Satsangi, Rajiv

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Rajiv Satsangi is an Associate Professor of Special Education in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University. His research examines evidence-based practices in mathematics to support neurologically diverse students including those identified with dyscalculia. His current school-based projects study the efficacy of digital and physical representation models on students’ conceptual understanding of algebraic principles. 

To date, his research has been featured across multiple peer-reviewed journals in the fields of Special Education and Education Technology. He also currently serves on the editorial review boards for the Journal of Learning Disabilities and Learning Disabilities Research & Practice. For his contributions to the field, he has earned multiple recognitions including the 2019 Must Reads Research Article Award from the Council for Learning Disabilities as well as the 2020 Samuel A. Kirk Research Publication Award from the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division for Learning Disabilities. In 2020, he was an invited member of the U.S. Department of Education’s Technical Working Group on the National Assessment of Educational Progress Mathematics Data for Students with Disabilities. 

Prior to his time in academia, he served as a member of the AmeriCorps Vista program in Indianapolis, Indiana, and shortly thereafter worked as a Special Education mathematics teacher in Title-1 schools. His educational background includes earning a Doctor of Philosophy in Special Education from Purdue University, a Master of Arts in Teaching from Marian University, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from The Pennsylvania State University. 

Satsangi, R., Hammer, R. & Raines, A. R. (2021). Comparing video modeling to teacher-led modeling for algebra instruction with students with learning disabilities. Exceptionality: A Special Education Journal, 29(4), 249–264. https://doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2020.1801436

Satsangi, R., Raines, A. R., & Fraze, K. (2021). Virtual manipulatives for teaching algebra: A research-to-practice guide for secondary students with a learning disability. Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 26(1), 46–57. https://doi.org/10.18666/LDMJ-2021-V26-I1-10349  

Satsangi, R., Billman, R. H., Raines, A. R., & Macedonia, A. M. (2021). Studying the impact of video modeling for algebra instruction for students with learning disabilities. The Journal of Special Education, 55(2), 67–78. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022466920937467

Satsangi, R., Hammer, R., & Bouck, E. C. (2020). Using video modeling to teach geometry word problems: A strategy for students with learning disabilities. Remedial and Special Education, 41(5), 309–320. https://doi.org/10.1177/0741932518824974

Satsangi, R., Hammer, R., & Hogan, C. D. (2019). Video modeling and explicit instruction: A comparison of strategies for teaching mathematics to students with learning disabilities. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 34(1), 35–46. https://doi.org/10.1111/ldrp.12189

Satsangi, R., Miller, B., & Savage, M. N. (2019). Helping teachers make informed decisions when selecting assistive technology for secondary students with disabilities. Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth, 63(2), 97–104.  https://doi.org/10.1080%2F1045988x.2018.1483314

Satsangi, R., Hammer, R., & Evmenova, A. (2018). Teaching multistep equations with virtual manipulatives to secondary students with learning disabilities. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 33(2), 99–111. https://doi.org/10.1111/ldrp.12166   

Satsangi, R., Hammer, R., & Hogan, C. D. (2018). Studying virtual manipulatives paired with explicit instruction to teach algebraic equations to students with learning disabilities. Learning Disability Quarterly, 41(4), 227–242. https://doi.org/10.1177/0731948718769248

• College of Education and Human Development
• School of Education
• Division of Special Education and disAbility Research
• Special Education
• Special Education: General Curriculum
• Mathematics Specialist Leadership
• Special Education: Non-licensure
• Research Methodology
• Helen A. Kellar Institute for Human disAbilities
• Mathematics Education Center

• Internship in Education (EDCI - 790)
• Instructional Strategies for Math (EDSE - 443)
• Instructional Strategies for Math (EDSE - 643)

• Adapted Instructional Methods and Transition for Secondary Learners (EDSE 544)
• Secondary Curriculum and Strategies for Students with Disabilities who Access the General Curriculum (EDSE 629)
• Consultation and Collaboration (EDSE 662)
• Current Issues in Special Education (EDSE 844)
• Policy-driven Initiatives in Special Education and Disability Research (EDSE 847)
• Independent Study for the Doctor of Philosophy in Education (EDUC 897)
• Advanced Internship in Education (EDUC 994)