Dr. Keith Allred has taught 3rd-12th grades in settings ranging from a remote rural
two-room school in Nevada to urban schools in Dallas, working with diverse populations of
students with disabilities. He has a B.A. in Education from Brigham Young University, an
M.S. in Educational Psychology from the University of Texas at Dallas and Brigham Young
University, and a Ph.D. in Education and Human Development with an emphasis in Special
Education from Vanderbilt University. Dr. Allred taught at Eastern Illinois University
and Brigham Young University, and spent 9 years as an Early Childhood Special Education
Consultant with the Nevada Department of Education before joining the faculty of the
Department of Special Education & Early Childhood Studies at Boise State University
in 2007. His research has focused on identifying factors that contribute to schools that
effectively serve students with disabilities, and the effects of young children with
disabilities on families. Dr. Allred served as President of the Nevada chapter of the
National Association for the Education of Young Children, and Treasurer of the Idaho
chapter of the Division of Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children. In
2011, he was appointed by Governor Butch Otter to serve as the Secretary/Treasurer of the
Idaho Special Education Advisory Panel.

Articles

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On Death and Disability: Reframing Educators' Perceptions of Parental Response to Disability (with Christine Hancock), Disability Studies Quarterly (2012)

This expository article critically reviews the literature from 1950-2010 regarding educators' perceptions of parental response...

 

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Mentors Increasing Special Education Retention (with Michael J. Humphrey, Evelyn S. Johnson, and Jack J. Hourcade), Academic Exchange Quarterly (2009)

Lack of effective professional mentoring and minimal ongoing support programs have been suggested as two...

 

Online Learning and Mentors: Addressing the Shortage of Rural Special Educators Through Technology and Collaboration (with Evelyn S. Johnson and Michael J. Humphrey), Rural Special Education Quarterly (2009)

This article describes a promising model in comprehensive special education personnel preparation to support the...

 

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Do Variables Associated with Quality Child Care Programs Predict the Inclusion of Children with Disabilities? (with Eva L. Essa, Patrick R. Bennett, Melissa M. Burnham, Sally S. Martin, and Ann Bingham), Topics in Early Childhood Special Education (2008)

Little research has been carried out on the inclusion of children with special needs...

 

Presentations

Toward Reframing Professional Perceptions Regarding Parental Response to Disability, 12th International Conference on Autism, Cognitive Disabilities/Mental Retardation, Council for Exceptional Children, Division on Developmental Disabilities (2012)
 

Recruitment and Retention of Special Education Teachers in Rural Areas: Challenges and Solutions (with Michael Humphrey), 32nd Annual Teacher Education Division Conference: Teacher Preparation in Changing Times: Fostering Partnerships Between Special and General Education (2009)