Professor & Director of Graduate Affairs
University of West Georgia, Carrollton
Powder Springs, Georgia, United States
Michelle Frazier Trotman Scott, Ph.D., affectionately known as Dr. FTS and Dr. Shelli, is a Professor of Special Education at the University of West Georgia. Dr. FTS writes, presents, and facilitates workshops and dialogues on several topics, including educational practices and reform, effective and transformative leadership, leadership development mentoring, time management, productivity, inclusivity, acceptance, and belonging. She has also written extensively about disproportionalities in gifted and special education, dual exceptionalities, the achievement gap, cultural responsiveness, and familial involvement. She has served and led in multiple professional organizations and currently serves on the NAGC - Board of Directors. The best-selling author has made numerous presentations at national and international conferences and has co-edited multiple books. She is the 2017 recipient of the R.A.C.E. Mentoring Founders Award and the recipient of the Inaugural Council for Exceptional Children – TAG Diversity Award. Dr. Shelli is a reviewer and current editorial board member for multiple journals. She is married and has three daughters.
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Signature Session: So You Want to Be a NAGC Leader?
Friday, November 14, 2025
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET