Dr. Rodrigues is an assistant professor in the College of Education & Human Development at the University of Missouri. She is the Director of the Mathematics Potential Lab. She is the Principal Investigator on two National Science Foundation (NSF) grants—one of which is an NSF CAREER award. 

Lindsey is a 3rd year doctoral student studying Special Education – Behavior Disorders. She is originally from Columbia and received her undergraduate degree from Mizzou. Before returning to continue her education, she worked as a high school special education teacher. Her research focuses on social skills instruction in the secondary setting. 

Shannon is a Special Education Ph.D student at Mizzou with over 25 years of experience in Speech Language Pathology (SLP) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). She established Autism Outfitters, LLC in 2017 to provide consultation, training, and advocacy for ASD. She is also currently teaching two courses in Special Education at Mizzou. She is intersted in researching ways to build communities of support for autistic individuals, Universal Design for Learning, evidence-based supportive strategies, and much, much more.

Emily is originally from Indiana and received her Bachelor of Science and minor in Biology at Indiana University. She received her Master of Education in School Psychology from the University of Missouri in May 2022. Currently, she is a doctoral student within Special Education in the College of Education & Human Development. She is interested in exploring and developing evidence-based mathematics interventions for students with or who are at risk for mathematics difficulties.

Dani is a third year undergraduate student studying Special Education within the College of Education & Human Development and is pursuing a minor in History. She is originally from Waynesville, MO and graduated from Bolivar High School in Bolivar, MO. She is interested in researching the effect of role models on students with disabilities and the impact of peer interaction on the success of students with disabilities. Dani will graduate in May 2023 and plans on becoming an elementary Special Education teacher.

Kristin is an undergraduate student from a Chicago suburb, Hinsdale, studying Family Law. She has a passion in ensuring the importance of quality education in children's lives. Her research interests are focused in how to better equip school systems with resource and knowledge to better meet the individualized needs of students.