Diane Rodriguez, Ph.D is an associate professor at East Carolina University in the Special Education Program in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.  Dr. Rodriguez has received numerous grants from the U. S. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services and the Office of English Language Acquisition.  Her publications include: Factors influencing mathematics word problem solving ability of culturally and linguistically exceptional students in the E-Journal for Teaching in Diverse Settings; Brief Research to Practice: Improving mathematics outcomes for culturally and linguistically diverse learners with disabilities in Linking Academic Scholars to Educational Resources; Linking multiple intelligence into the TESOL curriculum through technology in the Sunshine TESOL Journal; and Fourth grade culturally and linguistically diverse exceptional students' concepts of number line in Exceptional Children.  Dr. Rodriguez has been an invited speaker at national and international conferences on special education and bilingual education.  She continues her work to provide training in special education to international audiences through the Kennedy Foundation.  Dr. Rodriguez is currently researching performance indicators that influence academic performance of English Language Learners Eastern North Carolina.

Degrees
Ph.D. in Education. Language, Learning, and Literacy. Fordham University.

Post-Doctoral in Exceptional Student Education. Center of Minority in Research in Special Education. University of Virginia.

Master's Degree in Education. Bilingual Special Education. Fordham University.

Bachelors of Language Arts. English as a Second Language. Universidad InterAmericana de Puerto Rico.

• Bilingual Special Education
• English as a Second Language
• Second Language Acquisition Processes
• Mathematics Instruction
• Teacher Preparation with a focus on Multiculturalism