Nicole Mapp

Nicole Mapp – nmapp@ucsb.edu

Nicole Mapp is a Special Education PhD student in the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). In May 2015, Nicole completed her bachelor’s degree in psychology at the Pennsylvania State University. Following graduation from Penn State, Nicole worked as a Title I instructional assistant in a public middle school setting while she pursued teacher certification in New Jersey. Nicole holds two standard New Jersey teaching certifications: Elementary School Teacher in Grades K-6 and Elementary School with Subject Matter Specialization: Science in Grades 5-8. After obtaining teacher certification, Nicole worked as a middle school science teacher in a charter school setting from 2017-2020.
Prior to enrolling in UCSB in Fall 2022, Nicole completed her master’s degree in Deaf Education at Boston University and obtained an initial teacher license for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing – [ASL/TC], All Levels, from the Massachusetts Office of Educator Licensure. As part of her studies at Boston University, Nicole completed virtual observations and in-person field experiences at schools for the deaf in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Texas, Utah, and southern California. Nicole plans to focus her research on the experiences and mental health of deaf students of color.