Special Education Graduate Program Wiki

All new students admitted to the Doctoral program in the Department of Special Education during the 2024-2025 academic year will be required to adhere to the Degree requirements described in this handbook. Changes in program requirements must be approved by the student’s Academic Adviser.

Administration

	Office	Phone	Office Hours
Nathan Clemens, Ph.D. Department Chair	SZB 3.708G	(512) 475-6552
Terry Falcomata, Ph.D., Graduate Adviser and Research Coordinator	SZB 3.708B	(512) 475-6543	TH: 2-3 PM; https://utexas.zoom.us/my/falcomata
Saury Ramos-Torres, Ph.D., Undergraduate Adviser Cohort Coordinator	SZB 5.804H	(512) 475-6566
North Cooc, Ph.D., Minority Liaison Officer	SZB 3.404N	(512) 471-7923
Martha Gonzalez, Administrative Manager	SZB 3.708F	(512) 232-7919
Rosie Garza, Senior Business Services Coordinator	SZB 3.708C	(512) 475-6576
Kelsey Samsel, Graduate Program Administrator	SZB 3.308F	(512) 475-8570

Concentration Area Coordinators

		Office	Phone
Autism & Developmental Disabilities	Mark O'Reilly, Ph.D. Terry Falcomata, Ph.D.	SZB 306G SZB 306B	(512) 475-6552 (512) 475-6543
Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders	Sharon Vaughn, Ph.D.	SZB 3.628	(512) 232-2357
Early Childhood Special Education	Lauren Hampton, Ph.D. Laura Estep, Ph.D.	SZB 3.404A SZB 3.318F	512 475 8572
Equity & Diversity in Special Education	North Cooc, Ed.D. Natasha Strassfeld, Ph.D.	SZB 3.404M SZB 3.404L	512 471 7923

Faculty

Name & Title	Program Area
Christian T. Doabler, Ph.D., Assistant Professor	Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders
Christina Fragale, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Clinical Assistant Professor	Autism & Developmental Disabilities
Doris Baker, Ph.D., Associate Professor	Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders
Elizabeth Swanson, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor
James Patton, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Instruction	Equity & Diversity in Special Education
Jessica Toste, Ph.D. Associate Professor	Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders
Kathryn Tackett, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Practice Director of Education Services, College of Education	Undergraduate Studies
Lauren Hampton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor	Early Childhood Special Education
Mark O'Reilly, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Professor	Autism & Developmental Disabilities; Early Childhood Special Education
Natasha Strassfeld, Ph.D., Assistant Professor	Equity & Diversity in Special Education
Nathan Clemens, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Department Chair	Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders
North Cooc, Ed.D., Associate Professor	Equity & Diversity in Special Education
Peng Peng, Ph.D., Assistant Professor	Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders
Sally K. Fluhler	Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders
Sarah Powell, Ph.D., Associate Professor	Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders
Sharon Vaughn, Ph.D. Manuel J. Justiz Endowed Chair in Education Executive Director, The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk	Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders
Stephanie Cawthon, Ph.D., Professor
Terry Falcomata, Ph.D., BCBA-D	Autism & Developmental Disabilities

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Contact Information

Main Office
George I. Sánchez Building
3rd Floor, Room 3.708
Phone: (512) 471-4161

Mailing Address
Department of Special Education University of Texas at Austin
1912 Speedway STOP D5300
Austin, TX 78712