College of Education

Scholarship grounded in critical perspectives to address equity issues in special education, bridging research to practice, and enhance the lives of students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and their families.

Collaborations include: Cultural Studies, Bilingual and Literacy Education, and Educational Psychology

Articles

• Barrio, B.L.*1, Ferguson, S. *1, Hovey, K., Boedeker, P. & Kluttz-Drye, B. (2023). Voices beyond the numbers: A systematic review of qualitative studies of disproportionality in special education. Preventing School Failure. :  https://doi.org/10.1080/1045988X.2022.2101422 IF: 1.39 Scopus: 1.7; 62%
• Barrio, B.L.*1, Cardon, T.*1, Kelley, J.E., Hsiao, Y-J. (2022). Autism in the media: Perceptions regarding portrayals of ASD on television. International Forum of Special Education and Child Development, 3, 1-15. IF: N/A Scopus: N/A; N/A. Taiwan.
• Barrio, B.L. (2022). Culturally responsive and relevant transition IEPs: Building bridges between students, families, communities, and schools. Intervention in School and Clinic.
• Barrio, B.L. (2021). Addressing disproportionality of diverse students in special education through culturally responsive teacher education: An exploration. Teaching Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/10476210.2020.1796956
• Aylward, A., Barrio, B.L. & Kramarczuk Voulgarides, C. (2021). Exclusion from Educational opportunity in diversifying rural contexts. Rural Sociology.
• Kramarczuk Voulgarides, C. M. & Barrio, B.L. (2021). IDEA and the equity imperative: Examining the transition from pre-school to kindergarten. Multiple Voices - Disability, Race, and Language Intersections in Special Education.
• Cebrian, M., Raposo, M., Pérez Cascante, L., & Barrio, B.L. (2021). Teachers' attitudes toward Personalized Learning Environments. AtoZ: Novas Práticas em Informação e Conhecimento.
• Barrio, B.L., Hsiao, Y-J., Kelley, J., & Cardon, T. (2021). Representation matters: integrating fiction books with characters with autism spectrum disorder in the classroom. Intervention in School and Clinic, 56(3), 172-176. https://doi.org/10.1177/1053451220928954
• Scheef, A., Hollingshead, A., & Barrio, B.L. (2020). Supporting students with intellectual disability in postsecondary education. Journal of College Student Development, 61(4), 528-521. https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2020.0044
• Scheef, A., Caniglia, C. δ, & Barrio, B.L*. (2020). Disability as diversity: The perspectives of institutions of higher education in the U.S. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 33(1), 49-61. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1273652
• Barrio, B.L., Kelley, J.E., Cardon, T.A. (2019). Pre-Service educators understanding and perceptions of ASD before and after reading ASD narrative fiction. Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
• Agrawal, J., Barrio, B.L., Kressler, B., Hsiao, Y-J., & Shankland, R., (2019). Learning disabilities: A global perspective. Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 17(1), 95-114.
• Barrio, B.L., Carbonneau, K.J., Poppen, M., Miller, D., Dunn, M., & Hsiao, Y-J. (Accepted). Theory to practice: Implementation achievements and challenges of Response to Intervention in a rural district. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals
• Hovey, K. A., Peterson-Ahmad, M. B., Barrio, B. L., Lim, O., & Peak, P. K. (2019). Supporting English language learners with learning disabilities: A case study. LD Forum
• Carbonneau, K.J., Barrio, B.L., Marley, S. (2018). Manipulative-based imagery strategies: Connecting action to text. Academic Quarterly Exchange
• Owiny, R.L., Hollingshead, A., & Barrio, B.L. (2018). Engaging pre-service teachers in Universal Design for Learning lesson planning. Inclusion, 6(3).
• Scheef, A.R. ^δ, Barrio, B.L., Poppen, M., McMahon, D., & Miller, D. (2018). Exploring barriers for facilitating work experience opportunities for students with Intellectual Disabilities enrolled in post- secondary education programs. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability.
• Kelley, J.E., Barrio, B.L., Cardon, T.A., Brando-Subis, C. ^δ, Lee, S. ^δ, & Overhauser, K.M. ^δ (2018). DSM-5 autism spectrum disorder symptomology in award winning narrative fiction. Education and Training in Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 53(2), 115-127.
• Barrio, B.L., Hsiao, Y-J., Prishker, N.^δ & Terry, C.^δ (2018). The impact of culture on parental perceptions about autism spectrum disorders: Striving for culturally competent practices. Multicultural Learning and Teaching.  doi.org/10.1515/mlt-2016-0010
• Barrio, B.L., Miller, D., Tamakloe, D. & Ojeme, C.O.^δ (2018). Teachers' and parents' knowledge about disabilities and inclusion in Nigeria. Journal of International Special Needs Education, 21(2). doi: 10.9782/17-00010

Book Chapters

• Hollingshead, A., & Barrio, B. L. (2019). Working with paraprofessionals to support students with Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Evidence-Based Practices and Instructional Information for Students with Intellectual Disability & Autism Spectrum Disorders.
• Morales, M. I. ^δ, & Barrio, B. L. (2017). Learning to understand Mexico from a nondeficit lens. In Egbert, J. & Ernst-Slavit, G. (Eds.) Views from inside: Languages, cultures, and schooling for K-12 educators. Information Age Publishing.
• Barrio, B.L. Peak, P., & Murawski, W. W. (2017). English language learners in Special Education: Best Practices. In W.W. Murawski (Ed.). What Really Works in Special Education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.