Research
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Theobald, R., Kaler, L., Bettini, E., & Jones, N. (2025). A descriptive portrait of the paraeducator workforce in Washington State. Exceptional Children.
Morris-Mathews, H., Kaler, L., Ragunathan, M, Bettini, E., & Meyer, K. (2025). “Well, those students have a name”: Special educators’ beliefs about students labeled with emotional/behavioral disorders. Exceptional Children.
Jones, N., Kaler, L., Markham-Anderson, J., Senese, J., & Winters, M. (2025). Service delivery models: Impacts for students with and without disabilities. Educational Researcher.
Stark, K., Camburn, E., & Kaler, L. (2025). Variation in teachers’ daily, situational motivation across professional activities. British Journal of Educational Psychology.
Kaler, L., Markham-Anderson, J., & Jones, N. (2024). Service delivery models and outcomes for students with disabilities. Remedial and Special Education.
Stark, K., Jones, N., Camburn, E., & Kaler, L. (2023). Measuring teachers’ momentary affect: An exploratory experience sampling study. Contemporary Educational Psychology.
Green, J.G., Morabito, M., Savage, J., Goodman, N., Lincoln, E., Lanciani, J., Carroll, M., Kaler, L., Cooper, C., Norton, M., Vasquez, G., & Muller, R. (2023). Reasons police respond in schools: An analysis of narrative data from police incident reports. Child Abuse & Neglect.
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Bettini, E., Scott, L.A., Brunsting, N.C., Kaler, L., Parker Moore, D., O’Brien, K.M., & Cumming, M.C. (2022). Experiences of working conditions among special education teachers of color serving students with EBD. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.
Book Chapters
Bettini, E., Morris-Mathews, H., Lillis, J., Meyer, K., Shaheen, T., Kaler, L., & Brunsting, N.C. (2021). Special educators’ roles in inclusive schools. Invited chapter for J. McLeskey, F. Spooner, B. Algozzine, & N.L. Waldron (Eds.), Handbook of Effective, Inclusive Elementary Schools: Research and Practice.
Working Papers
Kaler, L. & Theobald, R. (2025). Turnover patterns in the paraeducator workforce in Washington. CALDER Working Paper No. 323-0725.
Kaler, L., Theobald, R., Jones, N., & Bettini, E. (2025). Impacts of staff turnover on test scores for students with and without disabilities. CALDER Working Paper No. 319-0525.
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One-pager available here
Cleveland, C., Kaler, L., & Anderson, J. (2025). Leveraging IEPs to understand special education services at scale. WEPC Working Paper 2025-4.
Jones, N., Kaler, L., Markham-Anderson, J., Senese, J., & Winters, M. (2024). Service delivery models: Impacts for students with and without disabilities. WEPC Working Paper 2025-1.​
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Policy brief available here
Theobald, R., Kaler, L., Bettini, E., & Jones, N. (2023). A descriptive portrait of the paraeducator workforce in Washington state. CALDER Working Paper No. 283-0423.
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One-pager available here
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Press coverage: "Paraprofessionals: Understudied, undercompensated, and in short supply" (NCTQ)
Other Writing
Goodman, J., Kaler, L., & Meyer, K. (March 2021). Massachusetts school district plans for keeping students learning. Summary Report for Statewide COVID-19 Reopening Plan Analysis. Wheelock Educational Policy Center.