Rajiv Satsangi

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Email: rsatsang (@gmu.edu)

Rajiv Satsangi is an Associate Professor of Special Education in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University. His research focuses on advances in educational technology that support mathematical thinking among neurologically diverse children, including those with dyscalculia. He is particularly interested in studying how innovative tools can improve access, engagement, and outcomes for at-risk learners. In addition, his teaching focuses on preparing teacher candidates in STEM methods, interdisciplinary K-12 collaboration, and transition planning for secondary students.

Dr. Satsangi serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Learning Disabilities and Learning Disabilities Research & Practice. His scholarship has earned several recognitions, including the 2019 Must Reads Research Article Award from the Council for Learning Disabilities and the 2020 Samuel A. Kirk Research Publication Award from the Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children. In 2020, he was also invited to serve on the U.S. Department of Education’s Technical Working Group, contributing to analyses of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics data for students with disabilities.

Before entering academia, Dr. Satsangi served with the AmeriCorps VISTA program in Indianapolis, Indiana, and later worked as a special education mathematics teacher in Title I schools. He earned his Ph.D. 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. He currently resides in Northern Virginia, near Washington, D.C.

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
• Special Education: General Curriculum
• Special Education
• Special Education: Non-licensure
• Helen A. Kellar Institute for Human disAbilities
• Mathematics Education Center

• Consultation, Collaboration, and IEP Development (EDSE - 662)
• Adapted Instructional Methods and Transition for Secondary Learners (EDSE - 544)

• Internship in Education (EDCI 790)
• Instructional Strategies for Math (EDSE 443)
• Secondary Curriculum and Strategies for Students with Disabilities who Access the General Curriculum (EDSE 629)
• Instructional Strategies for Math (EDSE 643)
• 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)