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Emily Wilkinson, ’19, has always had a passion for children and individuals with special needs. Her Meredith experience has grown that passion and her own personal experiences have inspired her to become a special education teacher.
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Turning her challenges into incentives for action and change, Madison Burton, ’18, has adapted to difficulties in her life in order to discover her calling.
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Wings student Gemma Brodney was drawn to Meredith’s programs that prepare grads to work with children and families.
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Meghan Brooks used her experience in the undergraduate research program to help land a job as a child life specialist.
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Jessica Williford combined her interests in child development and music at Meredith
Contact Information
Pamela Norcross
Associate Professor, Human & Environmental Sciences & Child Development Coordinator
216 Martin Hall
(919) 760-2357
plnorcross@meredith.edu
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