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Name/Affiliation/Email	Project Title	Research Interests
Dr. Jose Alvarado Assistant Professor San Diego State University alvarado@mail.sdsu.edu	Ongoing projects related to research interests. Currently working on manuscript related to research on general education teacher implementing a peer tutoring program with EL students with disabilities.	Effective instructional practices for culturally and linguistically diverse students, particularly how teaching credential candidates transform research based practices learned in program into actual classroom practice.
Dr. Floyd Beachum Assistant Professor University of Wisconsin fbeachum@uwm.edu	Administrator and Teacher Attitudes Toward African American Student Success Factors	Urban school leadership, organizational change, and moral and ethical leadership.
Dr. Kelli Beard Associate Professor California State University, Dominguez Hills kbeard@csudh.edu	The effects of a teacher directed intervention on challenging behavior in an urban setting.	Overrepresentation, behavior disorders, schoolwide discipline, urban special education, social justice
Dr. Felicia Ann Blacher-Wilson Associate Dean of Student Activities ITT Technical Institute veryblessed1@cox.net	Gifts of the Spirit: The Role of Spirituality in Effective Leaders	Spirituality and leadership; performance evaluations
Dr. E. Amanda Boutout Assistant Professor University of Nevada, Las Vegas aboutot@unlv.nevada.edu	A Comparison of Naturalistic and Discrete Trial Teaching Approaches to Teaching Play Skills to Young Children with Autism	Bias in standardized assessments, pre-referral process and interventions relevant to ELL students with special needs, interpretation of scores from cognitive assessments of ELL students in the least discriminatory manner; pre-service teacher education programs for bilingual/bicultural students.
Dr. Lisa Bowman Research Assistant Professor University of Kansas, Juniper Gardens Children's Project ljb@ku.edu	Class Wide Peer Tutoring in an Alternative Education Setting	Academic and behavioral interventions for children and youth with or at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders; effective instruction for secondary English language learners.
Dr. Julie Brown Director, Bilingual Teacher Pathway Program Portland State University jebrox@pdx.edu	Use of the Culture-Language Test Classifications and Culture and Language Interpretive Matrix: A Framework for Non-biased Assessments	Bias in standardized assessments, pre-referral process and interventions relevant to ELL students with special needs, interpretation of scores from cognitive assessments of ELL students in the least discriminatory manner; pre-service teacher education programs for bilingual/bicultural students.
Dr. Mona Bryant-Shanklin Associate Professor Norfolk State University mmbryant-shanklin@nsu.edu	Assessing the Effectiveness of a Phonics-based Reading Intervention Program Used with African-American Children	Language/literacy/ communication issues among young children and their families; early intervention and pre-professional and professional teacher development
Dr. Yvonne Bui Assistant Professor University of San Francisco buiy@usfca.edu	Culturally Balanced Educational Practices & Increasing Achievement of Culturally Diverse Students with and without Disabilities	reading/writing curriculum; culturally responsive teaching; special education law and policy
Dr. Elizabeth Cramer Assistant Professor Florida International University cramere@fiu.edu	Perceived Needs of Urban General Educators to Effectively Instruct All Learners	Inclusion of CLD special education students
Dr. Bertha Davis Assistant Dean for Research Hampton University bertha.davis@hamptonu.edu	Determining the Extent to which Colleges and Universities Provide Equal Opportunities to Eligible Disabled Students from Urban and Poverty Areas
Dr. William Drakeford Assistant Professor University of Maryland wd30@umail.md.edu	A comprehensive community base barber and cosmetology program: case studies	Juvenile/adult corrections and special education related issues
Dr. Oliver Edwards Assistant Professor University of Central Florida owedward@mail.ucf.edu	Racial/Ethnic Groups and Mean Difference in IQ: Implications for SPED Placements	Reading, Learning Disabilities, and Parental Involvement
Dr. Richard Evans Assistant Professor & Coordinator of Undergraduate Special Programs University of Texas-Permian Basin evans_r@utpb.edu	Promoting Urban Culturally Diverse Special Needs Student Success through Focused Training	Online learning and technology, best practices in reading, and teacher quality and training
Dr. Loury Ollison Floyd Assistant Professor of Special Education North Carolina A&T State University lfloyd@ncat.edu	Paraeducators: Instructional Support Can Bridge the Gap	Supervision of paraeducators serving students with special needs in inclusive classroom settings; families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, along with the recruitment and retention of persons from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in higher education. Dr. Floyd is not only an experienced special educator but is a licensed administrator for schools serving students in K-12.
