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Jennifer J. Lesh

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Jennifer J. Lesh, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Exceptional Student Education

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9474-0936

  • Green Center - North end

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First-generation graduate

Areas of Scholarship

  • Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
  • Technology
  • Special Education Teacher Retention
  • Research Methodology

Professional Organizations

  • Participates in the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) at the local, state, and national/international levels, including leadership roles as CEC president at the local and state level, and as the 2020 President of CEC International.
  • Chair, CEC Finance and Audit Standing Committee, International Council for Exceptional Children, 2024-2025
  • Treasurer, International Council for Exceptional Children, 2023-2024
  • Member, Phi Delta Kappa International
  • Member, Kappa Delta Pi
  • Member, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
  • Member, American Educational Research Association 

Previous employer

Dr. Lesh has over 20 years of experience in a diverse range of positions:

  • Several positions at the School District of Palm Beach County within the Exceptional Student Education field
  • Served as a special education classroom teacher for students with emotional and behavioral disorders
  • Served as a Response to Intervention/Multi-Tiered System of Supports Professional Development Specialist
  • Dean of students at the high school level
  • Cross-­cultural teaching at Barry University in their Caribbean/Bahamas cohorts, Church Teacher’s College in Mandeville, Jamaica, and urban K-12 settings in Florida, New Jersey, and Chicago.
  • Adjunct roles at Lynn University and Barry University

Professional Qualifications, Certifications, and Licenses

  • Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) Professional Developer, 2012-Present

Awards and Honors

  • Recipient of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Teacher Education Division's Scholarship to CEC's Children and Youth Action Network Institute

Related documents

Education/Academic qualification

Educational Leadership, M.S., Barry University

Educational Leadership and Special Education, Ph.D., Barry University

Special Education, B.S., Indiana University Bloomington

Research Interests

  • educational leadership
  • exceptional student education
  • special education
  • behavior modification
  • MTSS
  • RtI
  • special education teacher retention
  • Research methodology
  • action research

Disciplines

  • Educational Leadership
  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
  • Special Education Administration
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Educational Methods
  • Other Teacher Education and Professional Development

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  3. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  4. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  5. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  6. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  7. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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  • 1 Membership of Academic Council