CARLOS E.

LAVÍN

Doctoral Student in Special Education

George Mason University
Email: clavin@gmu.edu
Mobile phone: (919) 259-1820

EDUCATION

Doctoral Student George Mason University, Special Education 2016 to present

M.A.T., North Carolina Central University, Special Education, 2011
B.S. Loyola University New Orleans, Business Administration 2006

Certifications/Licenses
2012 Middle School Mathematics, North Carolina
2011 Mild/Moderate Disabilities Special Education K-12, North Carolina
2011 Behaviorally/Emotionally Disabled Special Education k-12, North Carolina
2006 English as a Second Language (ESL) North Carolina

Fellowships

College of Education and Human Development Fellowship, George Mason University 2018
North Carolina Excellence Fellowship University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 2016
Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice Service Grant, Cultural Responsive Teacher
Grant, University North Carolina-Chapel Hill 2016

Professional Experience

2017-present Graduate Research Assistant, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

2017-2018 Editorial Assistant, Learning Disabilities Research and Practice
2013-2016 Special Education Team Leader, Northside Elementary, Chapel Hill, NC
2015-2016 Blue Ribbon, Student Six, Co-Facilitator, Chapel Hill, NC
2012-2013 Special Education Resource Teacher, Carrboro Elementary, Carrboro NC
2009-2012 Special Education Teacher K-12 Woods Charter School, Chapel Hill, NC
2008-2009 Interpreter/Translator, Orange County Public Schools, Hillsborough, NC
2006-2008 Special Education Teaching Assistant, Estes Hills Elementary, Chapel Hill, NC
College Teaching
George Mason University

Spring 2019 EDUC 301: Educating Diverse and Exceptional Learners. Role: Instructor
Fall 2018 EDUC 301: Educating Diverse and Exceptional Learners. Role: Instructor

Spring 2018 EDSE 403/503: Language Development and Reading. Role: Instructional
 Support

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Fall 2017 EDUC 390: Exceptionality across the Life Span. Role: College Teaching

Summer 2017 EDUC 689: Foundations in Special Education. Role: Online Instructional
Support

Publications

Journal Articles

Francis, G. L., Gross, J. M. S., Lavín, C., Casarez, L., & Sheets, N. (2018). Hispanic caregiver’s
experiences supporting positive post-school outcomes for young adults with disabilities.
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 56, 337–353. doi:10.1352/1934-9556-
56.5.337

Francis, G. L., Gross, J. M. S., Lavín, C., Casarez, L., & Sheets, N. (Accepted with Revisions). Facing
double jeopardy: The transition experiences of Latina caregivers of young adults with
intellectual and developmental disabilities living in a rural community. Rural Special
Education Quarterly.

Book Chapters

Brigham, F. J., McKenna, W. J., Lavín, C. E., Brigham, M. M., & Zurawski, L. (2018). Promoting
positive freedoms for secondary students with emotional and behavioral disorders: The
role of instruction. In F. E. Obiakor & J. P. Bakken (Eds.), Advances in Special Education
(Vol. 33, pp. 31–53). Emerald Publishing Limited. doi:10.1108/S0270-
401320180000033003

Brigham F. J., McKenna, J. W., Lavín, C., E., Koc, M., Watkins, L. & Brigham, M. M. (in press). The
urgent and the always: Intervening on behavior problems in young children. In In F. E.
Obiakor & J. P. Bakken (Eds.) Special Education for Young Learners with Disabilities (Vol.
34, pp.39-53).

Garwood, J., Mason, L.H., & Lavín, C. Teaching students with emotional disturbance to write:
Self-regulated strategy development. Manuscript submitted for publication.

REFEREED SCHOLARY PRESENTATIONS

Mock Muñoz de Luna, L. I., & Lavín, C.E. Xarla on #metoo. Women & Gender Studies Annual
Conference, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. 2018.

Lavín, C.E., Mock Muñoz de Luna, L. I., & Ender, T. Xarlas and globalization: How intentional
conversations can create curricula of defiance in times of crisis. American Educational
Studies Association, Greenville, SC. 2018.

Lavín, C.E., Mock Muñoz de Luna, L. I., & Ender, T. Pedagogy of refugios: Creating critical spaces
in primarily white institutions. American Educational Studies Association, Greenville, SC.
2018.

Mason, L.H., Mamlin, M., & Lavín, C. Writing interventions for culturallylLinguistically diverse
students with learning disabilities. Council for Learning Disabilities, Baltimore, MD. 2017.

Mason, L.H., DeBettencourt, L., Mamlin, N., Faggella-Luby, M., & Lavín, C. Self-regulated
learning: Instruction for Cuban teachers. Council for Exceptional Children Annual
Convention. Boston, MA. 2017.

Lavín, C., & Williams, J. Instructional strategies for teaching reading comprehension to
underachieving struggling readers; ICU. 2011 Annual Convention of the Council for
Exceptional Children. National Harbor, MD. 2011.

Pikes, T., Lavín, C., Bush, A., & Abdul-Wakil, S., Understanding lessons learned: A must for
preparing century competent responsiveness practitioners for 21st Diverse Cultural
Contexts. Teacher Education Division for Exceptional Children Conference. St. Louis, MO.
2010.

INVITED SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS, KEYNOTES, WEBINARS, AND WORKSHOPS

Lavín, C., Guest Lecturer, Universal design for learning; EDUC 390 Exceptionality Across the Age
Span, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, November, 16, 2016.

Lavín, C., Guest Speaker, Understanding modern day colonialism; University of North Carolina-
Chapel Hill, October 12, 2015.

Lavín, C., & Gutman, A. Characteristics of students with learning disabilities, North Carolina
Central University, School of Education Speech Department, October 4, 2010.

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

2018-present ELs in Special Education: What do we know?
2017-present Refugios in a Primarily White Institutions : Knowledge generation for the
other
2017-present Inclusive education in Mexico City: An international perspective.

SERVICE
2014-2016 MTSS Co-Chair, Northside Elementary, Chapel Hill NC
2015-2016 Project Advance Member, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, NC
2014-2015 Superintendent Advisory Committee Member, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City
Schools, NC

Editorial Service

Guest Review
2017 Learning Disabilities Research and Practice

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

2017-present American Education Research Association (AERA)

2016-present Council for Learning Disabilities (DLD)
2010-present Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
2017-present Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD)
2009-present Golden Key International Honour Society