Kirsten R.

Lansey
Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies
College of Education, University of Arizona
1430 E. 2nd Street, Tucson, AZ 85721
klansey@email.arizona.edu
klansey.weebly.com

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Special Education 2017-expected May 2021

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Emphasis: Extensive Support Needs
Minor: Sensory Impairments
Advisor: Shirin Antia

Doctoral Externship 2019-2020

University of North Carolina Greensboro, NC
Advisor: Diane Ryndak

M.A., Special Education 2014-2016

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Emphasis: Multiple and Severe Disabilities
Advisor: Stephanie MacFarland

B.A., Sociology 2008-2012

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Minor: Geography

Danish Institute for Study Abroad 2011

Copenhagen, DK
Course: Children with Special Needs

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Lansey, K. R., Antia, S. D., MacFarland, S. Z., & Umbreit, J. (2020, in press). Training and coaching:
Impact on peer mentor fidelity and behavior of postsecondary students with autism and
intellectual disability. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities.

Zagona, A. L., Walker, V., Lansey, K. R., & Kurth, J. A. (2020, in press). Expert perspectives on the
inclusion of students with significant disabilities in SWPBIS. Inclusion.

Zagona, A. L., Lansey, K. R., Kurth, J. A., & Kuhlemeier, A. (2020). Fostering participation in inclusive
classrooms for students with complex support needs: Educators’ strategies and perspectives.
Journal of Special Education. Advanced online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1080/15459624.2015.1006636

Harber, P., Su, J., Badilla, A. D., Rahimian, R., & Lansey, K. R. (2015). Potential role of infrared
imaging for detecting facial seal leaks in filtering facepiece respirator users. Journal of
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Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 12(6), 369-375.

http://doi.org/10.1080/15459624.2015.1006636

Manuscripts in Submission

Lansey, K. R., Burnette, K. K., & Ryndak, D. L. (under review). Disrupting the system: How social
systems perpetuate educational segregation of students with extensive support needs. Remedial
and Special Education.

Taub, D., Lansey, K. R., Burnette, K. K., & Hartmann E. (under review). I don’t have time for that!
Closing the research to practice gap with implementation science and user design. Educational
Leadership.

Lansey, K. R., & MacFarland S. Z. (under revision). Postsecondary Behavioral Support System: A
collaborative and systematic approach. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation.

Manuscripts in Preparation

Lansey, K. R., Antia, S., MacFarland, S. Z., & Carr, C. (expected submission February, 2021). Impact of
training and coaching on peer mentor fidelity and generalization of behavior intervention for
postsecondary student with multiple disabilities. Paper intended for The Journal of Inclusive
Postsecondary Education.

Zagona, A. L., Lansey, K. R., Kurth, J. A. (expected submission February, 2021). General educators’
perspectives on inclusive education and implementing student supports. Paper intended for
Teacher Education and Special Education.

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

Division for Research Doctoral Student Scholar, 13th Cohort 2020

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
• Selected as an outstanding scholar through an internationally competitive review process of
special education doctoral scholars

Education Policy and Politics Doctoral Scholar 2020

Higher Education Consortium for Higher Education (HECSE), Washington, DC
• Selected through a nationally competitive review process of special education doctoral scholars

Marion Miller Strauss Scholarship ($4,000 total) 2019, 2020

College of Education, University of Arizona

Graduate Center Professional Development Award ($150) 2020

The Graduate Center, University of Arizona

Erasmus Circle Graduate Scholar ($1,000) 2019

College of Education, University of Arizona
• Selected among graduate scholars for academic performance and promise in the field

Graduate Student Travel Award ($900 total) 2018, 2019

College of Education, University of Arizona
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Erasmus Circle Award for Innovative Uses in Technology ($1,000) 2016

College of Education, University of Arizona
• Selected among undergraduate and graduate students for innovative use of technology in M.A.
project entitled Postsecondary Behavioral Support System

GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS

Scholar Candidate, Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program ($18,000 - not funded) 2021
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State
Impacting Attitudes and Perceptions of Disability: Fostering Inclusion in Hungary and Central Europe

Doctoral Fellow, Personnel Preparation Grant ($180,000 - funded) 2017-2021

Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs

Graduate Assistant, Master’s Personnel Preparation Grant ($965,653 - not funded) 2020
Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs
Principle Investigator: Shirin Antia
Enhancing Preparation for professionals through interdisciplinary online collaboration: A D/HH-ABA
model

Principle Investigator, Research and Project Grant Program ($743 - funded) 2019
Graduate and Professional Student Council, University of Arizona
Impact of training and coaching on peer mentor’s implementation fidelity and behavior of adults with
autism and intellectual disability in an inclusive post-secondary program

Principle Investigator, Applied Research Grant ($30,000 - not funded) 2018

Organization for Autism Research (OAR)
Co-Principle Investigator: Stephanie MacFarland
Impact of training and coaching on peer mentor’s implementation fidelity and behavior of adults with
autism and intellectual disability in an inclusive post-secondary program
• Pre-proposal accepted, full proposal invited

PRESENTATIONS

Lansey, K. R., Burnette, K. K., & Ryndak, D. L. (2021, April). Disrupting the system: How social
systems perpetuate educational segregation of students with extensive support needs. Presentation
accepted at American Educational Research Association (AERA). Virtual.

