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Dr. Dawn Decker, Ph.D.
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  • Position: Associate Professor
  • Department: Special Education
  • Campus Address: 348 EHS
  • Phone: (989) 774-3561
  • Email: pickl1dm@cmich.edu
​​​Education
Bachelor's degree in psychology, University of Michigan
Master's and Doctorate in Educational Psychology: University of Minnesota

Areas of research or interest:
Large-scale assessment, accommodations

Courses:
SPE 324: Classroom-based assessment
SPE 550: Teaching culturally diverse students in special education

My research and teaching interests focus on how educational assessment can be used to systematically identify struggling students early in their educational experiences so that educators can provide them with the needed interventions and support that will minimize their risk for long-term academic difficulties.