Abigail A. Allen

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Abigail Allen, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, earned her Ph.D. in special education at the University of Missouri. She is a nationally certified speech-language pathologist and has worked primarily with elementary-aged children with language and learning disabilities. Dr. Allen studies early writing assessment and intervention, curriculum-based measurement, data-based instruction, and incorporating technology into teacher preparation. In 2020 Dr. Allen received a 4-year $500,000 Early Career Development and Mentoring grant from the Institute of Education Sciences Research Training Program in Special Education (R324B200016). She is developing a sentence writing intervention for struggling learners in first and second grade.

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Associate Professor of Special Education, Clemson University
  • 2016–2022
    Assistant Professor of Special Education, Clemson University

Education

  • 2016 
    University of Missouri, Ph.D. in Special Education
  • 2012 
    Harvard Graduate School of Education, M.Ed. in Education Policy
  • 2006 
    Saint Louis University, M.A. in Communication Sciences & Disorders
  • 2004 
    University of Illinois, B.S. in Speech & Hearing Science

Grants and Contracts

  • 2020
    Developing a Sentence Writing Intervention for Young Struggling Learners
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Institute of Education Sciences

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