Jennifer Smith
Clinical Associate Professor
Special Education,
Educational Studies
Profile
Dr. Smith is a Clinical Associate Professor of Special Education in the Department of Educational Studies in the College of Education at Purdue University. She has 15 years of experience as an educator at the elementary level and 6 years in higher education. Her areas of interest focus on teacher preparation, reading for exceptional learners, creativity/creative self-efficacy for students with disabilities, twice-exceptionality, and developing positive teacher-student-family relationships. Dr. Smith is the Undergraduate Program Director for special education and dual education. In 2024, she won the Charles B. Murphy Undergraduate Teaching Award, which is Purdue’s highest teaching award bestowed upon five faculty each year.
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Courses Typically Taught
- EDPS 21100 — Special Education Law, Policy, and Ethical Guidelines
- EDCI/EDPS 33500 — Reading Instruction for Tier 1 and Tier 2
- EDPS 40200 — Reading for Exceptional Learners
- EDPS 46100 — Student Teaching Semester 1
- EDPS 49800/EDCI 49600 — Student Teaching