Lansey, K. R. (2021, March). Training and coaching: Impact on peer mentor fidelity and behavior of
postsecondary students with ASD-ID. Presentation accepted at Council for Exceptional Children
(CEC) Conference. Virtual.

Ryndak, D. L., Burnette, K. K., Lansey, K.R., & Alberque, K. (2021, March). The role of multi-level
systemic self-reflection tools in fostering sustainable inclusive education: Reflecting on
administrative structures and educational practices. Presentation accepted at Council for
Exceptional Children (CEC) Conference. Virtual.

Lansey, K.R. (2021, January). Impact of training and coaching on peer mentors’ fidelity and behavior of
postsecondary education students with ASD-ID. Presentation at Council for Exceptional Children
Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (CEC-DADD) Conference. Virtual.
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Lansey, K. R., Burnette, K. K., & Ryndak, D. L. (2020, December). Understanding and disrupting
systems that perpetuate and maintain educational segregation. Presentation at TASH Conference.
Virtual.

Robison, S., & Lansey, K. R. (2020, December). High school & college peer mentorship models:
Rethinking and advancing inclusion. Poster presentation at TASH Conference. Virtual.

Lansey, K.R. (2020, April). Assessing and educating students with disabilities in inclusive classrooms.
Invited presentation at El IV Congreso Nacional de Investigación sobre Educación Normal.
Hermosillo, Sonora, MX. (Conference canceled)

Lansey, K. R. (2020, March). Training postsecondary peer mentors: Fidelity of behavior intervention
plans and students’ behavior. Presentation at the International Conference on Positive Behavior
Support (APBS). Miami, FL. (Conference canceled)

Zagona, A. L., Lansey, K. R., Walker, V., & Kurth, J. A. (2020, March). Does all mean all? Expert
perspectives of inclusion in SWPBIS. Presentation at the International Conference on Positive
Behavior Support (APBS). Miami, FL. (Conference canceled)

Zagona, A. L., Lansey, K. R., & Kurth, J. A. (2019, December). General educators' perspectives on
inclusive education and implementing student supports. Presentation at TASH Conference.
Phoenix, AZ.

Lansey, K. R. & MacFarland, S. (2019, December). Training peer mentors: Implementation and student
behavior in postsecondary education. Presentation at TASH Conference. Phoenix, AZ.

Zagona, A. L., Lansey, K. R., Kurth, J. A., & Walker, V. (2019, December). Does all mean all? Expert
perspectives of inclusion in SWPBIS. Presentation at TASH Conference. Phoenix, AZ.

Tax, N., Barker, K., Ehredt, R., Tax, F., Nagy, L., Hollman, C., Middleton, C., MacFarland, S., &
Lansey, K. R. (2019, December). Inclusive postsecondary education: Experiences from those
who live it! Presentation at TASH Conference. Phoenix, AZ.

Lansey, K. R. (2019, October). How much training is necessary? Peer mentor implementation fidelity of
postsecondary students' behavior intervention plans. Presentation at Teacher Educators for
Children with Behavior Disorders. Tempe, AZ.

Zagona, A. L., Lansey, K. R., & Kurth, J. A. (2019, June). Facilitating engagement in inclusive
classrooms for students with extensive support needs. Poster Presentation at the Association on
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Conference. St. Paul, MN.

Lansey, K. R., Robertson, K., & Robison, S. (2019, March). Creating efficacy academically and socially
with peer mentorship. Presentation at Arizona Council for Exceptional Children. Phoenix, AZ.

Kurth, J. A., Zagona, A. L., Walker, V., & Lansey, K. R. (2018, November). Expert perspectives on the
inclusion of students with extensive support needs in SWPBIS. Presentation at TASH Conference.
Portland, OR.

Zagona, A. L., Lansey, K. R., & Kurth, J. A. (2018, November). Facilitating engagement in inclusive
classrooms for students with extensive support needs. Presentation at TASH Conference.
Portland, OR.
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Lansey, K. R. (2018, November). Influence of pre-service education on teacher attitudes and efficacy of
inclusive practices. Poster presentation at Council for Exceptional Children Teacher Education
Division (CEC-TED): Kaleidoscope Graduate Student Research Symposium. Las Vegas, NV.

