Outstanding Researcher Award Recipients
2023 Outstanding Researcher Recipient
Dr. Leah Zimmerman, University of Iowa
The Role of Morphological Processing in the Reading Abilities of Middle School Students
2022 Outstanding Researcher Recipient
Jay Plasman, Ohio State University
Thinking Like an Engineer: Exploring the Role of High School Engineering Courses in Improving Science Attitudes for Students with LD
2021 Outstanding Researcher Recipient
Kathy Ewoldt, University of Texas, San Antonio
Reverse Engineering an Expository Paragraph for Students with Learning Disabilities
2020 Outstanding Researcher Recipient
Michelle Rogers, Clemson University
The Impact of Self-regulated Strategy Development on Upper Elementary Students’
Opinion Writing Performance
2019 Outstanding Researcher Recipient
Alex Smith, University of Southern Mississippi
Technical Adequacy Spelling Curriculum Based Measure for English Language Learners
2018 Outstanding Researcher Recipient
Ashley Parker-Sheils, University of Mississippi
Examining Multidimensional Vocabulary Instruction in Special Education Classrooms
2017 Outstanding Researcher Recipient
Amber Wang, Vanderbilt University
Irrelevant Information and Person Effects on Word-Problem Performance
2016 Outstanding Researcher Recipient
Dr. Lisa Morin, Old Dominion University
The Use of a Bar Model Drawing to Teach Word Problem Solving to Students with Mathematics Difficulty
2015 Outstanding Researcher Recipient
Dr. Anne Brawand, Kutztown University
Proportional Reasoning Word Problem Performance for Middle School Student’s High-Incidence Disabilities
2014 Outstanding Researcher Recipient
Dr. Min Wook Ok, The University of Texas at Austin
Effects of explicit, strategic teacher-directed instruction with iPad application practice on the multiplication fact performance of fifth grade students with learning disabilities
2013 Outstanding Researcher Recipient
Dr. Eric Oslund, The University of Texas at Austin
Can Curriculum-embedded Measures Predict Longitudinal Reading Outcomes in At-Risk Kindergartners?
2011 Outstanding Researcher Recipient
Dr. Beverly Weiser, Southern Methodist University
Ameliorating Reading Disabilities Early: Examining an Effective Encoding and Decoding Preventive Instruction Model
2010 Outstanding Researcher Recipient
Deborah K. Reed, The University of Texas at Austin
The Contribution of Retell to the Identification of Struggling Adolescent Readers
2009 Outstanding Researcher Recipient
Sarah R. Powell, Vanderbilt University
Contribution of Equal-Sign Instruction beyond Word-Problem Tutoring for Third-Grade Students with Mathematics Difficulty
2008 Outstanding Researcher Recipient
Monica Harris, Grand Valley State University
The Effects of Strategic Morphological Analysis Instruction on the Vocabulary Performance of Students with and without Learning Disabilities