As a child language professional and intervention scientist, Department of Child and Family Studies (CFS) Associate Professor Trina Spencer, PhD, BCBA-D has worked with culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse children, as well as children with disabilities, their teachers, and their families for more than 20 years. She also works with undergraduate research students and provides mentoring as part of the Rightpath Research and Innovation Center at USF. She encourages students to learn the science of behavior so that it can be applied to interdisciplinary and general education issues such as professional development, instructional design, and the promotion of academic language.
"Working with the undergraduate students through research is one of the most rewarding parts of my job," said Spencer. "I love watching them gain an appreciation of science through their hands-on experiences and become better consumers of science as they learn to generate it." Read more here.