Research Methods in Special Education

About Brittany HottCorey PeltierFrederick Brigham

Brittany L. Hott PhD BCBA-D is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Oklahoma in Norman Oklahoma. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Oklahoma Dr. Hott served as an associate professor in the special education program and STRIDE lab director at Texas A&M UniversityCommerce. She has more than a decade of public school experience serving in numerous capacities including as a classroom teacher special education coordinator and district instructional specialist. Dr. Hott currently teaches graduate assessment and measurement introductory research methods and single case research design courses. Her interests include assessment and measurement evidence-based practice and the effective translation of special education research to practice. The majority of her work is completed in collaboration with rural and remote districts. She is an associate editor for Rural Special Education Quarterly and is a member of the Learning Disability Quarterly Remedial and Special Education and Teacher Education and Special Education review boards. Dr. Hotts work has been recognized by the Texas Council for Exceptional Children the International Council for Learning Disabilities and the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children. Frederick J. Brigham PhD is a professor of special education at George Mason University in Fairfax Virginia. Prior to a career in higher education Dr. Brigham served as a classroom teacher in special and general education and as a school administrator (program coordinator director of special education). His tenure includes serving on the faculties of Valparaiso University Bowling Green State University The University of Virginia and George Mason University. Dr. Brigham was editor of Behavioral Disorders for two terms and served as an associate editor for Exceptional Children. Dr. Brigham is past president of the Council for Exceptional ChildrenDivision for Research. His interests include response to intervention educational assessment secondary content instruction and research methods.Corey Peltier PhD is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Oklahoma in Norman Oklahoma. He leads the Achievement in Mathematics Lab whose aim is to improve mathematical outcomes for all students by conducting rigorous high-quality research and disseminating new knowledge to preservice and practicing teachers. Two secondary interests of Dr. Peltier are the use of meta-analysis to inform policy and practice and improving single case research design methodology to increase its use in determining evidence-based practices in the field of special education. Dr. Peltier teaches courses related to single case research design assessment and meta-analysis. Dr. Peltier serves on numerous editorial review boards including Assessment for Effective Intervention Remedial and Special Education and School Psychology Review.