Dr. Robbie Hampton

Dr. Robbie Hampton (robbie.hampton@lipscomb.edu) is an assistant professor of special education at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN who is doing work on several projects in Sierra Leone. with and for children and young adults with disabilities. Her primary work there is with The Covering Tree (The Raining Season) where she is a part of an educational team working with students and staff of the orphanage to provide care and instruction for children with a wide range of disabilities. Dr. Hampton has been approached by EduAfrica to possibly start a program for Lipscomb University candidates.

Her goal in Sierra Leone is to start a special education team to address the needs of children with disabilities. To further this goal she is in the process of creating a course for credit for Lipscomb University candidates who travel to Africa to work with persons with disabilities. She is also in discussions there for a program for meeting the needs of their young adults who are aging out of the program.