# Department of Special Education: professors and courses Course codes SED Who teaches here **31** people Teaching 20 courses in Spring 2026 and Fall 2026. 27 professors · 1 lecturer or instructor · 3 graduate and other instructors ## Who teaches here Find a professor or course **Department of Special Education professors and instructors** | Name | Teaches | | --- | --- | | Professors · 27 | | | [Doris Luft Baker](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/doris_baker) Research associate professor | No classes listed this year | | [Stephanie Washbourn Cawthon](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/stephanie_cawthon) Professor | No classes listed this year | | [Nathan Clemens](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/nathan_clemens) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/12643992/) Professor | [SED 695SA](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/695sa) | | [North A Cooc](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/north_cooc) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=North%20Cooc#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17372262/) Associate professor | [SED 327](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/327), [SED 380](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/380) | | [David Edward DeMatthews](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/david_dematthews) Professor | No classes listed this year | | [Christian Doabler](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/christian_doabler) Associate professor | No classes listed this year | | [Laura Kelley Estep](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/laura_rojeski) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Laura%20Estep#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/14863468/) Assistant professor of practice | [SED 384](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/384), [SED 388](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/388) | | [Terry S Falcomata](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/terry_falcomata) Professor | No classes listed this year | | [Sally K Fluhler](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/sally_fluhler) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Sally%20Fluhler#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17713639/) Assistant professor of instruction | [SED 383](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/383), [SED 386C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/386c), [SED 394](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/394) | | [Christina Lin Fragale](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/christina_fragale) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Christina%20Fragale#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/12656978/) Assistant professor of practice | [SED 303](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/303), [SED 337](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/337), [SED 388](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/388) | | [Jenna Alyea Gersib](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/jenna_alyea) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Jenna%20Gersib#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17713664/) Research assistant professor | [SED 383](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/383) | | [Lauren Hazledine Hampton](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/lauren_hampton) Associate professor | No classes listed this year | **Show all 31 peopleDepartment of Special Education professors and instructors, continued** | Name | Teaches | | --- | --- | | Professors · 27 | | | Katherine J Hoffman [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17055085/) Assistant professor of practice | [SED 322C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/322c), [SED 378T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/378t) | | [James Lee](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/james_lee) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=James%20Lee#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17713657/) Assistant professor | [SED 380](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/380) | | [Stacy N McGuire](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/stacy_mcguire) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Stacy%20McGuire#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17373343/) Assistant professor | [SED 322C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/322c), [SED 386](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/386) | | [Mark F O’Reilly](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/mark_oreilly) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Mark%20O%27Reilly#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/14864990/) Professor | [SED 388](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/388) | | [James R Patton](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/james_patton) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=James%20Patton#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/13658641/) Professor of instruction | [SED 322C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/322c) | | [Peng Peng](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/peng_peng) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Peng%20Peng#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/13546387/) Associate professor | [SED 378D](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/378d), [SED 388](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/388), [SED 395D](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/395d) | | [Sarah Rannells Powell](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/sarah_powell) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Sarah%20Powell#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17374331/) Professor | [SED 378T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/378t) | | [Saury Ramos-Torres](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/saury_ramos-torres) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Saury%20Ramos-Torres#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/16997630/) Assistant professor of instruction | [SED 378C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/378c), [SED 378T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/378t), [SED 660R](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/660r) | | Emma Shanahan Research assistant professor | No classes listed this year | | [Elizabeth A Stevens](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/elizabeth_stevens) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/16997625/) Associate