Moniqueka Gold

• Professor at Austin Peay State University (1999-date)

• Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI) — teaching braille to those who are visually impaired (1992-1998)

• Special Education Resource Teacher (1988-1992)

• Elementary Teacher (1985-1988)

• Special Education

• Visual Impairments

• Oculocutaneous Albinism

• Critical Mass

• Inclusion

• Diversity

• Mentoring

• Culturally Competent Pedagogy, specifically for students from underrepresented populations

Textbooks

• Gold, M. E. (Ed.). (2026). Introduction to special education: The spectrum of Exceptionalities. (2nd ed.).   Kendall-Hunt Publishing Company, Dubuque, IA

• Gold, M. E. (Ed.). (2019). Introduction to special education: The spectrum of exceptionalities.  Charlotte, North Carolina: Kona Publishing & Media Group.

Booklet (FastBack)

• Bingue-Romano, A. & Gold, M. (2005). The abcs of assistive technology: What every general educator should know. Phi Delta Kappa International, FASTBACK Series, Bloomington, IN.

Book Chapters

• Carter-Duncan, T., He, H., & Gold, M. E. (2026). Instructional strategies: Comparing and contrasting elementary and secondary education. In M. E. Gold (Ed.), Introduction to special education: A spectrum of exceptionalities (2^nd ed., pp. 55-71). Kendall-Hunt Publishing Company; Dubuque, IA.

• Gold, M. E., & Richards, H. (2026). In Pursuit of Accuracy: Identifying Individuals with Learning Disabilities. In M. E. Gold (Ed.), Introduction to special education: A spectrum of exceptionalities (2^nd ed., pp. 95-106). Kendall-Hunt Publishing Company; Dubuque, IA.

• Gold, M. E., & Nichols, S. (2026). Early Childhood/Interventions and the Family Partnership. In M. E. Gold (Ed.), Introduction to special education: A spectrum of exceptionalities (2^nd ed., pp. 151-167). Kendall-Hunt Publishing Company; Dubuque, IA.

• Gold, M. E., Darst, S., & McCormick, M. (2026). Sensory Impairments: Visual Impairments, Deafness and Deaf-Blindness. In M. E. Gold (Ed.), Introduction to special education: A spectrum of exceptionalities (2^nd ed., pp. 282-298). Kendall-Hunt Publishing Company; Dubuque, IA.

• Gold, M. E. (2025). Classroom management strategies for special populations. In Sanders, A. R.(Ed.). Classroom management for the next generation: Theories and practices to promote student achievement (pp. 97-106). Cognella Publishers. Solana Beach, CA

• Gold, M.E. (2024). The joy of the Lord. In G. Louise Byrd (Ed.), All joy: Models for our daily lives (pp. 81-85). BK Royston Publishers

• Gold, M. E. (2024). English Language Learners in Special Education. Foundations of Teaching. In C. Lowe (Ed.)  English Language Learners: Essentials for General Education Teachers. Cognella Publishers. Solana Beach, CA

• Carter, T., He, H., & Gold, M. E., (2019). Instructional strategies: Comparing and contrasting elementary and secondary education. In M. E. Gold (Ed.), Introduction to special education: A spectrum of exceptionalities (pp. 73-88). Charlotte, North Carolina: Kona Publishing & Media Group.

• Gold, M. E., Darst, S., & McCormick, M. (2019). Sensory impairments: Visual Impairment, deafness, and deaf-blindness. In M. E. Gold (Ed.), Introduction to special education: A spectrum of exceptionalities (pp.369-378). Charlotte, North Carolina: Kona Publishing & Media Group.

• Cabbil, L., & Gold, M. (2001). African-Americans with visual impairments. In M. Milian, & J. Erin (Eds.), Diversity and visual impairments: The influence of race, Gender, religion, and ethnicity on the individual (pp. 57-77). New York: AFB Press.

Articles in Refereed Journals

• Gold, M., Lowe, C., Sanders, A., & Lynch, E. (2014). Concepts of critical mass in higher education. Journal of Social Sciences Research. 2, 54-62.

• Gold, M. & Richards, H. (2012). To label or not to label: The special education question for African Americans. The Journal of Educational Foundations, 26(1-2), 143-156.

• Gold, M. & Lowe, C. (2010). The integration of assistive technology into standard classroom practices: Practical recommendations for K-12 general educators. Journal of Multiculturalism in Education. http://www.multiculturaljournal.com/

• Gold, M. (2004). The psychological and social implications of oculocutaneous albinism. Border Walking Journal, 12-16.

• Gold, M. (2002). The effects of the physical features associated with albinism on the Self-esteem of African-Americans youth with albinism. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 96, 234-242.

Invited Commentary

•  A Journey of Success: An African American Woman with Oculocutaneous Albinism.  Commentary. (2018). Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness. Vol. 112(6). p. 772

Refereed Conference Proceedings/Website Publication

• Gold, M. E., (2024, October 31- Nov. 1). Using Artificial Intelligence and Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education. In Proceedings from Mid-Southern Interdisciplinary Sciences Association. (p.14). (MISA). Franklin, TN.

• Gold, M. (2023). Sustaining a critical mass of minority faculty to combat attrition among at-risk university youth. In Proceedings from MISA: Mid-Southern Interdisciplinary Sciences. (p.33). Franklin, TN.

• Gold, M., Sanders, A. & Lowe, C. (2023). The "U" in Universal Design for Learning: A Higher Education Perspective. In . Elizabeth Langran (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2525-2531). New Orleans, LA, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).