Whitney Idol teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate level in both the special
education and early childhood special education programs. Her interests include students
with emotional and behavioral disorders, behavioral crisis intervention, policy in
special education, and teacher preparation. Dr. Idol’s areas of research include crisis
interventions in the instructional setting, behavioral interventions, and teacher
preparation practices.
Idol has worked as a special education teacher, behavioral consultant, and crisis
intervention specialist/trainer. Additional experiences include teaching and supervising
pre-service teachers. She has presented at national conferences including; Council
for Exceptional Children (CEC), CEC-Teacher Education Division (TED), Office of Special
Education Programs (OSEP, DOE), and American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
(AACTE).