Find Faculty
Department of Special Education Faculty
Develops and evaluates interventions and assessments using technology to support the academic success of Latinx students and other students whose home language is not English.
Examines instructional practices for improving reading outcomes, particularly for at-risk students
Explores how family background, culture, and school contextual factors influence decisions and trajectories within special education.
Focuses on the instructional design and efficacy testing of early STEM interventions for at-risk learners, including English learners and students marginalized and underserved communities.
Engages in training and supervision of clinicians to support individuals with challenging behavior and difficulty transitioning between activities, particularly for students with autism spectrum disorders.
Assessment and treatment of problem behavior displayed by individuals with ASD/DD, methods for increasing behavioral variability in individuals with ASD/DD, and methods for preventing clinical relapse pertaining to challenging behavio
Works with culturally diverse individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders to assess and treat challenging behavior.
Studies how to optimize early interventions for young children with challenging behavior and communication delays including those with autism.
Assesses and supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and develops social skill/communication interventions for children with ASD.
Focuses on adults with disabilities and their participation in higher education, study skills, instruction, and interaction with the criminal justice system.
Focuses on embedding high-level cognitive skills (e.g., working memory; executive function) and motivational skills (e.g., growth mindset, anxiety copying) into academic instructions for children with severe learning disabilities
Develops and tests interventions for students with mathematics difficulties, emphasizing word-problem solving, mathematics writing, data-based decision making, and the vocabulary within mathematics.
Examines how law and policy shape special education service delivery, how racialized minority and ethnic students are (mis)identified for special education placements, and how special education is provided in the juvenile justice system.
Focuses on effective interventions for students with and at-risk for reading disabilities, with a focus on intensifying intervention through data-based instruction and attention to motivational processes