Coogle, Christan

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Dr. Christan Grygas Coogle is an Associate Professor of Early Childhood Special Education in the Early Childhood Education Program. She is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and a Licensed Behavior Analyst in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prior to obtaining her doctorate, she worked as an early intervention provider, preschool inclusion teacher, and K-5th grade special education teacher. Dr. Coogle also worked at the Florida Center for Reading Research where she supported educators and developed early literacy interventions, and has partnered with states and local education agencies to deliver evidence-based practices. She completed her Doctoral Degree in 2012 at the Florida State University as a Fellow in the Leadership in Family Centered Early Intervention Fellowship Program. Her area of expertise is early childhood special education, ealry intervention, applied behavior analysis, autism spectrum disorders, embedded instruction, multi-tiered systems of supports, universal design for learning, assessment and program planning. Dr. Coogle teaches courses in early childhood special education and research methods, and her research is focused on bridging the research to practice gap through the use of embedded interventions particularly for children identified with autism spectrum disorder. 

• Single case design expertise 
• Qualitative research
• Early childhood special education
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Performance based feedback (i.e., coaching) to enhance educator (caregiver, teacher, early intervention provider, parent, etc) practice
• Technology enhanced coaching (email, skype, bug in ear, etc)
• Embedded learning opportunities/discrete learning trials
• Early intervention (birth to three) best practices (DEC Recommended Practices)
• Dialogic reading/early literacy interventions particularly surrounding vocabulary development and children at risk or identified with ASD

• Early Childhood Education
• Division of Child, Family, and Community Engagement
• School of Education
• Helen A. Kellar Institute for Human disAbilities
• College of Education and Human Development
• Sp Ed: General Curriculum
• PhD in Education
• Special Education
• Sp Ed: Applied Behavior Analysis

• Problems and Methods in Education Research (EDRS - 810)
• Developing Language, Literacy, and Communication of Diverse Infants and Toddlers (ECED - 422)
• Developing Language, Literacy, and Communication of Diverse Infants and Toddlers (ECED - 522)
• Current Research and Trends in Early Childhood Education (ECED - 801)

• Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education (ECED 405)
• Early Intervention for Infants & Toddlers with Disabilities: Collaborative & Consultative Approaches (ECED 423)
• Engaging Families of Diverse Young Learners (ECED 504)
• Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education (ECED 505)
• Assessment of Diverse Young Learners (ECED 511)
• Early Intervention for Infants & Toddlers with Disabilities: Collaborative & Consultative Approaches (ECED 523)
• Special Topics in Early Childhood Education (ECED 597)
• Frameworks for Early Childhood Education (ECED 601)
• Applied and Teacher Research in Early Childhood Education (ECED 685)
• Seminar in Early Childhood Education (ECED 781)
• Internship in Early Childhood Special Education Birth - Five (ECED 789)
• Advanced Research Methods in Single Subject/Case Design (EDRS 823)
• Independent Study for the Doctor of Philosophy in Education (EDUC 897)
• Advanced Internship in Education (EDUC 994)