https://cehhs.usu.edu/sperc/news/index.xmlRead all Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling news articles published in the last few years.https://templateresources.usu.edu/_resources/assets/images/U-State.pnghttps://cehhs.usu.edu/en-usNewshttps://cehs.usu.edu/news/2025/optt-program-combats-special-education-teacher-shortage.phpIn response to Utah’s persistent shortage of qualified teachers in special education, the Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Department at USU created the Online Practical Teacher Training (OPTT) program in 2019. OPTT is designed to provide aSaturday, 10 January 2026https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2025/teacher-retention-research.phpThree USU professors have been awarded a grant from the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program within the National Science Foundation (NSF). Their research seeks to understand how support in work and home life impact the retention rates of Utah school tWednesday, 17 September 2025https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2025/snac-food-pantry.phpProfessor Michael Twohig recently received the D. Wynne Thorne Career Research Award, one of the university’s highest faculty honors. The award came with a cash prize of $7,500, which Twohig decided to donate to the Student Nutrition Access Center (SNAC).Saturday, 9 August 2025https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2025/study-abroad-2025.phpThis summer, undergraduate and graduate students in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at USU participated in a variety of study abroad programs that took them around the world to Jönköping, Sweden, the Republic of Fiji, and theThursday, 7 August 2025https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2024/aggies-elevated-eastern.phpThe mission of Aggies Elevated, which began 11 years ago on the Logan campus, is to empower students to become resilient problem-solvers and self-determined citizens. Aggies Elevated students participate in campus and school life along with all other studMonday, 16 December 2024https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2024/vr-behavior-intervention.phpCasey Clay, assistant professor in Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling at USU, is part of a collaborative research project that was recently awarded a $2M grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), which is housed within the US DepaThursday, 31 October 2024https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2024/fiji-study-abroad.phpA group of CEHS students spent two weeks in June 2024 working in Fiji schools, providing special education professional development to teachers and instruction to the children in the classrooms.Friday, 16 August 2024https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2024/assert-vodianova.phpVodianova is visiting the Autism Support Services: Education, Research, and Training (ASSERT) classroom and learning from founder Tom Higbee, professor and department head of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, and his highly skilled early chilThursday, 25 April 2024https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2024/usu-researchers-colorado-voc-rehab.phpDisability Innovation Fund (DIF) grant awarded to the Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. The DIF grant will expand access to transition services for youth and young adults with disabilities and will enhance partnerships among vocational rehabThursday, 25 January 2024https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2023/glenna-wright-gallo-appointed-to-us-department-of-education.phpGlenna Wright-Gallo, alumna of the special education and rehabilitation services graduate program at USU, was recently appointed to the U.S. Department of Education as assistant secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services.Friday, 1 September 2023https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2023/assert-celebrates-20-years-of-service-and-outreach.phpTo celebrate 20 years of education, research, and training, current and former staff and families who have been involved with the ASSERT Autism Program at USU gathered for a picnic reunion complete with food, games, and activities at the end of June.Wednesday, 5 July 2023https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2023/kwiatek-recognized-with-emerging-researcher-award.phpDr. Stephen M. Kwiatek recently received the Patricia L. Sitlington Emerging Researcher Award from the Division on Career Development and Transition for his work to improve post-high school success for youth with disabilities through educator tools. Wednesday, 1 February 2023https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2022/1-million-dollar-grant-to-train-doctoral-students-in-special-education.phpA $1M grant through the Office of Special Education Programs within the U.S. Department of Education will fully fund education and training for doctoral students to address the shortage of higher education faculty in special education fields.Tuesday, 6 December 2022https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2022/aggies-elevated-welcomes-1st-statewide-cohort.phpThis August, Aggies Elevated will welcome its first statewide cohort at the USU-Eastern campus in Price, Utah in addition to its ninth cohort in Logan and a new executive director.Friday, 5 August 2022https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2021/kaitlin-bundock-receives-cld-must-read-award.phpDr. Kaitlin Bundock, assistant professor in Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling, was recently awarded the 2021 Council for Learning Disabilities Must Read Award for her research on math interventions for middle- and high-school level students Wednesday, 25 August 2021https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2020/aggies-elevated-grant.phpA new $1.9M grant will continue funding for Aggies Elevated and create two new post-secondary education programs at USU Eastern and Utah Valley University, expanding college options for students with disabilities.Monday, 2 November 2020https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2020/collaborate-for-change-grant.phpDr. Kathleen Marie Oertle of the Special Education and Rehabilitation Services Department of CEHS at USU has received a grant for her project Collaborate for Change, which aims to improve transition services for young adults with disabilities.Monday, 22 June 2020https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2019/rehabilitation-counseling-program-receives-1-million-grant.phpUSU’s Rehabilitation Counseling program has received a $1 million grant from the federal Rehabilitation Services Administration. The grant is anticipated to allow 25 graduate students over the next five years to pursue training at little to no cost.Wednesday, 11 December 2019https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2016/aggies-elevated.phpFor students with disabilities, college has its own set of challenges. USU established a revolutionary program called Aggies Elevated.Thursday, 22 September 2016https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2016/sper-new-faculty.phpWhen Tim Slocum began searching for five new staff members, he had no idea he would hire all five of his favorite applicants.Tuesday, 26 July 2016https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2015/assert-in-russia.phpThis month, a new preschool center will open in Russia, modeled after Utah State University’s ASSERT. Early childhood educators from Nizhny Novgorod say the skills they learned here will change lives half a world away.Monday, 7 December 2015https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2026/tom-higbee-abai-fellow.phpSpecial Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Department Head Tom Higbee, Ph.D., has been named as an ABAI Fellow by the Association for Behavior Analysis International. The recognition highlights Higbee’s contributions to the behavior analysis field ov