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

Biography

I have been an early childhood educator for over 25 years. I have been in various roles including preschool teacher, child care center director, consultant, literacy coordinator, and parent educator. I am a first generation college graduate. I have a Masters 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.

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).