Lansey, K. R. (2018, October). Inclusive post-secondary education: Impact of training and coaching on
peer mentor’s implementation fidelity and behavior of adults with autism spectrum disorder and
intellectual disability. Presentation at Teacher Educators for Children with Behavior Disorders.
Tempe, AZ.

Lansey, K. R. & Middleton, C. (2017, December). Project FOCUS: From college to competitive
employment for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Presentation at TASH Conference.
Atlanta, GA.

Lansey, K. R. (2017, October). Transition to college: Preventing and addressing behavioral challenges
in postsecondary settings. Presentation at Teacher Educators for Children with Behavior
Disorders. Tempe, AZ.

Hartzell, R. I. & Lansey, K. R. (2016, October). SMILE: Social skills intervention for students with ASD
and EBD. Presentation at Teacher Educators for Children with Behavior Disorders. Tempe, AZ.

Harber, P., Su, J., Badilla, A. D., Rahimian, R., Lansey, K. R., Millet, J., & Xu, C. (2014, March).
Temporal analysis of respirator use training retention and implementation for emergency
response. Poster presentation at the Public Health Research Forum. University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ.

Galaskiewicz, J., Savage, S., Inouye, J., Duerr, D., Hamar-Martinez, J., Monroe, L., Callahan, N., &
Lansey, K. R. (2011, August). Neighborhood effects on organizational closure: A panel study of
establishments serving children in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Presentation at American
Sociological Association. Las Vegas, NV.

UNIVERSITY TEACHING & SUPERVISION

Co-Supervisor, Multiple and Severe Master’s Program 2020, 2021

Co-Supervisor: Stephanie MacFarland
Online individual and group supervision of practicum students and student teachers

Co-Instructor, Introduction to Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders 2018, 2020

Co-Instructor: Stephanie MacFarland
Online undergraduate / graduate course

Co-Instructor, Supporting Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students in Public Schools 2020

Co-Instructors: Shirin Antia, Christina Rivera
Online graduate course

Instructor, Assessing & Educating Students with Intellectual & Severe Disabilities 2018
Hybrid graduate course

Co-Instructor, Assessment & Instruction: Learners with Low Incidence Disabilities 2018
Co-Instructor: Stephanie MacFarland
Online graduate course
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Instructor, Introduction to Low Incidence Disabilities 2017

In-person undergraduate course

Teaching Assistant, Assessment & Instruction: Learners with Low Incidence Disabilities 2016
Instructor: Stephanie MacFarland
Online graduate course

Guest Lectures

Course: Assessing & Educating Students with Intellectual & Severe Disabilities
Ecological Inventory: Assessing Skills and Planning Instruction 2019

Course: Assistive Technology for People with Visual Impairments

Assistive Technology for Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 2018

Course: Introduction to Low-Incidence Disabilities

Multiple & Severe Disabilities: Introduction & Inclusion 2018, 2019
Behavior as Communication 2018
Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders 2018
A Population Defined: Low Incidence Disabilities 2018
Assistive Technology: iPad Accessibility 2016

Course: Assessment & Instruction: Learners with Low Incidence Disabilities

Pinterest: Collaborative Group Boards 2016

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Principal Investigator 2020-present

College of Education, University of Arizona
How Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disability Describe the Impact of Their High School
and College Experiences on Achieving Their Self-Directed Goals
• Conducted interviews with adults with intellectual and developmental disability, analyzing data.

Research Assistant 2020-present

Department of Specialized Education Services, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Kurth; Co-Principal Investigator: Diane Ryndak
Factors Contributing to Academic, Social / Communication, and Behavioral Outcomes for Elementary
Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities
• Collected data using various measures, analyzing data, and writing multiple manuscripts.
• Funded by Institute of Education Sciences.

Co-Investigator 2020-present
College of Education, University of Arizona
Co-Principal Investigator: Diane Ryndak
TIES National Technical Assistance Center on Inclusive Education Practices and Policies,
• Conducting systematic reviews to develop tools for state departments of education, school
districts, and schools to assess their implementation of evidence-based practices.
• Funded by US Department of Education.

Co-Investigator 2020-present
College of Education, University of Arizona
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Principal Investigator: Diane Ryndak

Reflections of the Past: Perspectives from Foundational Scholars of Special Education, Severe
Disabilities
• Conducting interviews with foundational scholars in the severe disabilities field.

Principal Investigator 2019-present

College of Education, University of Arizona
Peer Mentor Implementation and Generalization of the Behavior Plan for a Student with Multiple
Disabilities in Postsecondary Education
• Developed single-subject research design, collected and analyzed data, and writing manuscript.

Co-Investigator 2018-present
College of Education, University of Arizona
Principal Investigator: Alison Zagona; Co-Investigator: Jennifer Kurth
General Educators’ Perspectives on Inclusive Education and Implementing Student Supports
• Conducted focus groups, developed codebook, coded transcripts, and writing manuscript.

