Think Aloud with Dr. G.

E47 - Bill Therrien

August 11, 2024
E47 - Bill Therrien
Think Aloud with Dr. G.
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Think Aloud with Dr. G.
E47 - Bill Therrien
Aug 11, 2024

Bill Therrien is the Thomas G. Jewell Professor of Education at the University of Virginia. He also is the coordinator of the Research in Practice group for the STAR (Supporting Transformative Autism Research) project and is Co-PI for the Special Education Research Accelerator (SERA). He is the co-editor of Exceptional Children, the flagship research journal of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). Therrien has extensive experience designing and evaluating academic programming for students with autism and learning disabilities particularly in the areas of science and reading. In his work, Therrien employs a variety of methods including single subject, experimental, and quasi-experimental group research designs. Therrien has also conducted numerous meta-analyses in the areas of reading, science and special education. He successfully directed/co-directed over 15 federal and state grants totaling more than $21 million in funding.  

Websites and clickable links:
Bill’s faculty page
DLD’s website
TECBD Conference page
Alethia Society page
Flint Michigan Lead Crisis: Settlement

Other Think Aloud guests/episodes we mentioned:

  • David Bateman - E10 and E13
  • Peggy Weiss - E30
  • Erica Lembke - E09

To read: (Check out your local bookstore or favorite online provider)

  • Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport
  • Books on Stoicism






Show Notes

Bill Therrien is the Thomas G. Jewell Professor of Education at the University of Virginia. He also is the coordinator of the Research in Practice group for the STAR (Supporting Transformative Autism Research) project and is Co-PI for the Special Education Research Accelerator (SERA). He is the co-editor of Exceptional Children, the flagship research journal of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). Therrien has extensive experience designing and evaluating academic programming for students with autism and learning disabilities particularly in the areas of science and reading. In his work, Therrien employs a variety of methods including single subject, experimental, and quasi-experimental group research designs. Therrien has also conducted numerous meta-analyses in the areas of reading, science and special education. He successfully directed/co-directed over 15 federal and state grants totaling more than $21 million in funding.  

Websites and clickable links:
Bill’s faculty page
DLD’s website
TECBD Conference page
Alethia Society page
Flint Michigan Lead Crisis: Settlement

Other Think Aloud guests/episodes we mentioned:

  • David Bateman - E10 and E13
  • Peggy Weiss - E30
  • Erica Lembke - E09

To read: (Check out your local bookstore or favorite online provider)

  • Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport
  • Books on Stoicism