Dr. Walte's curriculum vitae [PDF]
Educational Background
- Ph.D., anticipated 2019, Special Education, University of Illinois at Chicago
- M.Ed., Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment, University of Illinois at Chicago
- M.S., Special Education, LBS2-Curriculum Adaptation Specialist, Northeastern Illinois University
- B.S., Special Education, Psychology, Illinois State University
Teaching Areas
- Assistance of Students with MSD
- Autism: Introduction & Understanding
Research Areas
- Moderate and Severe Disabilities
- Inclusion
- Education Policy
Methodology
Professional Activities and Affiliations
- Council for Exceptional Children: Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities; Division for Research; Division for International Special Education; Division for Career Development and Transition; Teacher Education Division; Division for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners
- TASH - an organization that is an international leader in disability advocacy
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Higher Education Consortium for Special Education (Graduate Student Committee)
Selected Publications and Presentations
- Braun, G., Kumm, S., Brown, C., Walte, S., Hughes, M. T., & Maggin, D. M. (2018). Living in Tier 2: educators’ perceptions of MTSS in urban schools. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 1-15.
- Walte, S., Cushing, L. S., Athamanah, L. S., & Posey, K. (2017). Seeking the perspectives of transition-age students with significant disabilities since 1990. Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities Online Journal, 4(1), 47-62.
- Walte, S., Cushing, L. S., & Athamanah, L. S. (2018). Students with severe disabilities in transition literature since 1990. Manuscript in preparation.
Jones, F. G., Alghrim-Delzell, L., Conner, C., & Walte, S. (2018). What do teachers know and need to know about teaching reading to students with developmental disabilities?: Results of a nationwide survey. Manuscript in preparation.
- Walte, S. (2019, February). Predictors of Special School Placement for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Lecture session to be presented at the Council for Exceptional Children Convention & Expo, Indianapolis, IN.
- Walte, S., Cushing, L. S., & Posey, K. (2019, February). Summary of Our Own Performance: An Overview of Transition Research since 1990. Lecture session to be presented at the Council for Exceptional Children Convention & Expo, Indianapolis, IN.
- Jones, F. G., Alghrim-Delzell, L., Allor, J. H., Conner, C., & Walte, S. (2019, February). What do teachers know and need to know about teaching reading to students with developmental disabilities?: Results of a nationwide survey. Poster session to be presented at the Council for Exceptional Children Convention & Expo, Indianapolis, IN.
