Kathy Ewoldt, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Special Education, Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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Bio
Dr. Kathy B. Ewoldt is an Assistant Professor of Special Education at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She has seven years of public-school teaching experience in 6th-12th grade inclusion classrooms and pull-out, resource intervention classes, working with culturally and linguistically diverse students in urban environments. Her research includes teaching paragraph writing skills to students with learning disabilities and English learners, promoting STEM careers to students with disabilities, assistive technologies, and service animal policy. Dr. Ewoldt collaborates on national and state grants to improve academic outcomes for diverse learners. She presents her research at local, national, and international conferences and has been published in esteemed journals such as Teaching Exceptional Children, Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal and The TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching. She has co-authored the book Service Animals in Schools: Legal, Educational, Administrative, and Handling Aspects. Dr. Ewoldt has four adult children and has been married for over 35 years. In her free time, she enjoys general aviation and being outdoors.
Honors and Awards
- UTSA President’s Distinguished Faculty Achievement: Innovation & Impact Award
- Year Awarded: 2022
- Council for Learning Disabilities Outstanding Researcher Award
- Year Awarded: 2021
- Association of Teacher Educators Clinical Practice Fellow
- Year Awarded: 2018
- Council for Exceptional Children Division of Research Doctoral Student Scholar
- Year Awarded: 2017
- Council for Learning Disabilities Leadership Institute
- Year Awarded: 2017
- 41st Electronic Combat Squadron Airman of the Year
- Year Awarded: 1990
- Air Force 12 Outstanding Airman Nominee
- Year Awarded: 1989
- 41st Electronic Combat Squadron Maintenance Professional of the Year
- Year Awarded: 1989
