Faculty - College of Education

Jenna Gersib, Ph.D., is a research assistant professor in the Department of Special Education at The University of Texas at Austin, where she also holds an appointment at the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk. She earned her doctorate in special education in 2023, with a focus on learning disabilities and behavioral disorders, and her M.Ed. in counselor education in 2020, both from The University of Texas at Austin. Her research centers on improving early student outcomes by (a) developing and testing early elementary STEM programs, and (b) integrating positive, relational behavior supports into elementary classrooms.

Ph.D. in Special Education, University of Texas at Austin, 2023

M.Ed. in Counselor Education, University of Texas at Austin, 2020

B.S. in Elementary and Special Education, Indiana University, 2016

Preparing high-need students for success in early science instruction: An early phase project.
Doabler, C. T., Gersib, J., Martinez, L., Davis, K., Rice, S., Therrien, W. J., Chiu, J., Blackorby, J., & Gage, N. (2024-2028). Preparing high-need students for success in early science instruction: An early phase project. U.S. Department of Education; Office of Elementary and Secondary Education: Education Innovation and Research, Early-Phase Grant Competition. Award: Funded November 28, 2023. Role: Co-Principal Investigator. $4,000,000.