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SPED Faculty Directory

Nancy Gerardy	Advisor/Instructor Gifted Education	E-mail: GerardyN@missouri.edu Phone Number: (573) 268-7766
	General Interest Gifted Education Differentiating Instruction	Office: 303 Townsend Hall More Info

Erica S. Lembke	Associate Professor	E-mail: lembkee@missouri.edu Phone Number: (573) 882-0434
	Research Areas Curriculum-Based Measurement Development of Screening Tools in Mathematics Administered Using Hand-Held Technology Reading Interventions for Students Who Are Struggling or Identified with Special Needs	Office: 311 J Townsend Hall More Info

Timothy J. Lewis	Professor	E-mail: LewisTJ@missouri.edu Phone Number: (573) 882-0561
	Research Areas Behavior Disorders Developmental Disabilities Positive Behavior Supports	Office: 303 Townsend Hall More Info

Rebecca McCathren	Associate Professor	E-mail: McCathrenR@missouri.edu Phone Number: (573) 882-5764
	Research Areas Naturalistic Language Intervention with Young children with Autism Using Social Stories to Support Positive Interaction Between Preschoolers Who Are Typically Developing and Their Classmates with Disabilities Identifying Infants who will Later be Diagnosed with Autism	Office: 303 Townsend Hall More Info

Michael E. Pullis	Department Chair	E-mail: PullisM@missouri.edu Phone Number: (573) 882-8192
	Research Areas Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Effects of Trauma on School Performance Teacher Stress	Office: 303 K. Townsend Hall More Info

Janine P. Stichter	Professor	E-mail: stichterj@missouri.edu Phone Number: (573) 884-9157
	Research Areas Study of social skills assessment and intervention for children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Correlation of specific environmental variables with increases in communication and pro-social behavior in children and youth with Emotional Behavioral Disorders (EBD) and ASD. Antecedent Interventions for children with social and behavioral challenges.	Office: 303 Townsend Hall Offical Website: Thompson Center More Info

Melissa Stormont	Associate Professor	E-mail: StormontM@missouri.edu Phone Number: (573) 882-7383
	Research Areas Investigating characteristics associated with risk and success in school. Exploring teachers' knowledge and use of specific instructional practices for children at risk. Supporting children with ADHD in school.	Office: 303 Townsend Hall More Info

Cathy Thomas	Assistant Professor	E-mail: thomascat@missouri.edu Phone Number: (573) 882-0564
	General Interest Teacher Education	Office: Townsend Hall More Info

Delinda Van Garderen	Associate Professor	E-mail: vangarderend@missouri.edu Phone Number: (573) 884-7075
	Research Areas Understanding characteristics of learners (students with learning disabilities and struggling learners) in mathematics Intervention research focused primarily in mathematics and/or use of representations to solve mathematics word problems Preparing teachers to use Universal Design for Learning in science and mathematics to promote learning	Office: 303 Townsend Hall More Info