#TosteTeam Alumni
Dr. Lisa Didion
The University of Texas at Austin (2019)
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Dissertation Title:
Data Mountain: Self-Monitoring, Goal Setting, and Motivation Training to Improve the Oral Reading Fluency of Struggling Readers in the Elementary Grades
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Recipient of 2020 John Wills Lloyd Doctoral Research Award from CEC Division for Learning Disabilities​
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Current Position:
Assistant Professor, University of Iowa
Dr. Amanda McClelland
The University of Texas at Austin (2020)
Dissertation Title:
Classroom Working Alliance for Students with Disabilities: Differences Between Special Education and General Education Teachers and Association with Student Engagement
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Current Position:
Research Director, Texas State University
Dr. Marissa Filderman
The University of Texas at Austin (2020)
Dissertation Title:
Using Student Data to Improve Response to a Multisyllabic Word reading Intervention: the Effects of Varying Levels of Data Use
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Recipient of 2021 John Wills Lloyd Doctoral Research Award from CEC Division for Learning Disabilities​
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Current Position:
Assistant Professor, University of Alabama
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Dr. Zainab Umar White
The University of Texas at Austin (2022)
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Dissertation Title:
Teachers’ Knowledge of Early Reading Development and Instruction: A Survey of Primary Grade Teachers in FCT Abuja, Nigeria
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Current Position:
Research Associate, The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk