Margaret E. Bausch is an assistant professor of special education and rehabilitation counseling. Dr. Bausch spent nine years as a teacher of students with learning and behavior disorders before going to the University of Kentucky to devote her efforts to research and development projects in assistive and instructional technology. Since joining the faculty in 2004, she has continued her involvement in technology research and in the graduate and undergraduate training programs in Special Education Technology. Most recently, she served as a co-principal investigator of the National Assistive Technology Research Institute, a federally funded project designed to examine factors related to the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of assistive technology services in schools. The findings of the research have been disseminated in journal articles, national presentations, book chapters, and training materials with the goal of improving assistive technology practices in the school setting for students with disabilities. Currently, Dr. Bausch is serving as the principal investigator of the Kentucky Assistive and Rehabilitative Technology Training grant that is providing scholarships to prepare personnel from varying fields to integrate instructional and assistive technology into the school curriculum, post-secondary education, employment situations, and the daily lives of persons with disabilities. Dr. Bausch received her Bachelor of Science Degree in elementary and special education at Eastern Kentucky University, a Master of Science Degree in special education learning disabilities and a Doctorate in special education technology from the University of Kentucky in 1999. Dr. Bausch is a past president of the Technology and Media Division of CEC.