Associate Dean
CPSE, Deans
Office: 301 MCKB
Phone: 801-422-5045
Email: nope@tina_taylor@byu.edumsn.com
Website: bit.ly/110h_google_scholar
Tina M. Taylor, Ed.D., is a professor and associate dean in the McKay School of Education at Brigham Young University. Dr. Taylor earned her doctoral, masters, and undergraduate degrees at Illinois State University, Utah State University, and Brigham Young University, respectively. Dr. Taylor has worked with individuals with disabilities and their families since 1986 as a special educator, consultant, professor, and administrator. She has received numerous awards including the Council for Exceptional Children’s Burton Blatt Humanitarian Award and the Autism Society of America’s Autism Professional of the Year award.
Her academic interests include the adaptation of families raising children with disabilities and chronic conditions, children’s literature that includes characters with disabilities, and the provision of appropriate services to students with disabilities. She has authored over 90 books, book chapters, and refereed articles and has made over 250 professional presentations on topics related to individuals with disabilities. Dr. Taylor has co-authored several books, including the fourth edition of IEPs: Writing Quality Individualized Education Programs (2021). She is the founder and executive director of The Foundation for Enriching Families with Disabilities and the co-founder and facilitator of Sibshops of Utah County.
Tina loves working with BYU students and enjoys spending time with family and friends -- in the outdoors, playing games, and attending arts events.
Assistive Technology and Augmentative/Alternative Communication
Social & Emotional Strategies for Students with Disabilities
Collaboration - Schools and Families
Thesis Support
Families Raising Children with Disabilities
Children's Literature Related to Disabilities
Phi Kappa Phi
2020 - Present
Council for Exceptional Children Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities
2012
Utah Council for Exceptional Children
2011
Brigham Young University
2008 - 2010
BYU Faculty Women's Association
2005
Autism Society of America
2001
Department of Specialized Educational Development, College of Education, Illinois State University
1997
Brigham Young University McKay School of Education
2012
Brigham Young University
2012
Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library
2010
Autism Council of Utah
2008
Autism Society of Utah
2002
The Council for Exceptional Children Division on Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
1998
Illinois State University
1997
Uplifts, respite, stress, and marital quality for parents raising children With Down syndrome or autism
A nurturing inclusive classroom: Use of nonfiction books depicting individuals with disabilities
IEPs: Guide to writing individualized education programs 4th Edition
Selecting and using children’s books with authentic representations of characters with developmental disabilities.
A Decade of Disability Depictions in Newbery Award Books
Reasons for open and closed attitudes regarding type 1 diabetes in adults.
Effects of parent-implemented interventions on outcomes of children with developmental disabilities: A meta-analysis.
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders.
Same but different: Characters with developmental disabilities in current juvenile literature.
Exceptionalities and families
Lessons learned from a life with type 1 diabetes: Adult perspectives
Communication Disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Sibling experiences: Living with young persons with autism spectrum disorders
Respite care, stress, uplifts, and marital quality in parents of children with Down syndrome.
Parent experiences raising young people with type 1 diabetes and celiac disease
IEPs: Writing Quality Individualized Education Programs, Third Edition
Sibling Snapshots: Living with Youth who have Autism or Down Syndrome
The Autism Fast Start Checklist
Bibliotherapy in elementary school classrooms: Strengthening student support against bullying.
Caregiver burden and sibling relationships in families raising children with disabilities and typically developing children
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Caregiver burden and sibling relationships in families raising children with disabilities and typically developing children.
Sibling cooperative and externalizing behaviors in families raising children with disabilities
Snapshots reflecting the lives of siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders
The influence of an insulin pump experience on nursing students' understanding of the complexity of diabetes management and ways to help patients: A qualitative study.
Video Self-Modeling Presented via an iPad to Teach Functional Math Skills to Adolescents with Autism and Intellectual Disability
A qualitative study of young people's perspectives of living with type 1 diabetes: Do perceptions vary by levels of metabolic control?
