Dr. Van Dycke is currently teaching special education coursework as an assistant professor at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. She has 30 years of experience as a family advocate, and 20 years of experience as a professional in the special education field. Dr. Van Dycke has worked as a special education classroom teacher, a family outreach coordinator for the Oklahoma State Department of Education, Special Education Services, and as a consultant to various service agencies across the state. She has coordinated state-wide research in the areas of secondary transition and self-determination, and has published widely in these areas. Dr. Van Dycke is an internationally recognized speaker in the areas of self-determination for individuals with disabilities and the family dynamic specific to sibling issues. She received her B.S.E. in elementary and special education from Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts, her M. Ed. in special education from the University of Central Oklahoma, and her Ph.D. in special education from the University of Oklahoma.

vanjl@nsuok.edu