Lisa Goran, PhD, CCC-SLP, is an associate teaching professor at the University of Missouri in the Department of Special Education where she serves as the Director of Teacher Education and Director of Undergraduate Studies for Special Education, and teaches and coordinates courses in special education for students pursuing teacher certification. She is a Speech-Language Pathologist who has worked in school, clinical, and private practice settings. She also is a Special Educator who taught students with disabilities in self-contained, resource, and co-taught general education classrooms, and served as a building-level Department Chair for Special Education. Dr. Goran is active in national- and state-level professional organizations related to speech-language pathology (ASHA; MSHA), special education (CEC: CASE, DLD, TED; MO-CASE), and teacher education (AACTE; MACTE). She recently co-authored chapters in the following books: Developing Educationally Meaningful and Legally Compliant IEPs and Sexuality Education for Students with Disabilities. She also recently co-authored an article for a special issue of TEACHING Exceptional Children focusing on legally proficient IEPs. David F. Bateman, PhD, is a principal researcher at the American Institutes of Research, and a professor at Shippensburg University in the Department of Educational Leadership and Special Education where he teaches courses on special education law, assessment, and development of IEPs. He is a former due process hearing officer for Pennsylvania for over 580 hearings. He uses his knowledge of litigation relating to special education to assist school districts in providing appropriate supports for students with disabilities and to prevent and to recover from due process hearings. He has been a classroom teacher of students with learning disabilities, behavior disorders, intellectual disability, and hearing impairments. He has recently co-authored the following books: A Principal's Guide to Special Education, A Teacher's Guide to Special Education, Special Education Leadership: Building Effective Programming in Schools, Developing Educationally Meaningful and Legally Sound IEPs, and Current Trends and Issues in Special Education. He was also recently co-editor of a special issue of TEACHING Exceptional Children focusing on legally proficient IEPs. \ Kristin Wikel is the manager of the Riley Hospital for Children School Program. She has worked at Riley Hospital for Children since 2003. Her background is in education: she has a master's degree in special education, where she is licensed to work with students who are in kindergarten-12th grade. She is also a licensed Special Education Director for students in preschool-12th grade. Kristin is completing her dissertation at Ball State University for her Ph.D. in Special Education with an emphasis on educational leadership. Kristin is extremely passionate about working with and advocating for students with chronic medical, physical, and mental health conditions.
