Gretchen D. Butera, Ph.D.

Gretchen D. Butera, Ph.D.

Dr. Gretchen Butera is a professor of special education in the School of Education, Indiana University Bloomington. Dr. Butera's research focus includes effective practices for early intervention and preschool children with disabilities and their families and effective teacher education in special education. She was the principal investigator for SPEDFIST, a federally funded personnel preparation grant that focuses on the preparation of highly-qualified special educators at the graduate level.