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Education

2020-2024

Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies, Boston University

Specialization in Special Education

Supervised by Dr. Nathan Jones

2016-2017

Master of Teaching, University of Virginia

Specialization in Special Education and English Education

Supervised by Drs. Michael Kennedy and Natasha Heny

2013-2016

Bachelor of Arts in English with Distinction, University of Virginia

Peer-Reviewed Publications

2024

Kaler, L., Markham-Anderson, J., & Jones, N. (accepted). Service delivery models and outcomes for students with disabilities. Remedial and Special Education.

2023

Stark, K., Jones, N., Camburn, E., & Kaler, L. (2023). Measuring teachers’ momentary affect: An exploratory experience sampling study. Contemporary Educational Psychology.

2023

Green, J.G., Morabito, M., Savage, J., Goodman, N., Lincoln, E., Lanciani, J., Carroll, M., Kaler, L., Cooper, C., Norton, M., Vasquez, G., & Muller, R. (2023). Reasons police respond in schools: An analysis of narrative data from police incident reports. Child Abuse & Neglect

2022

Bettini, E., Scott, L.A., Brunsting, N.C., Kaler, L., Parker Moore, D., O’Brien, K.M., & Cumming, M.C. (2022). Experiences of working conditions among special education teachers of color serving students with EBD. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.

2021

Bettini, E., Morris-Mathews, H., Lillis, J., Meyer, K., Shaheen, T., Kaler, L., & Brunsting, N.C. (2021). Special educators’ roles in inclusive schools. Invited chapter for J. McLeskey, F. Spooner, B. Algozzine, & N.L. Waldron (Eds.), Handbook ofEffective, Inclusive Elementary Schools: Research and Practice.

Working Papers

2023

Theobald, R., Kaler, L., Bettini, E., & Jones, N. (2023). A descriptive portrait of the paraeducator workforce in Washington state. CALDER Working Paper No. 283-0423.

University Teaching Experience

Instructor of Record

Summer 2023

Research as Evidence (RS615)
Boston University, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development

Teaching Assistant

Fall 2023,

Fall 2022

Quantitative Research Methods (RS 653)

Boston University, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development

Faculty Instructor: Dr. Andrew Bacher-Hicks

Spring 2022

Behavioral and Emotional Problems: Characteristics and Methods (SE 502)

Boston University, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development

Faculty Instructor: Dr. Dianne Lochhead

Associations and Affiliations

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
- Teacher Education Division (TED)
- Division for Emotional and Behavioral Health (DEBH)
Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP)
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)