Valerie Mazzotti

Dr. Mazzotti joined KU's Department of Special Education in 2023 from University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and had previously served at the University of Oregon. Her research focuses on four areas: interagency collaboration, self-determination interventions and supports, college and career readiness for students with disabilities, and secondary transition evidence-based practices and predictors of postschool success.

Dr. Mazzotti has received grant funding from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS), and has accumulated over $25 million in external funding as PI or Co-PI. Dr. Mazzotti also serves as Co-Editor for the peer-reviewed journal, Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals and is a Past President of the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division on Career Development and Transition. She has published a book focused on building collaborative partnerships between youth with disabilities and their families and school/community partners, 17 book chapters and over 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Learn more about Valerie Mazzotti on the Department of Special Education website.