Renée E. Lastrapes, Ph.D.
Education Program Director and Professor of Educational Research and Assessment,
College of Education
Contact number: 281-283-3566
Email: Lastrapes@uhcl.edu
Office: B1111 - 7
Biography
Areas of Expertise
- Statistics
- Quantitative Research Design
- Assessment for students with specific learning disabilities
- Behavioral interventions for teachers working with students with emotional and behavioral disorders
Publications
- Grace, J. & Lastrapes, R. E. (2023). What do school administrators think about race? A critical race mixed-method study. Journal of School Leadership. Advance online publication.
- Boquet, A., Pettrey, K., Lastrapes, R. E., & Mooney, P. (2022). What does a useful practitioner journal article look like? Perceptions of preservice teacher candidates. [Manuscript submitted for publication].
- Grace, J., Simieou, F., Lastrapes, R. E., & Decman, J. (2022). Confronting the racism boogeyman: Educational leaders make meaning of the impact of George Floyd. Education, Citizenship, and Social Justice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/17461979221123014
- Lastrapes, R.E. (2022). Teaching general education preservice teachers special education acronyms using SAFMEDS. Special Education Research, Policy & Practice, 6, 93-104.
- Pettrey, K., Lastrapes, R. E., & Mooney, P. (2022). Developing self-monitoring skills in mathematics for students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Beyond Behavior, 31(1), 65-75. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F10742956211072480
- Lastrapes, R. E., Jain, P., & Fritz, J. N. (2021). Effects of a prompting intervention on teachers’ use of behavior-specific praise in an urban preschool. Journal of Behavioral Education. Advance online publication. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10864-021-09450-5
- Xu, C. & Lastrapes, R. E. (2021). Impact of STEM sense of belonging on career interest: The role of STEM attitudes. Journal of Career Development. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/08948453211033025
- Lastrapes, R. E., & Mooney, P. (2021). Teachers’ use and perceptions of research-to-practice articles. Exceptionality, 29(5), 375-389. https://doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2020.1772068
- Eschete, C., Lastrapes, R. E. & Mooney, P. (2021). Increasing teacher education candidate collaboration knowledge and skill through approximations of practice. Special Education Research Policy and Practice, 5, 40-58.
- Mooney, P., & Lastrapes, R. E. (2020). Conceptual replications of the critical content monitoring general outcome measure in science content. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 45(2), 121-134. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1534508418791733.
Courses (Current Academic Year)
- EDCI 7031 Quantitative Research I
- EDCI 7032 Quantitative Research II
- EDLS 7031 Quantitative Research I
- EDLS 7032 Quantitative Research II
- EDLS 8530 Research Seminar (Proposal Writing)
- EDLS 7332 Current Issues in Educational Measurement
- EDUC 6032 Applied Statistics
- EDUC 6033 Research Design and Analysis
- SPED 4300 Survey of Exceptionalities
Awards and Accomplishments
- 2020 Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation Teaching Award Nominee
- 2018 Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation Teaching Award Nominee