Mary Morningstar

Dr. Mary E. Morningstar is a professor in the Department of Special Education at Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. She currently Co-Directs the Career and Community Studies program, a fully inclusive postsecondary education model for youth and young adults with intellectual disability. She is also the Director of the Transition Coalition (Transition Coalition website) through the University of Kansas, a national center offering online, hybrid, and in-person professional development and resources for secondary special educators and transition practitioners. Her work involving digital and web-based professional development has extended for more than 10 years, as part of the Transition Coalition.  She has recently authored a new book, The Educators Guide to Implementing Transition Planning and Services (2017). Dr. Morningstar’s research encompasses three inter-related concentrations:  (a) college and career readiness