Faculty Profile for Dr. Jennifer Porterfield

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Dr. Jennifer Porterfield
Program Faculty — Curriculum And Instruction
Associate Professor — College of Education
Assoc Professor of Instruction — Curriculum And Instruction
Education Building 2001
phone: (512) 245-7751
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Jennifer Porterfield, Ph.D. is a Senior Lecturer, Special Education Program Coordinator, and the Special Education Graduate Advisor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education Program at Texas State University. She 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. She is currently a special education practicum instructor at Texas State University.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • 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.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Nontenure Line Faculty Work Release 2024-2025, Faculty Senate and Non-tenure Line Faculty Committee. February 2024 - Present
  • 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

Selected Grants

  • 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, $2782217. (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, Office of Special Education Programs, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Research, U.S. Department of Education., Federal, $1223265. (Funded: 2023 - 2028). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Teacher Education Council
April 2022-Present
Commissioner
Library Commission of Buda, Texas
November 8, 2019-Present
Project Lead
Texas State University Alternative Certification Program
August 2023-Present
Vice-Chair
Library Commission of Buda, Texas
June 2022-Present
Graduate Advisor
Texas State University
January 2022-Present