2025). ECSE Access: The Inception of a ‘Grow Your Own’ Teacher Preparation Program. Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) annual conference, March 12-15, Baltimore, MD.
  • Hoppin, K.M., Billman, R.H., Belzner K. (2025). Facilitating Accessible, Informal Computational Thinking Opportunities for Preservice Teachers and Students with Disabilities. Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Annual Conference, March 12-15, Baltimore, MD.
  • Robinson, J.N., Green, B., & Hoppin, K.M. (2024). Harnessing ChatGPT to Mitigate Anxiety in Aspiring General and Special Education Teachers. Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Teacher Education Division (TED) Annual Conference, November 5-8, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Hoppin, K.M. & Billman, R., Belzner, K.(2024). Camp InSpECT: Forging Ahead with Accessible Computational Thinking and Preservice Special Educators. Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Teacher Education Division (TED) annual conference, November 5-8, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Hoppin, K.M., Noggle, A., A.Cudmore, & T.Guidi. (2024). Reducing Barriers, Increasing Access: Innovating Degree Pathways in Early Childhood-Special Education for Childcare Personnel. Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities Annual Fall Meeting, Sept. 29–Oct. 1, St. Paul, MN.

Grants and Contracts

  • "ECSE Access: Supporting Accessible Degree Pathways for Maryland Child Care Personnel" (2024-2025). Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), $189,728.
  • "Camp InSpECT: InteraCTive Strategies to Support Computational Thinking in Special Education" (2025). Maryland Center for Computing Education (MCCE), $49,884.
  • "Fostering ConneCTions in Special Education through InteraCTive Strategies for Computational Thinking" (2025). Maryland Center for Computing Education (MCCE), $30,451.
  • "ECSE Access: Creating Accessible Degree Pathways for the Maryland Child Care Workforce" (2022-2024). Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), $1,126,027.
  • "InSpECTing Pre-Service Special Education Teacher PraCTices" (2023-2024). Maryland Center for Computing Education (MCCE), $49,999.

Professional Service

  • The Children’s Guild, Board Member 
  • Monarch Academy Schools, Board Member 
  • Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Board Member
  • Maryland State YMCA Headstart Education Advisory Board, Member
  • Maryland State Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC), Member