Special Education Graduate Program Wiki

All new students admitted to the Doctoral program in the Department of Special Education during the 2024-2025 academic year will be required to adhere to the Degree requirements described in this handbook. Changes in program requirements must be approved by the student’s Academic Adviser.

Administration

	Office	Phone	Office Hours
Nathan Clemens, Department Chair	SZB 3.708G	(512) 475-6552
Terry Falcomata, Ph.D., Graduate Adviser and Research Coordinator	SZB 3.708B	(512) 475-6543	TH: 2-3 PM https://utexas.zoom.us/my/falcomata
Kathryn Tackett, Ph.D., Undergraduate Adviser Cohort Coordinator	SZB 5.804H	(512) 475-6566
North Cooc, Ph.D., Minority Liaison Officer	SZB 3.404N	(512) 471-7923
Martha Gonzalez, Administrative Manager/Executive Assistant	SZB 3.708F	(512) 232-7919
Kelsey Samsel, Graduate Program Administrator (Acting)	SZB 3.308F	(512) 475-8570
Rosie Garza, Business Services Coordinator for Special Education	SZB 3.708C	(512) 475-6576

Concentration Area Coordinators

		Office	Phone
Autism & Developmental Disabilities	Mark O'Reilly, Ph.D. Terry Falcomata, Ph.D.	SZB 306G SZB 306B	(512) 475-6552 (512) 475-6543
Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders	Sharon Vaughn, Ph.D.	SZB 3.628	(512) 232-2357
Early Childhood Special Education
Equity & Diversity in Special Education		SZB 3.404	(512) 471-5017
Graduate Program Administrator (Acting)	Kelsey Samsel	SZB 3.3.08	(512) 475-8570

Faculty

Name & Title	Program Area
Doris Baker, Ph.D. Associate Professor	Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders
Diane Pedrotty Bryant, Ph.D. Mollie Villeret Davis Professorship in Learning Disabilities	Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders
Stephanie Cawthon, Ph.D. Professor
Nathan Clemens, Ph.D. Associate Professor & Department Chair	Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders
North Cooc, Ed.D. Associate Professor	Equity & Diversity in Special Education
Christian T. Doabler, Ph.D. Assistant Professor	Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders
Terry Falcomata, Ph.D., BCBA-D Professor, Graduate Advisor	Autism & Developmental Disabilities
Christina Fragale, Ph.D., BCBA-D Clinical Assistant Professor	Autism & Developmental Disabilities
Mark O'Reilly, Ph.D., BCBA-D Professor	Autism & Developmental Disabilities Early Childhood Special Education
James Patton, Ed.D. Associate Professor of Instruction	Equity & Diversity in Special Education
Lauren Hampton, Ph.D. Assistant Professor	Early Childhood Special Education
Sarah Powell, Ph.D. Associate Professor	Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders
Peng Peng, Ph.D. Assistant Professor	Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders
Natasha Strassfeld, Ph.D. Assistant Professor	Equity & Diversity in Special Education
Elizabeth Swanson, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor
Kathryn Tackett, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Practice	Undergraduate Studies
Jessica Toste, Ph.D. Associate Professor	Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders
Sharon Vaughn, Ph.D. Manuel J. Justiz Endowed Chair in Education and Executive Director, The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk	Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders

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Contact Information

Main Office
George I. Sánchez Building
3rd Floor, Room 3.708
Phone: (512) 471-4161

Mailing Address
Department of Special Education University of Texas at Austin
1912 Speedway STOP D5300
Austin, TX 78712