Samantha N Riggleman

Samantha N Riggleman serves as Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Special Education within Saint Joseph's University's School of Health Studies and Education. She concurrently holds key administrative roles as Graduate VCS ABA Coordinator, UG Coordinator for ABS/AS, and Applied Behavior Analysis Program Coordinator while maintaining Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification.

Her academic credentials include:

• PhD in Special Education, University of Nevada Las Vegas (2017)
• MAT in Special Education, Mary Baldwin University (2013)
• BS in Psychology, Shenandoah University (2010)

Research focuses on critical issues in early childhood special education, particularly social-emotional development trajectories, Applied Behavior Analysis implementation (with emphasis on self-monitoring techniques for children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder), and preschool expulsion/suspension rates among at-risk populations. Her work actively bridges theory and practice through investigations into technology-enhanced training methods for preservice and in-service educators implementing behavior management strategies.

Dr. Riggleman integrates over ten years of hands-on experience from community residential facilities, day programs, and school settings where she developed positive behavior support plans, trained multidisciplinary staff and caregivers, and conducted implementation fidelity data collection. This practical foundation directly shapes her scholarly contributions to journals including Young Exceptional Children and Journal of Special Education Technology.