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Department of Special Education Assistant Professor Christian Doabler recently published new research. “Testing the Efficacy of a Tier 2 Mathematics Intervention” was published in the journal, Exceptional Children. The replication study differed from the initial randomized controlled trial (Clarke et al., 2016) on three critical elements: geographical region,…

Meet Nathan Clemens, Christian Doabler, and Sepehr Vakil and learn a bit about their research interests and what brought them to The University of Texas at Austin.

Schools are serving more students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) than ever before. Early detection and interventions are proven paths to success.

UT College of Education’s Top-Ranked Department of Special Education Launches New Master’s in Special Education (High-Incidence Disabilities) with Teacher Certification The University of Texas at Austin College of Education’s top-ranked Department of Special Education now offers two master’s degrees in special education with specialization in High-Incidence Disabilities. The first option is a…

North Cooc has received a $119,000 grant from the Foundation for Child Development’s Young Scholars Program. The two-year project will examine the training and qualifications of early childhood special education teachers (pre-k) and the transition practices used to help young children with disabilities adjust to kindergarten…

The Behavior Analyst Certification Board recently published pass-rate data for approved course sequences for the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification exam. 76% 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.

Dr. Sarah Powell, Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education, has been selected to receive the Samuel A. Kirk award for Learning Disabilities Research & Practice during 2015. In the article, Powell and her co-author (Dr. Lynn Fuchs from Vanderbilt University) provide educators with essential elements of mathematics instruction…

President Obama has named Department of Special Education graduate Chris Lemons as a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. This is “the highest honor given by the U.S. Government to science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.”…