Dr. Timothy A. Slocum is the Director of the Disabilities Disciplines Doctoral Program, and the Chair of the Special Education Specialization. Dr. Slocum teaches teacher preparation courses focusing on evidence-based instructional practices for reading and language arts, and graduate courses on research methods, statistics, and cultural and linguistic diversity. Dr. Slocum is a former President of the Board of Directors of the Association for Direct Instruction, and Director of the Direct Instruction Research Consortium. He is a founding member and program chair of the Evidence-Based Practices SIG within the Association for Behavior Analysis. His research focuses on reading instruction, evidence-based practices and effective teacher preparation practices. Dr. Slocum has recently presented several papers on the challenges and complexity of identifying evidence-based practices.