Dr. Herring has been in the field of education for almost 20 years. She began her teaching career as a teacher for the deaf at a middle school in Salem, Oregon. In 2002, she graduated with her doctorate in Special Education with an emphasis in Applied Behavior Analysis from The Ohio State University. Her previous research interests focused on active student responding strategies and techniques in classrooms for the deaf. Her current research interest includes adapting online learning for students with disabilities at the postsecondary level. Dr. Herring currently teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses at MSU Denver.