Bryan G. Cook, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Special Education

Office:  407C White Hall
Telephone:  (330) 672-0579
Email: bcook1@kent.edu

Bryan G. Cook received his Ph.D. in special education from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He has been at Kent State University since 1996 and is currently an Associate Professor specializing in the area of mild and moderate disabilities. His research interests are focused on issues surrounding special education policy—particularly regarding the implementation of inclusion policies. Dr. Cook frequently teaches courses in assessment in special education, issues in special education, and a doctoral course regarding policy in special education. He currently is director or co-director on two federally funded grants: a research grant investigating teachers’ attitudes toward their included students with disabilities and a model demonstration grant focused on transition for adolescents with mild disabilities. Dr. Cook’s recent publications have appeared in journals such as Journal of Special Education, Exceptional Children, Remedial and Special Education, Special Services in the Schools, and Teacher Education and Special Education. He is also co-author of a textbook on research in special education.

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