Kelly Vigants

Kelly Vigants

Associate Professor
School of Education
Phone: (231) 591-3183
Email: [email protected]

Education

• PhD, Western Michigan University, Education and Human Developement
• Graduate Certification, Western Michigan University, Kinship Care
• EdS, Grand Valley State University, Educational Leadership
• MEd, Grand Valley State University, Early Childhood Education
• BS, Grand Valley State University, Behavioral Science, Sociology

Graduate/Post-Graduate Training

• Certificate, Applied Behavior Analysis, University of North Texas

Biography

I have been an early childhood educator for over 25 years. I have been in various roles including preschool teacher, childcare center director, consultant, literacy coordinator, and parent educator. I am a first-generation college graduate. I have a master's degree in early childhood, a specialist degree in educational leadership, graduate certification in kinship care, and a doctorate in education and human development. I enjoy working with, and encouraging, education students at Ferris State University.

Publications and Intellectual Contributions

• Journal Article
  Vigants, K. (2024). "Prioritizing Social Emotional Learning with Interactive Read-Alouds," Michigan Reading Journal. 56 (2). pp. 30-39. https://ferris.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eue&AN=174986852&site=ehost-live

Presentations

• Oral Presentation
  Stoetzel, L., Vigants, K., Michigan Reading Association Annual Meeting, "From ideas to action: Integrating Social Emotional Learning and Literacy Goals," Lansing, MI, (March 12, 2022).
• Oral Presentation
  Vigants, K. (Author & Presenter), Michigan Association of School Boards Winter Institute, "Creating School Policy with a Trauma-Sensitive Approach," (February 2020).
• Oral Presentation
  Vigants, K. (Presenter), Michigan Head Start Association, "Mental Health in the Workplace: Staff Wellness in Action," (February 2020).