Cynthia A. Nixon, Ed.D
Cynthia Nixon, Ed.D., is currently Associate Professor in Education at Francis Marion
University (FMU) in Florence, South Carolina, where she teaches graduate classes in
learning disabilities. She received her Ed.D. and M.Ed. from West Virginia University
in special education and her undergraduate degree from Fairmont State College in secondary
education/U.S. history and geography. She has more than 15 years experience
teaching youth with disabilities in West Virginia. Dr. Nixon was Director of Special Education
for Richland School District Two and Darlington School District before joining
the faculty at FMU. She was also Associate Professor at East Carolina University before
moving to South Carolina with her family. She is Past President for the Division on
Career Development and Transition (DCDT) and a 25-year member of the Council of
Exceptional Children. She is currently the Conference Planner for DCDT. At the state
level, Dr. Nixon is a member of the S.C. Transition Advisory Team, treasurer of South
Carolina DCDT, and is the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
(NCATE) Specialized Professional Association coordinator for the special education
program at FMU. She also serves on the Board of Reviewers for NCATE. In addition to
her work, Professor Nixon shows and raises Tennessee walking horses.