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Dr. Jen Porterfield

  • Associate Professor - College of Education
  • Assoc Professor of Instruction - Curriculum And Instruction
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Biography and education

Jennifer Porterfield, Ph.D. is the Associate Dean for Educator Preparation and an Associate Professor of Instruction in the Special Education Program at Texas State University. Previous roles at Texas State University include Senior Lecturer, Special Education Coordinator and Special Education Graduate Advisor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Dr. Porterfield was a practitioner for 20 years working with children with high incidence disabilities in inclusive settings as well as supervising special education teachers as the Director of Special Education in a public school charter school setting serving students in educationally underserved communities. Her academic credentials include certification in general and special education, certification as an educational diagnostician, a masters degree in teaching with an endorsement in special education, and a doctorate in special education with an emphasis in learning disabilities and behavior disorders from The University of Texas at Austin. She has experience supervising, coaching, and mentoring special education teachers and related service professionals in inclusive settings, resource settings, life skills programs and behavior programs.
  • O'Malley, Michael P (Principal), Coryell, Joellen E (Co-Principal), Ingram, Mitchell Dean (Co-Principal), Brooks, Maneka Deanna (Co-Principal), Porterfield, Jennifer Allison (Co-Principal). Accelerated Development of Aides into Professional Teachers (ADAPT), U.S. Department of Education, Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence, Federal, $2742217. (Funded: October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2029). Grant.
  • Collins, Alyson Alexander, Ciullo, Stephen P, Porterfield, Jennifer Allison. Project LEAD: Learning and education for all with dyslexia, Preparation of Special Education, Related Services, and Early Intervention, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), Federal, $1223265. (Funded: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2028). Grant.
  • Collins, Alyson Alexander, Porterfield, Jennifer Allison, Thomas, C N, Lasser, J. Partnering assessment and intervention responsiveness in interdisciplinary teams (PAIR-IT, Preparation of Special Education, Related Services, and Early Intervention, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), Federal, $1208096. (Funded: November 1, 2019 - October 31, 2025). Grant.
  • Porterfield, J. A., & Thomas, C. (2020). Authentic Assignment. In In M. D. Elford, H. H. Smith, & S. James (Ed.), GET feedback: Giving, exhibiting, and teaching feedback in special education teacher preparation. SLACK.
  • Bryant, B. R., Bryant, D. P., Porterfield, J. A., Dennis, M. S., Falcomata, T., Valentine, C., … Bell, K. (2016). The Effects of a Tier 3 Intervention on the Mathematics Performance of Second Grade Students With Severe Mathematics Difficulties. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 49(2), 176–188. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022219414538516
  • Pfannenstiel, K. H., Bryant, D. P., Bryant, B. R., & Porterfield, J. A. (2015). Cognitive Strategy Instruction for Teaching Word Problems to Primary-Level Struggling Students. Intervention in School and Clinic, 50(5), 291–296. https://doi.org/10.1177/1053451214560890
  • Bryant, D. P., Bryant, B. R., Roberts, G., Vaughn, S., Pfannenstiel, K. H., Porterfield, J. A., & Gersten, R. (2011). Early numeracy intervention program for first-grade students with mathematics difficulties. Exceptional Children, 78(1), 7–23. https://doi.org/10.1177/001440291107800101
  • Bryant, D. P., Bryant, B., Kathleen, H., & Porterfield, J. A. (2010). Evidence-based interventions for primary age students with mathematics challenges. In Mathematics for all: Instructional Strategies to assist students with special learning needs. Olney, Maryland, United States: Association for Childhood Education International Publications.
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: What's Next? Charting Your Path: A Mid-Career Program, Texas State University Faculty Development. November 20, 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Nontenure Line Faculty Work Release 2024-2025, Faculty Senate and Non-tenure Line Faculty Committee. February 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2023 Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. August 23, 2023 - December 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Non-Tenure Line Faculty Workload Reassignment - Spring 2023, Texas State University, College of Education. January 2023 - May 2023
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    Library Commission of Buda, Texas

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    Teacher Education Council

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    Teacher Education Council

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    Bobcat Special Education Alumni Network

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    Library Commission of Buda, Texas

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    Certification Officer Search Committee

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