Joann Starks
Joann Starks is a Program Associate with SEDL's Disability Research to Practice (DRP) program. Her current interests include Communities of Practice (CoPs), evidence-based guidelines and systematic reviews of disability research, copyright issues, and use of the Internet and other electronic dissemination information systems.
Contact Information
You may contact Joann Starks at 512-391-6557
Experience/Education
Ms. Starks became a member of the NCDDR staff in 1995. Prior to joining SEDL, she completed an internship with the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE). She also worked as a program specialist at the Evaluation Assistance Center-West at the University of New Mexico; as a professional research assistant and staff assistant for the BUENO Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Colorado at Boulder; and in a community development project for the Centro de Orientación Familiar in San José, Costa Rica. Ms. Starks has served as a consultant in areas such as bilingual, gifted and talented, and special education. She is fluent in Spanish and conversant in American Sign Language.
Ms. Starks holds a BA in sociology and an MA in social/multicultural foundations of education (bilingual education) from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She completed doctoral coursework in special education administration, with an emphasis in bilingual special education, at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research at UT focused on state policies for language minority students with disabilities.