Academic Area: Special Education.
My current research interests involve understanding the cognitive processes that students engage in while negotiating mathematics and science curriculum, and the psychological self-constructs (e.g., self-efficacy, self-concept, interest, anxiety) that impact students and teachers during teaching and learning. Specifically, I am concerned with improving outcomes for struggling students, and in particular, high school students with disabilities who access the general education curriculum. I am currently involved in research on curricular interventions for high school chemistry that focus on mathematical problem solving. I am also involved in research on pre-service and in-service teachers who may provide instruction to students with disabilities. In particular, I am interested in co-teaching and examining how characteristics of co-teaching partners impact the co-implementation of instructional strategies.