Principal Investigator 2019

College of Education, University of Arizona
Training and Coaching: Impact on Peer Mentor Fidelity and Behavior of Postsecondary Students with
Autism and Intellectual Disability
• Developed single-subject research design, collected and analyzed data, and wrote manuscript.
• Funded by Graduate and Professional Student Council, University of Arizona.

Co-Principal Investigator 2017-2019

College of Education, University of Arizona
Co-Principal Investigators: Alison Zagona, Virginia Walker, and Jennifer Kurth
Expert Perspectives on the Inclusion of Students with Significant Disabilities in SWPBIS
• Developed and conducted a survey research design, analyzed data, and wrote manuscript.

Co-Investigator 2017-2019
College of Education, University of Arizona
Principal Investigator: Alison Zagona; Co-Investigator: Jennifer Kurth
Fostering Participation During Literacy Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms for Students with Complex
Support Needs: Educators’ Strategies and Perspectives
• Collected data through sampling procedures and follow-up interviews, analyzed observation data,
coded interview transcripts, and wrote manuscript.

Data Collector 2016

College of Education, University of Arizona
Principal Investigator: Rebecca Hartzell
SMILE: Social Mechanics Integrated in the Learning Environment
• Collected interobserver agreement data using a time-sampling procedure.

Research Assistant 2014

College of Public Health, University of Arizona
Principal Investigator: Philip Harber
Respirator Use Learning Effectiveness Study
• Conducted interviews, followed study procedures and operated laboratory equipment, analyzed
and input data in Microsoft Access and Statistical Analysis Software.
• Funded by Centers for Disease Control.
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Undergraduate Research Assistant 2010 - 2011

School of Sociology, University of Arizona
Principal Investigator: Joseph Galaskiewicz
Organizations and their Impact on the Urban Community
• Conducted interviews, coded transcripts, and input data in Geographic Information Systems.
• Funded by National Science Foundation.

TEACHING & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Technical Expert 2017-2020

Project FOCUS (Focusing Opportunities with Community and University Support), University of
Arizona
• Train Instructional Specialists. Develop and refine program features.
Lead Instructional Specialist (Special Education Teacher) 2016-2017
Project FOCUS, University of Arizona
Same responsibilities as Instructional Specialist. Additional responsibilities:
• Developed and graded online class discussions and quizzes. Supervised student teachers.
Instructional Specialist (Special Education Teacher) 2014-2016
Project FOCUS, University of Arizona
• Adapted college course content and created individualized curriculum on study and social skills,
academic technology, and behavioral support. Created Individual Education Program goals and
objectives, collected data, and reported progress. Supervised 40+ undergraduate and graduate
peer mentor interns, managed the program schedule, and developed various trainings.

Summer Behavior Technician 2016

Intermountain Academy, Intermountain Centers for Human Development
• Conducted functional behavioral and skills assessments. Developed behavior intervention plans.

Graduate Student Teacher 2015

Collier Elementary, Tucson Unified School District
• Educated children with severe disabilities in general education classrooms. Conducted ecological
and functional behavioral assessments. Trained paraeducators on evidence-based practices.

Substitute Teacher 2013-2014

Catalina Foothills Unified School District
• Taught as an inclusive special and general education teacher. Supported students with severe
disabilities ages 3 to 21 as an inclusion educational aide.

Inclusion Educational Aide (Paraprofessional) 2012-2013

Sunrise Drive Elementary, Catalina Foothills Unified School District
• Supported 15+ children with severe disabilities in general education classrooms. Adapted general
education content and tracked student’s Individual Education Program goals and objectives.

CARE Activity Leader II 2010-2012

Manzanita Elementary, Catalina Foothills Unified School District
• Planned and supervised after school activities for children with and without disabilities.
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SERVICE & OUTREACH

Guest Reviewer
Inclusive Practices for Persons with Significant Support Needs (n= 2) 2020-present
Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities (n= 3) 2019-present

District Partnership
Sunnyside Unified School District 2019-present
• Collaborating with the Special Education Director and Inclusion Support Team to build district
capacity to include students with intellectual disabilities in general education contexts.

College of Education Delegation, Mexico-Arizona Commission 2019-present

• Collaborating with special education leaders in Sonora, Mexico to develop educational
initiatives that foster the inclusion of students with disabilities.

Graduate Student Representative 2018-2019

College of Education College Council, University of Arizona

Chair of Improving Student Access Workgroup 2018-2019

College of Education Strategic Plan, University of Arizona

MEMBERSHIPS & COMMITTEES

TASH (Equity, Opportunity, and Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities) 2017-present
• Early Career Researcher Network
• Inclusive Education Committee

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) 2018-present

• Division of Autism and Developmental Disabilities
• Teacher Education Division
• Division for Research

Association for Positive Behavior Support (APBS) 2019-present

National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity 2017-2020