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Denise K. Whitford

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2010
Education Discipline and InequalityBehavioral and Psychological StudiesBullying, Victimization, and AggressionAutism Spectrum Disorder ResearchSuicide and Self-Harm Studies

Publications

37

Citations

819

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

15

Publishing since 2010

Research summary
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Denise K. Whitford's research focuses on special education, with particular attention to equity and civil rights issues affecting Black and American Indian/Alaska Native students with disabilities, disciplinary exclusion practices, and school safety (including studies of school shootings). She also studies reading interventions and technology-based supports for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, as well as teacher preparation and bias reduction in educators. Her work combines large-scale policy analysis with intervention studies aimed at improving educational practices for marginalized and disabled student populations.

Special education and disability policyRacial and civil rights disparities in school disciplineAutism spectrum disorder interventions and reading supportSchool safety and mass shootings researchTeacher preparation and bias reduction

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade, peaking around 2018 with 7 publications and generally slowing in recent years to under 2 per year on average.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 7 publications7182019: 4 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 3 publications242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Child and Family Studies×7
  • NASSP Bulletin×4
  • Springer series on child and family studies×4
  • Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders×2
  • The Journal of Humanistic Counseling×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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