Dr. Kathy Froelich Education Department Chair Sitting Bull College kathyf@sbci.edu	A Study of Perspectives of Sitting Bull College Elementary/SPED Graduates	Recruitment and retention of minority Special Education teachers, the over representation of Minority students in special education, and the affects of teacher expectations and academic success for minority students.
Dr. Tonika Duren Green Assistant Professor San Diego State University tduren@mail.sdsu.edu	African American Students in Special Education. The Need for Preventing and Reducing Overrepresentation of Minorities in Special Education (PROMISE)	Disproportionate representation in special education, African American achievement and assessment, recruitment and retention of School Psychologists of Color
Dr. Marie Tejero Hughes Associate Professor University of Illinois at Chicago marieth@uic.edu	Mentor	Reading, Learning Disabilities, and Parental Involvement
Dr. James Ioney Assistant Professor Norfolk University ijames@nsu.edu	Investigating the Literacy Experience of Immigrant Minority Students in American Public School: Case study of a Caribbean Immigrant Pupil in a Kindergarten Classroom	Literacy learning for at-risk students, cultural diversity, immigrant minority children, emergent literacy
Dr. Ronald Jones Professor/Program Coordinator Norfolk State University rjones@nsu.edu	Testing and Treating Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children At-Risk for Experiencing Literacy Problems Because of Early Childhood Language Deficits	Literacy acquisition; ethnic minority voice profiling; auditory processing
Dr. Cathy Kea Associate Professor North Carolina A&T State University cdkea@ncat.edu	Culturally Responsive Instruction Lesson Design and Delivery	Critical teaching variables, multicultural education and special education, and barriers to grant writing at HBCUs; the experiences of African American students attending HBCUs and TWIs in special education.
Dr. Yeunjoo Lee Assistant Professor California State University, Bakersfield ylee@csub.edu	Assistive Technology, Multiculturalism Teacher Education	Perceived knowledge, attitudes, and challenges of assistive technology use in special education
Dr. Luretha Lucky Associate Professor Florida International University luckyl@fiu.edu	A Systematic Description of the Ways Prereferral Intervention Strategies are Identified and Implemented for Minority Students	Prereferral intervention strategies used with culturally and linguistically diverse children in urban schools
Dr. Jennifer Madigan Assistant Professor San Jose State University jenmadigan@aol.com	The Latina Voice in Special Education	Gender issues in special education, single-sex public schooling
Dr. James Moore Assistant Profesor of Counselor Education Ohio State University moore.1408@osu.edu	African American Males in Special Education: Their Perceptions and Attitudes Toward School Counselors and School Counseling Services	how educational professionals, such as school counselors, influence the educational/career aspirations and school experiences of students of color (particularly African American males); socio-cultural, familial, school, and community factors that support, enhance, and impede academic outcomes for K-16 African American students (e.g., elementary, secondary, and postsecondary); recruitment and retention issues of students of color, particularly African Americans, in K-12 gifted education and those high-potential college students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors; social, emotional, and psychological consequences of racial oppression for African American males and other people of color in various domains in society (e.g., education, counseling, workplace, athletics, etc.); and ways to use technology to facilitate research and teaching.
