Jessica Rodrigues
@rodriguesjm.bsky.social
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Special Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Recent publications: tinyurl.com/BarbieriRodrigues25 bit.ly/MPL_IHE https://riseopenjournal.org/article/id/2547/
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Our newest article is an exciting one!

✨ It’s written for KIDS, published in a journal that shares research with ages 8-15!

✨ The reviewers were kids too. Actual students read our work, asked questions, & gave us feedback.

✨ It tells kids that every student has math potential.

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Struggling With Math? These Six Recommendations Can Help!
A girl with long hair sits at a desk holding a group of striped sticks in her hand. Several sticks are spread on the desk. A chalkboard in the background displays the equation “5 × 3”.
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Thank you, @insidehighered.com! We are proud of this article because of its message about the importance of students with disabilities being knowledge producers in research, its amplification of student voice, & an authorship team of undergrads, grad students, & faculty across 3 institutions. 🎉
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Career Advice Reminder | No Research About Us Without Us

Research labs benefit if faculty are inclusive of students with disabilities, a group of scholars and students committed to inclusive lab practices write. https://bit.ly/3HMYvnH

#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
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We updated this year's link to the POD, a database of open special education higher ed jobs:
bit.ly/POD-2025-2026
Reach out with any questions! =)
2025-2026 POD
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Thank you, Katie! This brings us such joy!
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It is BACK! 🎉 We are glad it is a helpful resource. We did have to update the link for this year's POD - here it is! Please be sure to check this one religiously instead of the prior link 😀
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2025-2026 POD
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rodriguesjm.bsky.social
Know someone on the job market this year looking for faculty positions in special ed? Tell them about the POD!

The POD is a database of open special ed faculty ads.
We search for job ads once/week from Aug-Mar, keep a running list, & share the list for free!

2025-2026 POD: rebrand.ly/PODspecialed
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Very exciting to share this work!
Truly a joy and an honor working with and learning from you, Christina.
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cabarbieri.bsky.social
🚨New Pub Alert!🚨 Check out our new paper in Educational Psychologist w/@rodriguesjm.bsky.social Leveraging cognitive load theory to support students with mathematics difficulty! Really enjoyed working on this piece w/Jess & hope we provide some useful recommendations! tinyurl.com/BarbieriRodrigues25
Leveraging cognitive load theory to support students with mathematics difficulty
We propose that cognitive load theory (CLT, Sweller) may be particularly relevant for informing research and instruction focused on supporting students with disabilities (SWDs), specifically studen...
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Career Advice | No Research About Us Without Us

Research labs benefit if faculty are inclusive of students with disabilities, a group of scholars and students committed to inclusive lab practices write. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3QeNAUt
How to include disabled students in research labs (opinion)
Research labs benefit if faculty are inclusive of students with disabilities, a group of scholars and students committed to inclusive lab practices write.
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🚨 📄 JEP pub w/K. Gesuelli, @juliebooth.bsky.social & L. Young. We examine profiles of encoding of algebraic equations in middle school at start- & end-of-year. Fraction computation skill predicted SOY profile. EOY profile related to differential fraction & algebra outcomes.
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Our lab is passionate about supporting students with disabilities as knowledge producers in research, so we are incredibly proud of this IHE article. Please read here: bit.ly/MPL_IHE
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This Thursday, join your colleagues across the country for a facilitated discussion about the current state of research and teaching in higher education. Our purpose is to connect with our research community to share concerns and plan for ongoing action.
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