Areas of Interest

• Use of curriculum based measurement to inform instructional decision-making for students with and at-risk for high incidence disabilities.
• Relationship between instructional quality in reading and math and student referral to, as well as retention in, special education programs.
• Production and interpretation of practically applicable intervetion research for students in general and high incidence special education settings.
• Preparation of current and pre-service teachers to implement and interpret research-based interventions and assessments in the classroom.
• Policy implications of intervention research, particularly with regard to teacher preparation and student service delivery.

Keyword Interest

• Curriculum-Based Measurement
• Research-Based Intervention
• Formative Assessment
• Special Education Referral and Retention
• Teacher Preparation
• Research-Practitioner Divide
• Special Education Policy

Current Research Topic/Field-Based Project

Project:
Project coordinator of a pilot study of a class-wide math word problem solving intervention for second graders.

Former Experience

• Elementary resource teacher, Highland Terrace School, Shoreline, WA (2004-2006)
• Classroom teacher, Morningside Academy, Seattle, WA (2003-2004)
• Project manager for Youth Business Week, a workforce development program run through the Sonoma Economic development Board, Sonoma, CA (2001-2002)

Education

• M.Ed. (2004): High Incidence Special Education, University of Washington
• B.A. (2001): Majors in Psychology and Politics, Whitman College