About Us

The Institute is housed at the Institute on Community Integration and the Department of Educational Psychology, Special Education in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. Iowa State University for Science and Technology is a lead collaborator in this research.

Institute Staff

Principal Investigators and Directors

Christine Espin, Ph.D.
      espin001@umn.edu

Teri Wallace, Ph.D.
      walla001@umn.edu

Researchers

Stan Deno, Ph.D.
      denox001@umn.edu

Anne Foegen, Ph.D
      afoegen@iastate.edu

Kristen McMaster, Ph.D.
      mcmas004@umn.edu

Scott McConnell, Ph.D.
      smcconne@umn.edu

 Sue Rose, Ph.D.
       srose@umn.edu

Statistical Advisor

Jeff Long, Ph.D.
      longj@umn.edu

Research Fellow

      Tom Bartholomay, M.A.
      barth020@umn.edu

Other Staff and Students
Many Graduate Research Assistants and others will assist with this project over the years but their names will change so they are not listed individually.

Federal Project Officer
Kristen Lauer, Ph.D., Federal Project Officer
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Special Education Programs
kristen.lauer@ed.gov

National Advisory Board Members
The Institute’s National Advisory Board members provide input and guidance to Institute activities.
Lynn Fuchs, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Steve Graham, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Joe Jenkins, Ph.D., University of Washington
Harold Kleinhert, Ph.D, University of Kentucky
Ricki Sabia, Parent Member
Debbie Speece, Ph.D., University of Maryland