Tracy Sinclair, Ph.D.
Dr. Tracy Sinclair is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Special Education Program. She directs the Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates (TCPCG) and teaches courses in the Integrated Bachelor’s/Master’s (IB/M) program . Dr. Sinclair earned her Ph.D. in Special Education in May 2020 from the University of Oklahoma concentrating on Transition and Applied Behavior Analysis. Currently, she teaches courses in assessment; behavior intervention strategies; exceptionality and inclusion; student teaching; and instructional practices. Dr. Sinclair is involved with research projects to develop transition assessments in partnership with the University of Oklahoma Zarrow Center for Learning Enrichment. Her other research interests involve infusing cultural humility into educational practices, evidence-based practices to support student learning and behavior, including self-management strategies to promote skills of self-determination. Prior to coming to higher education, Dr. Sinclair was a classroom teacher in both the elementary general and high school special education environments for over 10 years, and has been named Teacher of the Year at the school and county level.
Sherlye Jackson, M.ED.
Sherlye is a Doctoral student in the Special Education Program at the University of Connecticut. In 2020, Sherlye was awarded a UConn Fellowship in the Connecticut Leadership Education in Neurodevelopment and Related Disabilities (CT LEND) program. She completed UConn’s Special Education Transition to Adulthood Certificate. Sherlye was granted the DCDT Certification in Transition Education in 2023. She obtained her Advanced Educational Leadership Superintendence Level and A Birth to Three M.ED. Sherlye has dual undergraduate degrees in elementary and special education from Simmons University. Sherlye has served as a Principal, and a Director of Special Education. As Director she was responsible for the development of her district’s continuum of services for the Secondary Self-Contained ED Program and the 18-22 Transitional Program. She presented her work on the development and implementation of an 18-22 Transition Program at the 2023 Council for Exceptional Children’s Division of Career and Transition Conference. Her research focuses on post-secondary and transition education for adjudicated youth.