Trudie Hughes

Trudie Hughes, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where she teaches special education in the College of Education and Human Service Professions Department. Her areas of interests are instructional strategies for students with learning disabilities and behavior disorders, collaboration among special education and general education teachers, and reading instruction for diverse learners. Dr. Hughes earned her doctorate at Georgia State University in Atlanta Georgia, where she worked as a faculty in the Educational Psychology and Special Education Department. At the university level, she has experience with co-teaching among Middle/Secondary Education Instructors providing instruction on modifications and adaptations for diverse learners across general education content areas.