professor | [SED 378T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/378t) | | [Natasha M Strassfeld](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/natasha_strassfeld) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Natasha%20Strassfeld#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17390919/) Associate professor | [SED 376](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/376) | | [Elizabeth Swanson](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/elizabeth_swanson) Research professor | No classes listed this year | | [Katie Tackett](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/kathryn_tackett) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Katie%20Tackett#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/14603462/) Associate professor of practice | [SED 322C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/322c) | | [Jessica R Toste](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/jessica_toste) Associate professor | No classes listed this year | | [Sharon Vaughn](https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/sharon_vaughn) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Sharon%20Vaughn#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/7768995/) Professor | [SED 383](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/383) | | Lecturers and instructors · 1 | | | Brandy L Windham [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Brandy%20Windham#lookup)[CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/12624184/) Lecturer | [SED 378E](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/378e), [SED 384](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/384) | | Graduate and other instructors · 3 | | | Shadi Ghafghaziasl [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/16997615/) | [SED 378T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/378t) | | Michele Goldstein [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Michele%20Goldstein#lookup)[CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17371809/) | [SED 322C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/322c), [SED 378T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/378t) | | Emily Hardeman [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Emily%20Hardeman#lookup)[CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17374230/) | [SED 378G](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/378g) | ## Who teaches each course **Department of Special Education: who teaches each course** | Course | Taught by | | --- | --- | | [SED 303](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/303) | Christina Lin Fragale | | [SED 322C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/322c) | Katherine J Hoffman, Stacy N McGuire, James R Patton, Katie Tackett, Michele Goldstein | | [SED 327](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/327) | North A Cooc | | [SED 337](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/337) | Christina Lin Fragale | | [SED 376](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/376) | Natasha M Strassfeld | | [SED 378C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/378c) | Saury Ramos-Torres | | [SED 378D](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/378d) | Peng Peng | | [SED 378E](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/378e) | Brandy L Windham | | [SED 378G](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/378g) | Emily Hardeman | | [SED 378T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/378t) | Katherine J Hoffman, Sarah Rannells Powell, Saury Ramos-Torres, Elizabeth A Stevens, Shadi Ghafghaziasl, Michele Goldstein | | [SED 380](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/380) | North A Cooc, James Lee | | [SED 383](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/383) | Sally K Fluhler, Jenna Alyea Gersib, Sharon Vaughn | | [SED 384](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/384) | Laura Kelley Estep, Brandy L Windham | | [SED 386](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/386) | Stacy N McGuire | | [SED 386C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/386c) | Sally K Fluhler | | [SED 388](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/388) | Laura Kelley Estep, Christina Lin Fragale, Mark F O’Reilly, Peng Peng | | [SED 394](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/394) | Sally K Fluhler | | [SED 395D](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/395d) | Peng Peng | | [SED 660R](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/660r) | Saury Ramos-Torres | | [SED 695SA](https://utaustin.guide/courses/sed/695sa) | Nathan Clemens | **Master’s degrees 2 programs** - [Special education](https://utaustin.guide/majors/special-education) MA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/education) - [Special education](https://utaustin.guide/majors/special-education) MEd [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/education) **Doctoral degrees 2 programs** - [Special education](https://utaustin.guide/majors/special-education) EdD [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/education) - [Special education](https://utaustin.guide/majors/special-education) PhD [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/education) **Pay after graduation Up to $56,300Median pay after graduation by field** | Field of study | 1 year out | 4 years out | | --- | --- | --- | | Special Education and Teaching Master’s · Special education, Special education | $60,300 | $56,300 | Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard: 1 year out is 2020–21 pay (2022 dollars), 4 years out is 2019–20 pay (2021 dollars). Fields group related programs. **About the department** Department of Special Education is part of College of Education, led by Dean Daniel Hamlin. Its course codes are SED. **Sources UT catalog, HB 2504** UT’s catalog lists colleges, deans, departments, and degree programs. UT’s public course records list instructors and CVs by section. - [UT Austin undergraduate catalog 2026-2028](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/) - [UT Austin HB 2504 public course information](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/nlogon/) [College of Education](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-education)[Every UT college](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges)[Every UT course](https://utaustin.guide/courses) By [Sulayman Bowles](https://sulayman-bowles.dev/about) · Checked Nov 11, 2026 --- Source: https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/college-of-education/department-of-special-education · Checked 2026-11-11 · Field Guide: UT Austin