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  • About
    • What Are CAPs?
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    • CAPs Research
    • The CAPs Team
  • CAP-Teacher Resources
    • Sixth Grade Science
    • Seventh Grade: Life Science
    • Eighth Grade: Physical Science
  • Contact

The CAPs Team

Doctoral Student Bios

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Lindsay Carlisle
​Ph.D. in Education, Concentration in Special Education –  School of Education & Human Development at the University of Virginia – expected 2023
M.S. in Special Education, Curriculum & Instruction Specialist – Longwood University
B.S. in Elementary Education – Lebanon Valley College
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After graduating with her B.S. in Elementary Education and additional certification in Special Education from Lebanon Valley College, Lindsay spent seven years working as a special education teacher in collaborative and self-contained math classrooms across grades 6, 7, and 8 in Pennsylvania and Virginia. After attaining her M.S. in Special Education from Longwood University, she became increasingly interested in supporting special educators’ use of evidence-based practices, leading to her pursuit of doctoral studies and research. Currently, Lindsay is a doctoral student in the School of Education & Human Development at the University of Virginia. Her specific research interests include improving outcomes for teachers of, and students with, emotional and behavioral disorders. Lindsay is interested in using multimedia learning tools to provide teachers with access to, and support with implementing, evidence-based practices to support the needs of students with disabilities.
Office: Curriculum, Instruction, & Special Education (CISE)
Email: lmc8ff@virginia.edu
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Anna Myers
Ph.D. in Education, Concentration in Special Education –  School of Education & Human Development at the University of Virginia – expected 2022
Master of Teaching in Special and Elementary Education -  School of Education & Human Development at the University of Virginia
Bachelor of Arts Language and Literature University of Virginia
Anna is a doctoral student in the department of Curriculum Instruction and Special Education. She is also working on the Reading Specialist Certification. Anna’s research interests are teacher preparation as it pertains to struggling readers (specifically those with or at-risk for dyslexia). Anna comes to her doctoral studies after 18 years in the classroom teaching students in Pre-K through high school. She has worked with a range of students with disabilities. She is also trained as a trainer in the Wilson Reading System, an Orton-Gillingham based reading intervention.
Email: amm4b@virginia.edu
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Victoria VanUitert
Ph.D. in Education, Concentration in Special Education – School of Education & Human Development at the University of Virginia – expected 2022
Master of Teaching in Special and Elementary Education -  School of Education & Human Development at the University of Virginia
B.S. Psychology, Utah State University
Victoria is a doctoral student in the special education program at the University of Virginia. Her research interests focus on the development of interventions to support scientific content and conceptual knowledge growth among students with high-incidence disabilities and enhancing teacher practices to further facilitate science achievement in these students. These interests are influenced by her experience as an elementary-school teacher of students with disabilities, English learners, gifted students, and general education students, as well as her experience with NASA’s Pre-Service Teaching Institute. Victoria is a NSF CADRE Fellow (2019-2020), a student representative of the Teacher Education Division of CEC (2020-2022), and was formerly the student representative for the Division of Learning Disabilities of CEC (2018-2019).
Email: vv3ty@virginia.edu
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