NCATE - The Standard of Excellence in Teacher Preperation Special Education Teacher with students Mckee Hall at the University of Northern Colorado

Tracy Gershwin Mueller, Ph.D.

George BettsAssociate Professor of Special Education

School of Special Education
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639

Office: 970-351-1664

tracy.mueller@unco.edu

Research Interests and Specializations:

Family-School Partnerships, Conflict Prevention and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Special Education Law, Positive Behavior Support, Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Students with Autism, and Teacher Quality.

Education:

  • Ph.D. University of California at Santa Barbara 2004 Special Education
  • M.A. University of California at Santa Barbara 2003 Special Education
  • M.A. Chapman University 1999 Curriculum and Instruction
  • B.S. Syracuse University 1998 Inclusive Education

Selected Publications:

  • Mueller, T.G., Milian, M., & Lopez, M.L. (In Press). Latina Mothers' Views of a Parent-to-
    Parent Support Group in the Special Education System. Research and Practice for
    Persons with Severe Disabilities.
  • Mueller, T.G., & Pierce, C.D. (2010). Educational diagnosis. In P. A. Gallagher
    Teaching Students with Behavior Disorders (2nd Ed.). Denver, CO: Love Publishing.
  • Mueller, T.G. (2009). IEP Facilitation: A Promising Approach to Resolving Conflicts
    Between Parents of Children with Disabilities and School Districts. Teaching Exceptional
    Children, 41 (3), 60-67.
  • Mueller, T.G. (2009). Appropriate Dispute Resolution: A New Agenda for Special
    Education Policy. Journal of Disability Policy Studies.
    Brewer, R., Mueller, T.G. (2008) Strategies at hand: Quick strategies for working
    with students who have autism. Shawnee Mission, KS: Autism Asperger Publishing
    Company.
  • Mueller, T.G., Singer, G.H.S., & Draper, L. (2008). Reducing parental dissatisfaction with
    special education in two school districts: Implementing conflict prevention and
    alternative dispute resolution. Journal of Educational and Psychological
    Consultation, 18 (3), 191-233.

Projects:

  • Promoting Effective Parent/Teacher Partnerships: Infusing the Parent Voice into Teacher Education Courses through Online Case Study Modules, Colorado Department of Education
    http://www.unco.edu/cetl/TracyMueller/ModulesInterface.html
  • Fostering the Parent/Teacher Partnership through Conflict Prevention and Alternative Dispute Resolution-focused Online Case Study Modules, Colorado Department of Education.
    www.hyperformer.com/ConflictModule/
  • Conflict in Special Education: Administrators’ Experiences and Perspectives, University of Northern Colorado.
  • Due Process and Special Education: Analysis and Lessons from the Field, University of Northern Colorado.