Classroom bullying prevention Pre-K-4th Grade: Children's books, lesson plans, and activities
Identifying challenges of living with type 1 diabetes: Child and youth perspectives
Addressing school challenges for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: The nurse practitioner’s role
Respite care, marital quality, and stress in parents of children with autism spectrum disorders
Video self-modeling on an iPad to teach functional math skills to adolescents with autism and intellectual disability
دليل المعلم للتواصل مع أولياء الأمور إستراتيجيات عملية لتنمية علاقات ناجحة
Identifying challenges of living with type 1 diabetes: Child and youth perspectives
Addressing school challenges for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: The nurse practitioner’s role
Positive parenting of children with developmental disabilities: A meta-analysis
A teacher's guide to communicating with parents: Practical strategies for developing successful relationships
Parental perceptions of sibling relationships in families rearing a child with a chronic condition
Perspectives of adolescent siblings of children with Down syndrome who have multiple health problems
Historical and Legal Foundations of Family Involvement in Special Education
Working with Families of Children with Special Needs: Family and Professional Partnerships and Roles
Seventh biennial Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award winners announced. DADD Express, 23(2), 5
Positive parenting of children with developmental disabilities: A meta-analysis
Parental perceptions of sibling relationships in families rearing a child with a chronic condition
A qualitative study of young people's perspectives of living with type 1 diabetes: Do perceptions vary by levels of metabolic control?
Perspectives of adolescent siblings of children with Down syndrome who have multiple health problems
Resource guide: Culturally and linguistically diverse students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Special education faculty professional development in cultural responsiveness: One university's experience
What every teacher should know about: Making adaptations and accommodations for students with mild to moderate disabilities.
Strengthening elementary school bully prevention with bibliotherapy
Religiosity, spirituality, and marital relationships of parents raising a typically developing child or a child with a disability
Portrayals of bullying in children’s picture books and implications for bibliotherapy
Portrayals of bullying in children's picture books and implications for bibliotherapy
Religiosity, spirituality, and marital relationships in parents raising a typically developing child or a child with a disability
Understanding obsessive- compulsive disorders in students: Symptoms and school-based interventions.
Metabolic control, self-care behaviors, and parenting in adolescents with type 1 diabetes
Understanding obsessive- compulsive disorders in students: Symptoms and school-based interventions.
Disproportionate representation in special education: Overrepresentation of selected sub-groups
Understanding obsessive-compulsive disorder in students: Symptoms and school-based interventions
Teaching students with obsessive compulsive disorder
Books portraying characters with obsessive-compulsive disorder: Top ten list for children and young adults
Metabolic control, self-care behaviors, and parenting in adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A correlational study
Newbery award winning books 1975-2009: How do they portray disabilities?
Juvenile Literature and the Portrayal of Developmental Disabilities
Sibling relationships in families raising a child with a disability.
Sibling relationships in families raising children with disabilities.
Parental perceptions of pediatric diabetes management clinics using AAP guidelines
Job stress of school-based speech-language pathologists.
Daily stressors and coping responses of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes
Making Accommodations and Adaptations for Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities
Type 1 diabetes: Children and adolescents' knowledge and questions
Being a sibling of a child with special circumstances
Research on the basic issues of special education in America.
Adolescents with type 1 diabetes: Self care, HbA1C and parenting styles.
Books that Portray Disabilities: A Top 25 List for Children and Young Adults
Shaping one traditional special educator preparation program toward more cultural responsiveness
Being a sibling of a child with special circumstances
Images of Life: Siblings of Children with Down syndrome.
Teaching homeless students or others about homelessness: Juvenile literature can help
Teaching Students About Learning Disabilities Through Children's Literature
Using children's books as bibliotherapy for at-risk students: A guide for teachers.
Portrayal of Disabilities in Caldecott Books
Multicultural representation in autism
Being a sibling of a child with special circumstances
Parenting children with special needs.
Characterization of developmental disability in children's fiction
Snapshots of life: Perspectives of school aged individuals with developmental disabilities
Multicultural Issues in Autism
Redesigning an Introduction to Special Education Course by Infusing Technology
Multicultural Perspectives on Teaching Students With Autism
The Relationship between Family and Sibling Functioning in Families Raising a Child with a Disability
“This Is a Spiritual Experience”: Perspectives of Latter-Day Saint Families Living With a Child With Disabilities
Generalization of skills using pictographic and voice output communication devices
Issues and Challenges Facing Educators Who Advocate for Students with Disabilities
Autism: Multicultural perspectives
Characterization of Mental Retardation and Autism in Children's Books
Developmental disability in children's literature: Issues and annotated bibliography
The Family Crucibles of Illness, Disability, Death, and Other Losses
Support, Communication, and Hardiness in Families With Children With Disabilities
Developing and Evaluating an Inclusion Program for Junior High Students with Disabilities: A Collaborative Team Approach.
Effects of Switch Training on the Communication of Children with Autism and Severe Disabilities
A Team-Based Junior High Inclusion Program: Parent Perceptions and Feedback
Inclusion through teaming: Perceptions of students with learning disabilities
Selecting books portraying disabilities for children and youth
Strengthening elementary school bully prevention with bibliotherapy