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Dr. Melinda Snodgrass

Associate Professor, Learning and Behavior Specialist
Special Education
Office
DEG Degarmo Hall 514
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Research

Current Courses

101.004Disability, Learning, and Education: Foundations and Philosophical Perspectives

205.003Family, Professional, And Community Collaboration

205.004Family, Professional, And Community Collaboration

498.001Professional Practice

598.004Professional Practice In Applied Research

PhD Special Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois

MS Special Education

Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois

2023 Impact Award

Illinois State University
2023

Research Initiative Award

Illinois State University
2021

Journal Article

Snodgrass, M. R., Cook, B. G., & Cook, L. (2023). Considering social validity in special education research. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 38(4), 311-319. https://doi.org/10.1111/ldrp.12326
Snodgrass, M. R., Love, H., Roberts, C. A., Gilson, C. B., Yang, X., & Badgett, N. (2023). Is mixed methods bridging educational research divides? Using prevalence as an indicator of change. Journal of Mixed Methods Research. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898231184663
Corr, C., Chudzik, M., Oh, J. R., Love, H. R., & Snodgrass, M. R. (2023). Mixed methods journal reviewing in early childhood special education. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/02711214231170587
Biggs, E. E., Therrien, M. C. S., Douglas, S. D., & Snodgrass, M. R. (2022). Augmentative and alternative communication telepractice during the COVID-19 pandemic: A national survey of speech-language pathologists. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 31(1), 303–321. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_AJSLP-21-00036
Snodgrass, M. R., Chung, M. Y., Kretzer, J., & Biggs, E. (2021). Rigorous assessment of social validity: A scoping review of a 40-year conversation. Remedial and Special Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/07419325211017295

Presentations

Corr, C., Snodgrass, M. R., Chudzik, M., & Oh, J. (2024, May). Qualitative research in the field of special education: Prevalence, training, and gatekeeping [Panel]. 20th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Champaign, IL.
Roberts, C. A., Snodgrass, M. R., Gilson, C. B., Love, H. R., Yang, X., Badgett, N., & Peterson, J. (2024, April). Extensive support needs and mixed methods research: A systematic literature review across education subfields [Paper for Crafting Mixed Methods Research Designs for Unique Educational Contexts and Purposes Roundtable Session]. 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Philadelphia, PA.
Corr, C., Love, H., Snodgrass, M. R., Chudzik, M., Kern, J., & Oh, J. (2023, April). The next generation of special education scholars and editorial board members [Paper]. 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL.
Roberts, C. A., *Snodgrass, M. R., Love, H. R., Gilson, C. B., Yang, X., Badgett, N., & Peterson, J. (2023, November). Mixed methods research across education subfields. In J. Root, C. A. Roberts, E. E. Biggs, D. Giley, & E. Lindstrom (Moderators), Using mixed methods to examine the “devilish details” of research evidence [Colloquium]. 2023 TASH Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Corr, C., Love, H., Snodgrass, M. R., & Chudzik, M. (2022, February). The hidden curricula: Issues of equity in doctoral training programs. Poster at the 2022 Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention (CRIEI), San Diego, CA.
Snodgrass, M. R., Roberts, C., Love, H., Gilson, C., Yang, X., & Badgett, N. (2022, April). Exploring the intersection of disability and methodology in education research through mixed methods. Paper proposed for the 2022 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Love, H., Corr, C., & Snodgrass, M. R. (2021, April). (Re)producing certain kinds of knowledge: Methodological skills, values, and identities of emerging special education scholars. Paper proposed for the 2021 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting (virtual).
Love, H., Corr, H., & Snodgrass, M. R. (2020, April). Methodological training in special education doctoral programs: The skills, perceptions, and values of the next generation of scholars [Poster]. 2020 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA. (Conference canceled)
Snodgrass, M. R., Corr, C., Love, H., Scott, I. M., & Kim, J. (2019, April). Exploring the landscape of mixed methods research in special education: A systematic review. Paper presented in the symposium, The complexity of crossing research paradigms: Mixed-methods research combining qualitative with single-case design, at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada.