Yan Wei

Dr. Yan Wei serves as an affiliate researcher at the Center for Research on Learning at the University of Kansas (KU). She is currently an associate professor of special education at Southern Connecticut State University. Her research interests focus on adolescent reading instruction for students with learning disabilities, including motivation instruction, evidence-based reading instruction, and remediate reading programs in Tier 3 intensified classrooms. Dr. Wei is also passionate about transition planning and exploring general motivational interventions to engage students in the transition process. Additionally, she is devoted to fostering a culturally diverse learning environment and culturally responsive instruction for multilingual learners with learning disabilities. Dr. Wei is a principal investigator, co-PI, and research coordinator in multiple research studies, including a co-PI on IES-funded research, ‘Improving Transition Outcomes for High School Students with Learning Disabilities.”