I am a 4th year doctoral candidate at the University of Texas at Austin. I have experience teaching children with autism and learning difficulties in reading and mathematics, as well as working in educational test development company. My research focuses on developing evidence-based reading interventions and exploring how artificial intelligence and technologies can be integrated to improve academic outcomes for learners with diverse needs and abilities.
Nathan Clemens (Supervisor)I work to improve interventions for students with dyslexia and other forms of significant reading difficulty, better understand assessment and assessment practices that best inform instruction, and improve educators' ability to make data-based decisions.
Some of my representative publications are listed below. For a full list of my published research and other work, please see the links above for my CV or my Google Scholar page.
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Clemens, N.H., & Fuchs, D. (2021). Commercially-developed...
Sharon Vaughn (Supervisor)Investigates effective interventions for a diverse group of students with reading difficulties and students who are English language learners.
Shen, L., Huang, Y., Ma, Z., Chen, M., Ma, C. & Clemens, N.H.. (2026). How Accurate Are Computer-Adaptive Reading Screeners? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Validity and Classification Accuracy. School Psychology Review, 1(21). doi:10.1080/2372966X.2026.2633597.
Shen, L., Wren, S., Cappelli, P., Hagen Alvarado, C. & Roberts, G. (2026). A Community-based Reading Intervention for K-2 At-risk Readers: Program Evaluation and Outcomes. Reading and Writing. doi:https://10.1007/s11145-025-10755-4.
Shen, L., Kane-Cabello, J., Candelaria, P., Stratford, D. & Clemens, N.H.. (2025). Can Artificial Intelligence Tools Generate Text That is Useful for Reading Practice?. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice. doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/09388982251352564.
Shen, L., Feng, G., Shi, L., Wu, Y. & Cao, F. (2024). The Effectiveness of Phonological Training and Morphological Training in Chinese Children with Reading Disability. Reading and Writing. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-024-10623-7.
Shen, L. & Tsapali, M. (2022). Reviewing different types of working memory training on reading ability among children with reading difficulties. Cambridge Educational Research e-Journal. doi:https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.90566.
