Faculty & Research

Each year the faculty, staff and students of the Department of Special Education continue to contribute to the field's knowledge base through research, scholarship, resource development, service, and policy enhancement.

To become acquainted with our exemplary faculty, link to our Faculty and Staff Profiles page to view a video clip of each faculty member, their areas of interest, highlights of recent work, and vitae and contact information. The Affiliated Centers and Institutes page is a helpful guide to the many proactive networks affilated with the Department that are making a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. The KU Developed Resources page gives a sense of the impressive productiveness, innovation and scholarship of the Department; listed by category are recently published resources of interest to students, educators, policy makers, families, and service providers. Current and prospective students alike will want to peruse the Sponsored Research page where they'll find brief descriptions of the Department's current awarded grants listed under the associated faculty investigators.

Even a peripheral glance at these new resources and projects reveal the breadth, relevance, and innovativeness of the work and research being carried out by the Department to further advance policy and practice for the special education community.