Brittany Straub, Ed. D.

Bio

Brittany Straub has teaching experience spanning secondary education, special education and higher education. She currently serves as an associate professor of education at the University of Saint Francis, where she is dedicated to preparing pre-service teachers for successful careers in education. Brittany teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in both education and special education in the Division of Teacher Education.

In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Brittany serves as the director of special education. Her research focuses on Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs), with particular interest in how the EPP experience of early career special education teachers impacts their potential to experience burnout.

Outside of academia, Brittany enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and being outdoors.

Areas of Interest

• Special Education
• Pre-Service Teacher Preparation
• Preventing Teacher Burnout
• Science of Reading

Selected Publications

• Straub, Brittany L., “Special Education Teacher Burnout: Examining the Role of Educator Preparation Programs in Prevention” (2022). Dissertations. 642. https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/642

Selected Presentations

• Straub, B. L. (2025, September 23). Executive functioning and student independence: introduction and working with definitions. [Presentation]. St. Anthony of Padua, South Bend, IN, United States. 
• Oberley, J. M. & Straub, B. L. (2025, Feb. 18 & 20). Executive functioning support for students. [Presentation]. First-Year Teacher Seminar-Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Fort Wayne, IN, United States. 
• Oberley, J. M. & Straub, B. L. (2024, Aug. 6). Executive functioning support for students. [Presentation; Q&A session]. St. Michael Catholic School, Plymouth, IN, United States. 
• Oberley, J. M. & Straub, B. L. (2024, Feb. 20 & 22). Executive functioning support for students. [Presentation]. First-Year Teacher Seminar-Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Fort Wayne, IN, United States. 
• Oberley, J. M. & Straub, B. L. (2023, Feb. 21 & 23). Executive functioning support for students. [Presentation]. First-Year Teacher Seminar-Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Fort Wayne, IN, United States. 
• Straub, B. L. (2022, May 12). Special education teacher burnout: Examining the role of educator preparation programs in prevention. [Research Symposium]. National Louis University.
• Oberley, J. M., Straub, B. L., & Wise, C. N. (2022, May 16). Universal design for learning. [USF Bootcamp Presentation]. University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN, United States. 

Service

• Tim Tebow Foundation Night to Shine Volunteer
• Member of Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), The Reading League, and Reading Science Academy
• Educators in Action (EIA) Faculty Advisor, Fall 2018-Spring 2025
• Junior Achievement, JA in a Day Volunteer
• Member of Human Rights Committee, Fort Wayne Easterseals Arc, February 2020–December 2023