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Ph.D. in Early Childhood Special Education, expected 2020Meta-analysis as a methodology for investigating the effects of interventions on outcomes for young children with autism Language development in young children with autism or children who are at risk for autism Neural measures of speech processing in young children Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for individuals with autism and related disorders
Ph.D. in Early Childhood Special Education, expected 2020Meta-analysis as a methodology for investigating the effects of interventions on outcomes for young children with autism Language development in young children with autism or children who are at risk for autism Neural measures of speech processing in young children Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for individuals with autism and related disorders
Special EducationMy research interests include: a) interventions for children with and without disabilities, b)
reading and writing interventions for English Learners, c) bilingual education, and d) the effects
of bilingualism on executive functioning and academic performance.
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Special EducationBrennan Chandler is a Ph.D. candidate in special education in the learning disabilities and behavioral disorders (LDBD) program and a scholar with the National Center for Leadership in Intensive Intervention (NCLII-2). Prior to pursuing his Ph.D., Brennan was a special and general education teacher in public and private settings. At UT, Brennan supports the IES funded development project Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction for Reading (SDLMI-R) and well as Word Connections: A...
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Ph.D. in Special Education, expected 2023Jenna is a doctoral student in special education focusing on learning disabilities and behavioral disorders. Prior to entering the program, Jenna worked as a special education teacher for students with emotional-behavioral disorders and an elementary school counselor. She received her Master's in Counselor Education from UT. Jenna's research interests include cognitive and behavioral interventions for students with disabilities affecting mathematics and behavioral outcomes.
Ph.D. in Special Education, expected 2023Jenna is a doctoral student in special education focusing on learning disabilities and behavioral disorders. Prior to entering the program, Jenna worked as a special education teacher for students with emotional-behavioral disorders and an elementary school counselor. She received her Master's in Counselor Education from UT. Jenna's research interests include cognitive and behavioral interventions for students with disabilities affecting mathematics and behavioral outcomes.
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Special EducationClint Moore is a PhD student studying special education at the University of Texas and is currently working as an interventionist for the Meadows Center. He has almost a decade of experience working in special education classrooms ranging from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired to American YouthWorks, and in the Marfa and Lake Travis school districts. Prior to his work in education he obtained a JD with a focus on criminal...
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Special EducationBlair Payne is a doctoral student at The University of Texas at Austin and a graduate assistant for the Meadow Center for Preventing Educational Risk. She is currently a part of the second cohort for the National Center for Leadership in Intensive Intervention (NCLII) scholarship. She received her masters from Vanderbilt University as well as her BCBA training. Prior to starting the doctoral program, Blair taught high school special education for five years and served...
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Ph.D. in Special Education (Autism and Developmental Disabilities), expected 2023Adrienne is interested in (a) investigating disparities in access to treatment and services for Black/African American and low-resourced individuals with autism spectrum disorder, and (b) adapting interventions to address the barriers that negatively impact implementation of caregiver-mediated interventions for Black/African American and other underserved populations.
Ph.D. in Special Education (Autism and Developmental Disabilities), expected 2023Adrienne is interested in (a) investigating disparities in access to treatment and services for Black/African American and low-resourced individuals with autism spectrum disorder, and (b) adapting interventions to address the barriers that negatively impact implementation of caregiver-mediated interventions for Black/African American and other underserved populations.
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