Special Education Faculty

Pronouns: she/her

Dr. Kimmie Tang spent the past 27 years educating, advocating, and researching for an inclusive and equitable education for all students, while she wasserving as an educator, instructional coach, administrator, faculty member, program developer, consultant, and researcher. She has worked extensively with private- and public-school children with mild, moderate, and severe disabilities across all types of disabilities, abilities, and grade levels, including at-risk students, English language learners, and first-generation college students.

For over two decades, Kimmie has worked in special-education teacher-preparation programs, and she supports educators in achieving their goal of becoming transformative educators and leaders. Prior to Alder, she was an Early Childhood and Special Education Associate Professor at Biola University before relocating to another country. Prior to this, she was an Assistant Professor at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and she served as both an Assistant Professor and Program Director of Special Education at Mount St. Mary’s University, where she coordinated and implemented the Special Education Teaching Credential and Master’s programs. In Texas, she worked as an Education Specialist at Region 4 Education Service Center (ESC 4), providing professional-development training, program evaluation, and customized instructional services. She also served as an instructional faculty member for the LoneStar Leadership Education in Autism and Neurodevelopment Disabilities (LEND) Program at the UTHealth Children’s Learning Institute. Throughout her career, she has continued to advocate for equitable education and is committed to social justice.

Currently, she serves in various board positions, including being a Co-Editor of the CAPEL’s Journal, a Secretary for CAPEL (California Association of Professors of Education and Leadership), a Secretary for CATESOL (California Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages), and a board member for the Action Research Network of America (ARNA)-Supportive Teaching of Action Research: An Action Research Community (STAR-ARC).

Kimmie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology with a minor in Psychology from Occidental College, a Master’s degree and Teaching Credential in Special Education from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and a Doctorate degree in K-12 Educational Leadership in Urban School Settings from the University of Southern California.

During her free time, each year she continues to volunteer to serve on Biola’s Cambodia PD Team that provides free professional development training for educators and administrators in Cambodia. She also enjoys reading, hiking, discovering new eateries, and spending quality time with her family.