Tal Slemrod, PhD

Education

BA in Environmental Science & Policy, Clark University

MS in Environmental Science, California State University Fullerton

Ph.D. in Special Education, University of Washington

Secondary Biology Teaching Credential, Rockford College

Areas of Expertise

• Inclusive Education 
• Educational Technology 
• Access in Education

Teaching and Research Interests

Dr. Slemrod’s teaching and scholarship in education is founded in closing the research to practice gap. Within the teacher education and graduate degree programs, Dr. Slemrod conducts research, teaches courses in inclusive education and technology for students with disabilities, and serves as an advisor on theses and projects for graduate students and early career scholars. His experience as a high school science teacher, witnessing the injustices of students with disabilities, is what ultimately led him to pursue his doctorate in special education. As a scholar, Dr. Slemrod's work is dedicated to being an agent of change; his goal is to teach future educators and leaders to examine their own dispositions, and to prepare them to meet the needs of a diverse and inclusive society through inquiry, collaboration, and service.

Awards

Outstanding Professor Award, California State University, Chico.

Selected Grants and Contracts Awarded

Northern California (NorCal) Growing Responsive, Equitable, Adaptable and Transformative (GREAT) Teachers Pipeline Program. Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education ($13,444,421).

Grow Your Own – Glenn County Office of Education. California Teacher Commission ($500,000).

Experiences of Preservice Teachers with Disabilities on the Path to Becoming a Teacher. Scholarly and Creative Activities (RSCA), California State University System ($6,040). 

Mobile Classroom for School of Education. Student Learning Fees, California State University, Chico ($91,950.00). 

Triad Project: Preparing A New Generation of Science Educators. S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation ($64,000).

Selected Publications:

Slemrod, T., Howorth, S., Wood, L., Lemmi, C., Hart, S., Cheney, D., & West, E. (2022). A Comparison of Science Vocabulary Acquisition Using Keyword Mnemonics via Technology and Flash Cards. Journal of Special Education Technology. https://doi.org/10.1177/01626434221100729.

Slemrod, T. & Slemrod, S. (2021). Integrating Teacher and Student Mental Health. Teachers Connecting to Advance Retention and Empowerment, 11. 

Hart, S. R., Leistner, C. & Slemrod, T. (2021). Comprehensive suicide prevention programming in the schools series: #2—Amplifying the student voice. Communiqué: Newspaper of the National Association of School Psychologists. [invited article/series].

Slemrod, T., Wood, L., Hart, S., & Coleman, W. (2018). Science Instruction for Secondary Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders: A Guide for Curriculum Development. Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities, 21(1), 7.

Cook, C.R., Slemrod, T., Prentis, K., Decano, P., & Daikos, C. (2018). Positive Greetings at the Door: Evaluation of a Low-Cost, High Yield Proactive Classroom Management Strategy. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 20(3), 149-159. 

Hart S., Musci, R. J., Slemrod, T., Flitsch, E., Ialongo, N. (2018). The Relationship of Special Education and Aggression: A Longitudinal, Urban Study. Contemporary School Psychology, 1-13.

Seipel, B. & Slemrod, T. Smart Pens: Assistive, but not Intuitive Technology. (2016) CCTE’s quarterly newsletter, CCNews.

Slemrod, T., & Whitford, D. (2015). Strategies in Educational Technology for Teaching in A Hybrid Environment. In Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 493-496). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).

Cook, C.R., Frye, M., Slemrod, T., Lyon, A., & Renshaw, T. (2015). An integrated approach to universal prevention: Independent and combined effects of PBIS and SEL on youth’s mental health. School Psychology Quarterly, 30(2), 166.

Book Chapters:

Bouck, E., Wood, L., & Slemrod, T. (Proposal Accepted). Overview of online teaching for students with ASD and IDD. In E. Bouck & Slemrod, T (Eds.). Teaching Students with Autism, Intellectual Disability, and other Developmental Disabilities Online. The Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities.

Wood, L., & Slemrod, T. (Proposal Accepted). Teaching Science Online. In E. Bouck &

Slemrod, T (Eds.). Teaching Students with Autism, Intellectual Disability, and other Developmental Disabilities Online. The Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities.

West, E. & Slemrod, T. Assistive Technology (2016). In E.A. Boutot. (Ed). Autism spectrum disorders: Foundations, characteristics, and effective strategies (2nd ed.). Boston: Pearson.

Cook, C., Holland, E. & Slemrod. T. (2014). Reading decoding. In S. Little & A. Akin-Little (Eds.). Academic Assessment and Intervention. American Psychological Association Publishing.

Cheney, D., Cumming, T., & Slemrod, T. (2013). Secondary education and promising practices for students with Emotional/Behavioral Disability. In Walker, H. & Gresham, F. (Eds.). Handbook of Evidence-Based Practices for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: Applications in Schools. (pp. 344-360). New York: Guilford.

Selected Presentations:

Bouck, E., Root, J., Wood, L., Slemrod, T., Yakubova, G., Cox, S., Berlingo, L., & Henry, A. (2023). Teaching Students with Autism, Intellectual Disability, and other Developmental Disabilities Online. Presentation accepted at Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities annual conference, Clearwater Beach, FL.

Mouanoutoua, J., Slemrod, T., & Vue, K. (July, 2022). The Rate of BIPOC Teacher Candidates in Special Education from California. Poster presented at International Association of Special Education's (IASE) biennial conference, Vietnam.

Whitney, E., Slemrod, T., Schreder, K. (April, 2022). Experiences of Preservice Teachers with Disabilities. Paper presented at AERA, San Diego, CA.

Slemrod, T., Whitney, E., Schreder, K., & Koch, A. (March, 2022). What Sticks & What Stinks: The Shifting Needs in Special Education Post-COVID19. Poster presented at the Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo, Orlando, FL.

Whitney, E., Slemrod, T., Schreder, K., & Koch, A. (February, 2020). Becoming a Teacher: Narratives of Credential Candidates with Disabilities. Poster presented at the Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo, Portland, OR.

Seipel, B, Slemrod, T. & Gunderson, J. (February, 2020). SPEDcasting: Creating and Using Podcasts for Increase Student Engagement in K-12 Classrooms and Teacher Preparation Courses. Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo, Portland, OR.

Slemrod, T. & Gunderson, J. (February, 2020). Podcasting – a Roundtable Discussion. Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo, Portland, OR.

Slemrod, T. & Whitney, E. (January, 2019). Developing and Incorporating Assistive Technology Learning in Teacher Education. Poster presented at the Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo, Indianapolis, IN.

Schademan, A., Miller, M., Slemrod, T. (March, 2018). The Triad Project: A Professional Development Activity System for Teaching to the NGSS. NARST Annual International Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Schademan, A., Miller, M., Slemrod, T. (April 2018). The Triad Project: A Professional Development Activity System for Teaching to the NGSS. AERA Annual Meeting, New York City, NY.

Slemrod, T. (October, 2017). Building and Incorporating Assistive Technology in Education. Poster presented at the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, California State University, Chico, CA.