Special Education

The Special Education area concerns the habilitation and education of students with exceptionalities, such as students with visual impairments, physical disabilities, emotional or behavioural disorders, learning disabilities, developmental disabilities, and students who are deaf or hard of hearing. The program also includes a focus on gifted and talented students. 

Name Research Interests
Cannon, Joanna language and literacy acquisition of students who are d/Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) and struggling readers
Ervin, Ruth Systems Change, Prevention and Intervention Strategies in Special Education
Fundelius, Erika Self-determination within and beyond the Expanded core curriculum; Professional development including pre-service and in-service teacher preparation; Self-determination within and beyond the Expanded core curriculum, Professional development including pre-service and in-service teacher preparation
Katz, Jennifer Inclusive Education; The Three-Block Model of UDL; Universal design for learning (UDL); Inclusive Education, The Three-Block Model of UDL, Universal design for learning (UDL)
Knight, Vicki Floyd Applied Behaviour Analysis; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Developmental Disabilities; Single-Case Research; Academic Interventions; Instructional Strategies; Academic Interventions, Applied Behaviour Analysis, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Developmental Disabilities, Instructional Strategies, Single-Case Research
Lo, Owen Gifted Education, High Ability, Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning, Multiculturalism, Problem Solving, Qualitative Research, Research Methodologies, Sociocultural Approaches to Learning and Teaching
Mercer, Sterett curriculum-based measurement; academic intervention; written expression; curriculum-based measurement, academic intervention, written expression
Perry, Nancy motivation and self-regulated learning in young children; social perspectives on teaching and learning, reading and writing; accommodating individual difference in general education classrooms; learning disabilities; special education, Metacognition, motivation, and self-regulated learning in elementary school children Social perspectives on teaching and learning, including social cognitive and sociocultural theories, Teacher development, Individual differences, Learning disabilities
Zebehazy, Kim Assessment, Instructional Strategies, Problem Solving, Visual Impairment