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Whitney H. Rapp, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Inclusive Education at St. John Fisher College, where she teaches courses on inclusive education pedagogy, assessment, and classroom management. Dr. Rapp holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and psychology from the State University of New York at Potsdam and master's and doctoral degrees in special education from Michigan State University. Dr. Rapp's current research interests include universal design for learning throughout the school years and college, as well as strategies for executive functioning.  She is the author of the textbook Universal Design for Learning: 100 Ways to Teach All Learners (Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2014) and coauthor of the textbook Teaching Everyone: An Introduction to Inclusive Education (coauthored with K. L. Arndt; Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2012). Dr. Rapp presents at local, state, national, and international conferences on universal design for learning and inclusive education pedagogy.   Katrina L. Arndt, Ph.D. is a Professor of Inclusive Education at St. John Fisher College. She teaches courses on educational technology, inclusive education pedagogy, assessment, and upper elementary literacy.  Dr. Arndt earned her bachelor's degree in philosophy from Grinnell College and master's degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Minnesota. She completed a Certificate of Advanced Study (C.A.S.) in Disability Studies and Ph.D. in Special Education at Syracuse University. Dr. Arndt's research interests include qualitative research, participatory action research, and the least restrictive environment. She is the co-editor of the collections Foundations of Disability Studies and Emerging Perspectives on Disability Studies (co-edited with M. Wappett, Palgrave Publishing, 2013) and co-author of Teaching Everyone: An Introduction to Inclusive Education (coauthored with W.H. Rapp; Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2012). Dr. Arndt has served as an expert for school districts and the U.S. Attorney’s office on issues related to the least restrictive environment, and she presents locally and nationally on issues related to inclusive education.   Susan M. Hildenbrand, Ed.D. is an Associate Professor of Inclusive Education and the Associate Dean of the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education at St. John Fisher College. She teaches courses on inclusive education pedagogy, assessment, and classroom management. Dr. Hildenbrand earned her bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of Michigan and her master’s degree in reading and learning disabilities from DePaul University. She received her doctoral degree from the University of Rochester in teaching and curriculum. Dr. Hildenbrand's research interests include positive classroom management, student teaching, and service learning, and she presents local and nationally on these topics. She has also created and delivered professional development training sessions on trauma-sensitive pedagogy and instructional strategies for more than one hundred in-service teachers and administrators in the region.