Kim Fisher

Assistant Professor

Special Education

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Biography

Kim Fisher is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education. Prior to academia, she was an inclusion specialist, learning behavior specialist, and an assistive technology consultant.

Current Courses

368.001Math Methods For Learners With Disabilities

344.001Teaching Secondary Content to Students with Disabilities

344.002Teaching Secondary Content to Students with Disabilities

453.091Interagency Community & Postsecondary Systems

Teaching Interests & Areas

Dr. Fisher’s teaching interests include preparing general educators to teach all students, Universal Design for Learning, and research methods.

Research Interests & Areas

Dr. Fisher studies social capital access (social networks and civic engagement, specifically) for adolescents and young adults with intellectual disability across contexts (school, community, home, work, leisure). She is particularly interested in how access to information communication technology through digital citizenship improves social networks and civic engagement. Dr. Fisher also studies information flow in schools, with a particular focus on special education teachers' place in the school network.

PhD Special Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

MA Special Education

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

BS Leisure Studies

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

Book, Chapter

Puckett, K., & Fisher, K. W. (2018). Assistive Technology. In E. B. Braaten (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders. SAGE Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483392271.n39

Thoma, C., Fisher, K. W., Hall, S. & Scott, L. (2017). High quality educational programs for students with intellectual disability in middle and junior high school. In M. Wehmeyer & K. A. Shogren (Eds.). Research-based Practices for Educating students with Intellectual Disability. New York, New York: Routledge/Taylor & Francis.

Journal Article

Fisher, K. W., Williamson, H. J., Guerra, N., & Kupferman, S. (2021). Digital citizenship: Technology access and use for youth with and without intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Inclusion, 9(4), 263-175. https://doi.org/10.1352/2326-6988-9.4.263

Fisher, K. W., Williamson, H. J., & Guerra, N. (2020). Technology and social inclusion: Technology training and usage by youth with IDD in the National Longitudinal Transition Study of 2012. Inclusion, 8(1), 43-57. https://doi.org/10.1352/2326-6988-8.1.43

Hart Barnett, J. E., Fisher, K., O’Connell, N., & Franco, K. (2019). Promoting upstander behavior to address bullying in schools. Middle School Journal, 50(1), 6-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/00940771.2018.1550377

Williamson, H., Fisher, K. W., Madvhani, D., & Talarico, L. (2019). #ADA25 campaign: Using social media to promote participation, social inclusion, and civic engagement of individuals with intellectual and developmental disability. Inclusion, 7(1), 24-40. https://doi.org/10.1352/2326-6988-7.1.24

Fisher, K.W., Barnett, J. E., Zucker, S. H., O’Connell, N., & Franco, K. (2018, Summer). Teacher’s Corner: Promoting upstander behavior to address bullying in schools. DADD Express, 29(2), 1, 8. http://www.daddcec.com/uploads/2/5/2/0/2520220/dadd_18_summer_final_040918.pdf

Technical Report

McFadden. E. S., Fisher, K. W., Lee, S., & Kovacs, M., & Barajas, M. (2016). Arizona Comprehensive Review and Analysis. Report prepared for the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council. Retrieved from https://addpc.az.gov/sites/default/files/media/Comprehensive%20review%20and%20analysis_2016%202nd%20Edition_0.pdf

McFadden, E. S., Daughtery, D. B., Lee, S. E., Fisher, K. W., Hack, A. (2015). The Graduation Cliff: Improving the Post-High School Outcomes of Students with Disabilities. Report prepared for the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council. Retrieved from https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED574407

Presentations

Kroesch, A.M. & Fisher, K. (2022, January). Universally Designed: Effectively Instructing Future Teacher Educators for an Inclusive Classroom. Presentation Session for the Division of Autism and Developmental Disabilities 2022 Annual Conference. Clearwater Beach, Fl.

Fisher, K. W., Williamson, H., Kupferman, S. (2021, June). Minoritized Youth and the Digital Divide: Exploring Digital Access, Use, and Participation. Poster Symposia at the Annual Meeting of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, online. https://www.aaidd.org/education/annual-conference/preliminary-program/concurrent-d-sessions

Fisher, K. & Kroesch, A.M. (2021, November). Reaching All Learners: Lesson Planning UDL Style! Hands-on Presentation with questions and answers for the Illinois Council for Exceptional Children (ICEC) Annual Conference (Virtual Presentation)

Fisher, K. W. (2021, April). Technology enhanced participation. Administration on Community Living Webinar Series, via Zoom.

Fisher, K. W., Williamson, H. J., Kupferman, S. (2021, February). Technology enhanced community participation: Why supporting digital citizen activity of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities is critical. American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Webinar, via Zoom.

Tanis, S. & Fisher, K. W. (2021, June). State of the Science: Research Trends in Technology and Cognitive Disability. Concurrent Session at the Annual Meeting of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, online. https://www.aaidd.org/education/annual-conference/preliminary-program/concurrent-d-sessions

Grants & Contracts

Going Home Coalition Advocates' Experience Using Technology. The Arc of Illinois. Private. (2021)

Who’s connected to whom and how do we measure it? A systematic review of egocentric network methods for adults with IDD. University Research Grant. Illinois State University. (2021)