SPEDR教师的主要研究重点包括：自闭症（通过家庭，学校和能够在家庭和教育环境中支持自闭症儿童的非残障同伴开发关键性反应治疗提供系统），学习（包括阅读）残疾，发展性风险，对轻度，中度和重度残疾学生的指导和行为支持，对残疾儿童家庭的家庭支持（发展家庭适应和适应能力，家庭和专业伙伴关系以及文化多样性和家庭支持的理论模型），老师教育和专业发展，以及包容性教育（政策，实践研究和师范教育改革）的跨文化比较研究。
The key research foci of the SPEDR faculty include: Autism (development of pivotal response treatment delivery systems through families, schools, and non-disabled peers that can support children with autism in home and educational settings), Learning (including reading) disabilities, Developmental risks, Instruction and behavioral supports for students with mild, moderate, and severe disabilities, Family support for families of children with disabilities (development of theoretical models of family adaptation and resilience, family and professional partnership, and cultural diversity and family support), Teacher education and professional development, and Cross-cultural comparative study on inclusive education (policy, research to practice, and teacher education reform).