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Dr. Michelle Botos serves as an Adjunct Professor at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, teaching ten graduate-level Special Education courses since 2018. Her professional background includes significant K-12 experience as both a Special Education Teacher (2010-2014) and Educational Diagnostician (2014-2020) in Louisiana public schools, complemented by assessment development work with Pearson Education.
Her research centers on practical special education applications, particularly School-wide Positive Behavior Support implementation sustainability and teacher-student relationship dynamics during critical initial school periods. This focus emerges from her dual practitioner-academic perspective, examining how structured behavior systems impact academic outcomes for diverse learners.
Dr. Botos' publication record demonstrates consistent scholarly contribution to special education practice, with recent works analyzing behavioral intervention sustainability and relationship-building methodologies. Her 2012 conference presentation at the National Council for Exceptional Children further establishes her engagement with national special education research communities.
As an active instructor without formal lab affiliations, Dr. Botos provides specialized graduate training that bridges contemporary research with classroom implementation challenges. Her email contact for academic inquiries is mbotos@lamar.edu.
