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Special Education and Literacy Studies

College of Education and Human Development

Paula Kohler

Paula Kohler
Director, Special Education (Career Connections Research Center) Associate VP for Research (Special Education and Literacy Studies)

Office: (269) 387-5955, (269) 387-8283
Email:

Location
4571 Sangren Hall, 208W Wal

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Education
B.S., University of Florida
M.A., University of Central Florida
Ph.D., University of Illinois

Dr. Kohler's research focuses on Identifying and analyzing students' post-school outcomes and effective secondary education practices, understanding effects of career development on post-school outcomes; and identifying and evaluating strategies for implementing and sustaining research-based practices. Dr. Kohler is widely recognized for her research regarding effective transition practices for youth with disabilities, including effective transition programs, transition-related competencies, career and technical experiences, and work-based education. Her work on "Taxonomy for Transition Programming" is recognized around the United States as an effective model for planning, implementing and evaluating transition-focused education for students with disabilities.