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Dr. Casey Woodfield is an Assistant Professor in the Wellness & Inclusive Services in Education (WISE) department within the College of Education at Rowan University. She serves as a Professor-in-Residence at Horace Mann Elementary School and Bowe Elementary School in Cherry Hill and Glassboro respectively, focusing on inclusive educational practice through Rowan's Professional Development School network.
Her research centers on disability studies frameworks, examining communication support partnerships, inclusive education methodologies, and transformative qualitative approaches. She investigates communicative diversity, relational dynamics, and neurodiverse identities—particularly among nonspeaking individuals using augmentative communication—to challenge socially constructed notions of competence and amplify disability advocacy.
Publications demonstrate consistent focus on inclusive education innovations, with recent works exploring educational chatbots (2024), paraprofessional development (2023), anti-racist pedagogy (2022), and Universal Design applications (2022). Methodological approaches emphasize qualitative, participatory, and practice-oriented research with strong implications for K-12 implementation.
Her professional service includes editorial roles for the International Journal of Inclusive Education and regular presentations at national conferences. No awards or research grants were explicitly mentioned in the source materials.
