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Special Education New Faculty 2017
Sep. 07, 2017
The College of Education is happy to welcome 15 new faculty members for the 2017-2018 academic year. This year, the Department of Special Education is joined by Soyoung Park. Soyoung Park – Assistant Professor Soyoung Park What institution were you most previously with and what was your role? I…
Data Mountain: Journey to Educational and Behavioral Success
Aug. 19, 2017
Special education researchers are conducting a project using data as a reading fluency intervention.
Special Education Clinical Assistant Professor Katie Tackett Wins Massey Award
Aug. 18, 2017
The Massey Award recognizes a “teacher of teachers,” who inspires and prepares future elementary and secondary teachers.
Powell and Vaughn Awarded Grant to Improve Elementary School Preparedness through Interactive Read-Alouds
Aug. 15, 2017
Sarah Powell and Sharon Vaughn to develop interactive read-alouds for early learners
Special Education Assistant Professor Jessica Toste Named to the 2017 ‘Texas Ten’ Professors
May. 01, 2017
Jessica Toste For the second year in a row, a Special Education faculty member has been recognized by alumni in the Texas Exes’ Texas 10 awards. This year’s recipient, Jessica Toste, completed a master’s and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology at McGill University after a mentor helped…
Diane Pedrotty Bryant Lauded with Leadership Award
May. 01, 2017
Dr. Diane Bryant was the recipient of the 2017 Jeannette E. Fleischner Career Leadership Award by the Council for Exceptional Children’s (CEC) Division for Learning Disabilities. This award is one of the highest honors for researchers involved with CEC, and recognizes those who have advanced the field of learning disabilities through…
Special Education Alumna Receives Excellence Award
Apr. 27, 2017
Mandy Rispoli The Department of Special Education is proud of graduate Dr. Mandy Rispoli, who recently received the inaugural Trailblazer Award for mid-career excellence and impact in research and scholarship from Purdue University. Dr. Rispoli is currently an associate professor of special education in the Department of Educational Studies at…
Special Education Alumnus Recognized with Early Career Research Award
Apr. 27, 2017
Chris Lemons The Department of Special Education is proud to share the achievements of Dr. Chris Lemons, now on faculty in the Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Lemons is a three-time Longhorn (MA 2000; BS Special Education 1999; BA Psychology 1996). Most recently, he graduated with a master’s…
Micheal Sandbank: For Kids With Autism, Imitation Counts for More Than the Highest Form of Flattery
Apr. 04, 2017
Special Education Students’ Performance on BACB Exam Exceeds National Average
Mar. 27, 2017
The Behavior Analyst Certification Board recently published pass-rate data for approved course sequences for the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification exam. 82% of first-time test takers who qualified for the exam by completing the Department of Special Education Autism and Developmental Disabilities BCBA course sequence passed the BCBA exam.

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