Heather Allcock
Associate Professor
Education:
Ph.D. - Special Education University of Maryland
Brief Biography:
Dr. Heather Allcock is an Associate Professor of Special Education in the Elementary Special Education Department at Providence College. Dr. Allcock teaches multiple undergraduate and graduate courses in special education. Dr. Allcock’s research agenda focuses on eliminating systemic, cultural, and educational barriers for students with significant support needs to ensure access to the general education curriculum. She has published numerous manuscripts and research studies in leading special education journals as well as presents nationally for national disability advocacy organizations, including TASH and AAIDD, as well as for Teacher Preparation Organizations, including the Teacher Education Division (TED) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). She is an active member of the CEEDAR-RI technical assistance project focused on developing and reforming teacher education in Rhode Island. Dr. Allcock serves numerous collegiate and departmental committees, including the Faculty Senate and the Learning Spaces and Instructional Technology (LSIT) Committee. Dr. Allcock’s areas of expertise include Inclusive educational pedagogy, designing inclusive experiences for students with complex support needs, and developing inclusive teaching expertise in pre-service teacher candidates.
Area(s) of Expertise:
Inclusive education, designing inclusive experiences for students with autism spectrum disabilities and students with complex needs, development of classroom management skills in pre-service teachers and newly inducted teachers; teacher preparation for inclusive education, using multi-tiered systems of support to transform school practices, alternate assessment practices for students with developmental disabilities
Selected Publications:
Kurth, J. Allcock, H. Walker, V. Olson, A. Taub, D. (2021) Faculty Perceptions of Expertise for Inclusive Education for Students With Significant Disabilities. Teacher Education and Special Education: The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children.(44), 117-133.
Miller, A. Wilt, C. Allcock, H. Kurth, J. Morningstar, M. Ruppar, A. (2020) Teacher Agency for Inclusive Education: An International Scoping Review. International Journal of Inclusive Education.1-19.
Ruppar, A. Allcock, H. Gonsier-Gerdin, J. (2017) Ecological Factors Affecting Access to General Education Content and Contexts for Students With Significant Disabilities. Remedial and Special Education.(38), 53-63.
Morningstar, M. Allcock, H. White, J. Taub, D. Kurth, J. Gonsier-Gerdin, J. Sauer, J. Jorgensen, C. , . (2016) Inclusive Education National Research Advocacy Agenda: A Call to Action. Research and Practice in Severe Disabilities.(41), 209-215.
Morningstar, M. Allcock, H. Ryndak, D. (2015) In Julia White (Ed.), Preparing Students with Significant Disabilities to Transition to College and Career. (41 (2)), Washington, D.C. : TASH. org
Selected Presentations:
Allcock, H. TASH National Conference. The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH), Phoenix, AZ - "Teacher Agency and the Development of Inclusive Practices." December, 2019
Allcock, H. Kurth, J. Walker, V. TASH National Conference. The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH), Phoenix, AZ - "What Does It Take to Prepare Teachers for Inclusive Practices?" December, 2019
Allcock, H. Teacher Education Division . Council for Exceptional Children, New Orleans, LA - "What Does It Take to Prepare Teachers for Inclusive Practices?" November, 2019
Wilt, C. Allcock, H. Miller, A. Towes, S. Morningstar, M. American Educational Research Association (AERA). AERA, New York, New York - "Teacher Agency for Inclusive Education" April, 2018
Kurth, J. Morningstar, M. Allcock, H. Ruppar, A. Miller, A. Towes, S. TASH National Conference. TASH, Atlanta, GA - "Teacher Agency for Inclusive Education" December, 2017
Kurth, J. Morningstar, M. Allcock, H. Ruppar, A. Wilt, C. American Asssociation for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. AAIDD, Hartford, CT - "Teacher Agency for Inclusive Education" June, 2017
Kurth, J. Morningstar, M. Allcock, H. TASH National Conference. The Association for Persons with Severe Disabilities, St. Louis, MO - "Transforming Teacher Education Courses To Support Inclusion Specialists: Evaluating Effectiveness" December, 2016
Morningstar, M. Allcock, H. TASH National Conference. TASH, Washington D.C. - "Town Hall Meeting on Transition from School to College and Careers " December, 2014
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