Karrie A. Shogren

Dr. Shogren joined the faculty in KU's Department of Special Education in 2013 and also serves as Director of the Center on Developmental Disabilities. She is an internationally recognized expert in self-determination and building strengths-based systems of supports for people with disabilities. Dr. Shogren also is a Senior Scientist at the Schiefelbusch Life Span Institute. 

She is the developer of Causal Agency Theory and her research is used around the world to advance self-determination outcomes for people with disabilities. Dr. Shogren has published over 250 articles in peer-reviewed journals, is the author or co-author of 25 books, and is the lead author of the Self-Determination Inventory, a validated assessment of self-determination.

Dr. Shogren is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, and the the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. She is the recipient of the 2022 Burton Blatt Humanitarian Award from the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities.

Learn more about Karrie Shogren on KU's Dept. of Special Education website.