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Dr. Brittany Hott serves as Associate Director of the Institute for Community and Society Transformation (ICAST) and Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education at the University of Oklahoma's Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with Doctoral Distinction (BCBA-D) and leads the RISE Research Group. Her work focuses on instructional methods for students with learning/behavioral disabilities, with an emphasis on rural school interventions and rigorous research design.
Dr. Hott has secured over $30 million in federal grants, including major projects like PRIME (mental health), InTRO (STEM translation), and SPIDERS (rural special educator advocacy). Her research emphasizes evidence-based practices in special education, single-case research methodology, and IEP compliance in rural settings.
- Education: Doctorate in Special Education (not explicitly stated, inferred from BCBA-D and faculty role)
Her research interests include behavioral interventions for EBD students, technology-mediated professional development for rural educators, and improving IEP quality through systematic reviews. Recent work examines school bus behavior management, contingency contracting, and digital tools for real-time behavioral tracking.
- Awards: 2023 Elizabeth Farrel Presidential Citation (CEC), 2021 ACRES Research Award
Dr. Hott advises multiple PhD/Master's students and serves as editor of Rural Special Education Quarterly and associate editor of Intervention in School and Clinic. Her grants total over $18 million in direct funding to OU through 2028.