Dr. Jost Muktha Assistant Professor North Carolina A&T State University mjost@ncat.edu	Understanding and Reducing Suspension Rates through Shared Experiences and Unheard Voices	Technology and diversity issues, urban issues in education, race and class issues in education, antiracist and culturally responsive pedagogy
Dr. Nathan Murata Associate Professor and Chair University of Hawaii at Manoa nmurata@hawaii.edu	Project Literacy Enriched-Physical Education (LE-PE)	Inclusion (attitudinal and teaching efficacy), Collaboration with related services and Micro genetics
Dr. LaVonne Neal Assistant Professor of Education & Director of Secondary Education Certification Southwestern University neall@southwestern.edu	Methods Matter: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Urban Schools	1) Disproportionate representation of African American students in special education, 2) urban education, and 3) culturally responsive pedagogy and teacher development
Dr. Helen T. Oliver Associate Professor Lincoln University holiver@lu.lincoln.edu	Teacher Attitudes Toward Cooperative Learning and Its Effects on High Achieving Students in Middle and High School Hetergeneous Groups	Differentiated instruction; psychological impact studies of technology, and change analyses, multicultural and diversity studies including women's studies, self concept development and motivation, service-learning and faculty development.
Dr. Oneyda Paneque Assistant Professor Barry University opaneque@mail.barry.edu	Bilingual Special Education Teachers' Use of English and Spanish in the Urban Classroom	bilingual special education, special education, bilingual education/TESOL, teacher preparation
Dr. Philip Patterson Assistant Professor California State University, Bakersfield ppatterson@csub.edu	Accessibility of Early Childhood Services for Migrant Parents of Children with Disabilities	Early Childhood Special Education Services and Professional Preparation, Health Care for Students with Disabilities, Home/Hospital Services for Students with Disabilities
Dr. Diane Rodriguez Associate Professor Barry University drodriguez@mail.barry.edu	Factors Influencing Mathematic Ability of Culturally and Linguistically Exceptional Students	Teacher Preparation and academic achievement of English Language Learners (ELL)
Dr. Linda I. Rosa-Lugo Associate Professor University of Central Florida lrosa@mail.ucf.edu	It's Your Turn: The Effects of a Caregiver Instructional Program on the Communicative Turns of Hispanic Children using Augmentative and Alternative Communication During Joint Book Reading	Include dialect acquisition and usage in culturally and linguistically diverse students, language and literacy development in Hispanic youngsters who are deaf or hard of hearing, and first and second language acquisition in English language learners.
Dr. Elizabeth Shaunessy Assistant Professor of Gifted Education University of South Florida	Intersections Part I: Understanding Interactions among Space, Relationships, and Self within Urban Schools and Communities	Culturally diverse gifted, gifted students with Asperger Syndrome.
Dr. Diane Torres-Velasquez Associate Professor University of New Mexico vlasquez@umn.edu	PRISMS Pupils Reflections of Instruction in School Mathematics and Science	Bilingual Special Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Critical Education, Scientific and Mathematics, Literacy Learning Disabilities
Dr. Diana Martinez Valle-Riestra Research Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the ESE/Pre-K Disabilities/ESOL Graduate Program University of Miami driestra@umiami.edu	Inclusion: Consulting Teacher Model with Pre-Kindergarten Children with Disabilities	Special Education, Early Childhood, Families of Children with Disabilities
Dr. Allyson Watson Assistant Professor Northeastern State University leggett@nsuok.edu	Project Touch (Teaching for Optimal Urban Cultural Humanitarianism)	Leadership Styles, Mentorship Programs, Teaching Practices, Educational and Community Renewal, Educational Reform, Urban Schools, Educational Equity
Dr. Silvana Maria Russo Watson Assistant Professor Old Dominion University swatson@odu.edu	Culturally Responsive Reading Instruction for Urban Students with Disabilities	Literacy and language issues related to students with disabilities and students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
Dr. Gwendolyn Webb-Johnson Assistant Professor University of Texas at Austin gwebbj@mail.utexas.edu	Voices of Wisdom	Disproportionate Representation of African American Learners in Special Education; Culturally Responsive Pedagogy; Classroom Management
Dr. Cirecie A.West-Olatunji Assistant Professor University of Florida circie@ufl.edu	Community Involvement and Engagement, and Counselor Effectiveness	Pediatric counseling and special education placement Multicultural counseling and anti-bias education Culture-centered research design and methodology

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