Joseph Casey Cosgriff

Degrees, Licensures, and Certifications

• BFA, Painting and Printmaking, Brigham Young University
• MFA Painting and Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University
• MS Special Education, Old Dominion University
• PhD Special Education, Vanderbilt University, 2012

Research Interests

Social skills, communication, autism, and developmental disabilities. I am currently analyzing survey results regarding undergraduate preservice teacher perceptions of their own ability to advocate for their students in special education.

Selected Presentations and Publications

• Cosgriff J. (2023, December). Pre-Post: Teaching special education inclusion advocacy to pre- professionals.  TASH Conference, Baltimore, MD.
• Cosgriff, J. (2022, June). Introduction to advocacy: How to jumpstart advocacy among new preservice teachers. Poster presentation. AAIDD Conference, Jacksonville, FL.
• Cosgriff, J. (2021, June). Designing a special education preparation program in a small rural undergraduate setting. Poster and video symposium. AAIDD Conference, Virtual.
• Reilly, C., Hughes, C., Harvey, M., Brigham, N., Cosgriff, J., Kaplan, L., & Bernstein, R. (2014). “Let’s talk!”: Increasing novel peer-directed questions by high school students with autism to their general education peers. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities. 49(2), 214-231.
• Hughes, C., Harvey, M., Cosgriff, J., Reilly, C., Heilingoetter, J., Brigham, N., Kaplan, L., & Bernstein, R. (2013). A peer-delivered social interaction intervention for high school students with autism. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 38, 1-16.
• Hughes, C., Bernstein R., Kaplan, L., Reilly, C., Brigham, N., Cosgriff, J., & Boykin, M. (2013). Conversational interactions between verbal high school students with autism and their peers without disabilities. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 28, 241-254.
• Hughes, C., Cosgriff, J., Agran, M., & Washington, B. (2013). Student self-determination: A preliminary investigation of the role of participation in inclusive settings. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 48, 3-17.
• Hughes, C., Kaplan, L., Bernstein, R., Boykin, M., Reilly, C., Brigham, N., Cosgriff. J., Golas, M., Heilingoetter, J., & Harvey, M. (2012). Increasing social interaction skills of secondary school students with autism and intellectual disability: A review of interventions. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 37, 288-307.
• Washington, B., Hughes, C., & Cosgriff, J. (2012). High poverty youth: Self-determination and involvement in educational planning. Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 35, 14-28.