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Dr. Anang graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a Ph.D. in Special Education. Her primary research area is inclusive early childhood education. Her first experience working with children with disabilities from birth to five years old in an inclusive setting was at the UNLV/CSUN preschool, where she started as a student worker supporting head teachers and eventually became a head teacher. She has also worked at Tanaka Elementary school as the PreK inclusion teacher for children with and without disabilities between the ages of three and five. As an Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Special Education at Nevada State University, she teaches Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education courses including play theory, strategies, developmental assessment, introduction to early childhood/early childhood special education, and working with families. Dr. Anang collaborates with the Nevada State Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) in a variety of ways. During her first year at Nevada State, she applied for and received a NIEPRR mini-grant which was used to help the ECEC develop a gardening project. Students in her working with families course also have the opportunity to share their designed family resources with families at the ECEC.