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Sarah Wilson

Assistant Professor and the Director of Special Education Programs

Faculty School of Education School of Education
swilson@ndm.edu Caroline 503C
Sarah Wilson
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Education

  • Ph.D. in Education with a Concentration in Special Education,University of Virginia. Dissertation title: Peer Interactions in Academic Contexts for Adolescents with Disabilities.
  • M.Ed. in Special Education,University of Florida
  • B.A. in Education,University of Florida

Presentations

  • Wong, L. N.,Wilson, S. E., Rodrigo, S. A., Harris, S. L., & LeBoyd, N. (2024, September). Preventing, detecting, and removing bots and bad actors in online survey research. Society for Research on Education Effectiveness (SREE) 2024 Conference.
  • Wilson, S. E., Wong, L. N., Rodrigo, S. A., Harris, S. L., & LeBoyd, N. (2024, September). Cognitive interviews and survey research: Considerations for individuals with disabilities. Society for Research on Education Effectiveness (SREE) 2024 Conference.
  • Blackorby, J., Gage, N. A.,Wilson, S. E.,& Wong, L. (2024, March)FRACTAL: Innovations in computer science, AI, and art.[Conference session]. Council for Exceptional Children Conference, San Antonio, TX, United States.
  • Parra, J., Wong, L., &Wilson, S. E.(2023) Examining teacher and student perceptions of intersectional rural identities and barriers to STEM/CS engagement in rural schools. The 2023 National Forum to Advance Rural Education.
  • Wilson, S. E.,& Fleming, J. I. (2023, March).Adolescents with autism's experiences of peer interactions during learning.[Poster session]. Council for Exceptional Children Conference, Louisville, KY, United States.
  • Therrien, W. J., Cook, B. G.,Wilson, S. E., Fleming, J. I., & McLucas, A. S. (2022, February 24-25).This is not a moment; it's the movement: Open science revolution in special education research.[Conference session]. Unconference on Open Practices for Education Research, United States.
  • Cook, B. G., Therrien, W. J., Fleming, J. I.,Wilson, S. E. & McLucas, A. S. (2022, February 24-25).Crowdsourced research in special education? We have a platform; Let’s develop a democratic action plan.[Conference session]. Virtual Unconference on Open Scholarship Practices in Education Research, United States.
  • Banks, J., Rodriguez, D., Chard, D., Bateman, D., McCree, N., &Wilson, S. E. (2022, January 16-19).DLD showcase: Progress and advocacy: Advancing an inclusive vision for equity in learning disabilities.[Panel session]. Council for Exceptional Children Learning Interactive Virtual Event, United States.
  • McLucas, A. S.,Wilson, S. E., Lovette, G. E., & Therrien, W. J. (2022, January 16-19).Lead exposure in children: What special educators need to know.[Poster presentation]. Council for Exceptional Children Learning Interactive Virtual Event, United States.
  • Cook, B. G., Fleming, J. I., Therrien, W. J., &Wilson, S. E. (2022, January 16-19).A Pilot Experiment Using the Special Education Accelerator.[Poster presentation]. Council for Exceptional Children Learning Interactive Virtual Event, United States.
  • Wilson, S. E., Therrien, W. J., Doabler, C., & VanUitert, V. (2021, March 8-13).Science inquiry instruction for struggling learners: What we know and don’t know.[Conference session]. Council for Exceptional Children Learning Interactive Virtual Event, United States.
  • Wilson, S. E., Fleming, J. I., & Therrien, W. J. (2021, March 8-13).Supporting students with disabilities in developing friendships and community membership in secondary schools. [Conference session]. Council for Exceptional Children Learning Interactive Virtual Event, United States.
  • Wilson, S. E., Fleming, J. I., Cook, B. G., & Therrien, W. J. (2021, February 8-9).Initiation and integration: The continuum of open science practices across the lifetime of a project. [Conference workshop]. Virtual Unconference on Open Scholarship Practices in Education Research, United States.

Awards

  • 2021    Majorie Hare Andrews Fellowship Award, University of Virginia, College of Education and Human Development
  • 2021    John and Florence May Fellowship Award, University of Virginia, College of Education and Human Development
  • 2018    Lives of Teachers, Best Paper Award, Lives of Teachers SIG of the American Educational Research Association