TATERS Faculty and Staff
The TATERS faculty are tenured and tenure-tracked professors from BSU's Department of Special Education & Early Childhood Studies.
Department Chair and Associate Professor
Department of Special Education & Early Childhood Studies, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, E-203 Boise, ID 83725-1725
Office: (208) 426-1548
Dr. Allred joined the BSU faculty in 2007, the University’s Diamond Anniversary! Keith received his doctoral degree in Special Education from Vanderbilt University. Previously, he has served on the Special Education faculties at Eastern Illinois University and Brigham Young University. Currently, Keith is serving as Chair of the new Department of Special Education and Early Childhood Studies.
His research has focused on identifying factors that contribute to schools that effectively serve students with disabilities, and the effects of young children with disabilities on families. Keith has published in a number of professional journals, such as Remedial and Special Education, Teacher Education and Special Education, Infant-Toddler Intervention, and Young Children. Dr. Allred has been active in various professional organizations such as the Teacher Education Division (TED) and the Division of Early Childhood (DEC) of CEC. He has presented at regional, national, and international conferences.
Keith has taught more than a dozen different courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. His particular interests include courses dealing with introduction to exceptionality, inclusion and collaboration, assessment, as well as effective partnerships between schools and families.
Dr. Allred has worked as an educator in a variety of settings, ranging from a remote rural two-room school in Nevada to urban schools in Dallas. He has taught 3-12th grades, and worked with diverse populations of students with disabilities. In addition, Keith spent 9 years with the Nevada Department of Education as an Early Childhood Special Education Consultant.
Associate Professor
Department of Special Education & Early Childhood Studies, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, E-518 Boise, ID 83725-1725
Office: (208) 426-2189
Evelyn S. Johnson, Ed.D., is an Associate Professor of Special Education at Boise State University. Prior to joining the faculty at BSU, she worked as a research associate for the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (NRCLD), where she developed numerous technical assistance products to assist state and local educational agencies on RTI and learning disability identification-related issues. Currently, her research focuses on RTI implementation at the secondary levels, with a particular focus on screening procedures to identify students at-risk for academic difficulties. She is the co-author of RTI: A Practitioner’s Guide to Implementing Response to Intervention, and How RTI Works in Secondary Schools.
Assistant Professor
Department of Special Education & Early Childhood Studies, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, E204 Boise, ID 83725-1725
Office: (208) 426-2801
michaelhumphrey@boisestate.edu
Michael Humphrey Ed. D. has been an educator for the past 11 years ranging from teaching in the Peace Corps to adjudicated and mental health facilities. He holds several teaching licensures: English, Special Education and Special Education Administration. He has supervised student teachers in their school placements by completing observations and working collaboratively to increase effectiveness of instruction to match students’ individual needs. Michael received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Iowa, his Master of Arts and Doctor of Education from the University of Northern Colorado. Michael’s primary interests are in: integrated curriculums and instructional interventions specifically in the instruction of mathematics and mathematical word problem solving for students with exceptionalities, instructional interventions for students with challenging behaviors or emotional/behavioral disorders and the integration of positive behavior intervention and supports in the Response to Intervention and school-wide delivery models. Michael’s secondary interest are in school improvement and special education leadership and is currently involved in the Technology Accentuated Transformative Education for Rural Specialist (TATERS) federal Special Education-Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children grant.
Assistant Professor
Department of Special Education & Early Childhood Studies, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, E-207 Boise, ID 83725-1725
Office: (208) 426-2817
Dr. Woods joined the Special Education faculty at Boise State University in 2007. He received his Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of Oklahoma. While at the University of Oklahoma, Lee served as project coordinator for a U.S. Department of Education grant that facilitated the development of school to adult life transition planning lessons for students with disabilities. Lee spent three years working with adults with disabilities in a supported employment project while earning his Masters degree in Special Education at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Lee taught Special Education for nine years in various schools in Colorado and Montana.
Project Coordinator
Technology Accentuated Transformative Education for Rural Specialists (TATERS), Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, E-517 Boise ID 83725-1725
Office: (208) 426-2818
carriesemmelroth@boisestate.edu
Carrie joined the TATERS staff in June 2009 after completing an MA in Special Education from BSU. Carrie taught for two years in a secondary extended resource room, and taught English overseas for three years.
In collaboration with the Idaho State Department of Education
Together with the Idaho State Department of Education, the TATERS program will provide summer institutes and ongoing professional development opportunities to prepare both candidate and mentor teachers in rural areas. By focusing on the professional development at both the pre-service and graduate level, TATERS and the Idaho State Department of Education will help to increase the ability of targeted rural districts to sustain evidence-based practices.
