Robbins’ interests include gifted education, teaching writing, and preservice teacher
development. She has 10+ years of experience supervising teacher candidates in inclusive,
rural schools. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in gifted education,
classroom management, and language arts instruction. She has served as a consultant
on grants including Leading in Reading and Integration Station: Bridging Best Practices
in Literacy and Science.
Robbins has published articles inEquity & Excellence in Education,Journal of Technology and Teacher Education,The Teacher Educators’ Journal, andReading in Virginia. She serves as the research section editor ofEducational Practice & Reform, the online journal published by the Radford University - College of Education and
Human Development. Dr. Robbins’ work experience includes being a first and fourth
grade teacher, as well as a gifted education teacher.