Dr. Cain is a tenured professor in the Education Department at Mars Hill University where he holds the positions of Coordinator of M.Ed. Programs, Integrated Education Program and the AIG program. He earned a B.A. Degree from Mars Hill in Elementary Education, an M.Ed. in Cross-Categorical (Mild and Severe) Special Education from East Tennessee State University and a Doctoral Degree with an ELPA concentration in research design focusing on assistive technology from the University System of Tennessee. Dr. Cain has published nationally / internationally. He has authored/co-authored/taken lead roles in research/teaching grants totaling 18 million dollars. He has served as principal investigator/director of three national grants. He is also the lead authors of the mathematics professional development modules for the National Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM).