{"id":2,"date":"2016-02-10T00:59:24","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T00:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vancouver.labs.wsu.edu\/dunnmi\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-09-10T09:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T16:37:17","slug":"welcome-to-the-wsu-web","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vancouver.labs.wsu.edu\/dunnmi\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Dunn&#8217;s Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tWriting Interventions with Technology Tools\t<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vancouverlabs\/uploads\/sites\/1184\/2016\/02\/me-wf4a-396x541.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Michael Dunn\" class=\"wp-image-17\" width=\"164\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vancouverlabs\/uploads\/sites\/1184\/2016\/02\/me-wf4a-396x541.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vancouverlabs\/uploads\/sites\/1184\/2016\/02\/me-wf4a.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Interests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Michael Dunn\u2019s research focuses on helping children and adults improve their writing skills with strategies (e.g., ideas for planning, organizing ideas, drafting text, and making edits\/revisions) and technology tools, including generative artificial intelligence (genAI). Dr. Dunn continues to work with colleagues to develop&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/skriba-tools\/\">the SkribaTools writing strategy website hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teaching Experiences<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Michael Dunn has taught children from kindergarten to grade 12 with a focus on writing and reading across subject areas. Teaching areas have included Special Education, second-language education, and curriculum\/assessment coordinator. At Washington State University, Dr. Michael Dunn teaches courses at the undergraduate, master\u2019s and doctoral levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent Research<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles Published\/In Print&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Dunn, M., Rice, M., Aldousari, A., s Yuan, W., s &amp; Aldawei, H. s (2026). Educators and administrators\u2019 perspectives about MTSS implementation. <em>Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 36<\/em>(1), 1-17.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Therrien, W. J., Wong, V. C., Chen, L., Taylor, C. M., Chiu, J. L., Gon\u00e7alves, B., Liu, Q., Cook, B. G., Doabler, C. T., Swanson, E., Brame, P. B., Budin, S. G., Cho, E., Conoyer, S. J., Conway, S. J., Dunn, M. W., Faggella-Luby, M., Gersib, J. A., Davis, K. D., Jimenez, Z., Juergensen, R. L., Kiuhara, S. A., Koop, V., Lembke, E. S., Moody, A. K., Morris, J. R., Murnan, R., Sarmiento, C. M., Smith, C. M., Smith, R. A., Solis, M., &amp; Stinchcomb, H. (2026). Science instruction for students with learning disabilities: A national survey of elementary special education teachers. <em>Learning Disabilities Research &amp; Practice<\/em>, 1-14. DOI: 10.1177\/09388982261416149<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dunn, M. (2025). Programming for students who struggle with writing: How strategy instruction, technology and assessment can promote students\u2019 writing improvement. <em>Advances in Mobile Learning Educational Research, 5<\/em>(2), 1463-1471. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.25082\/AMLER.2025.02.004<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Therrien, W. J., Wong, V. C., Chen, L., Taylor, C. M., Chiu, J. L., Gon\u00e7alves, B., Liu, Q., Cook, B. G., Doabler, C. T., Swanson, E., Brame, P. B., Budin, S., Cho, E., Conway, S. J., Davis, K. M., Dunn, M. W., Faggella-Luby, M. N., Gersib, J., Jimenez, Z., Murnan, R., et al., Stinchcomb, H. R. (2025; Accepted\/In Press). National survey of 4th and 5th grade science education teachers: Insights into instruction and inclusion of students with disabilities. Science Education.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/sce.21972\">Science Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dunn, M., Olson, W., Otoikhian, A., Anderson, J., Yuan, W. \uf073, &amp; Gregory, K. \uf073 (2025). Mobile Technologies: Undergraduate STEM Students\u2019 Perspectives about Webtools for Writing. Advances in Mobile Learning Educational Research, 5(1), 1314- 1327.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.syncsci.com\/journal\/AMLER\/article\/view\/AMLER.2025.01.007\">Mobile Technologies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conference Presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Dunn, M. (2025, March 10-12). Project SkribaTools: Developing an open-source website of resources to support students\u2019 writing skills. [Multi-presentation session]. II ELN Literacy Summit, Cologne, Germany.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dunn, M. (2024). Project ImproveWRITING: Undergraduate students and instructors\u2019 perspectives on writing webtools [Poster or multi-presentation session]. Council for Exceptional Children\u2019s 2024 Annual Convention, San Antonio, Texas, United States.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dunn, M., Poppen, M., Sheftel, A., &amp; Xue, Y.\uf020\uf073 (2024, March 13-16). Promoting positive outcomes for transition-aged students: Strategies and practices [Poster or multi-presentation session]. Council for Exceptional Children\u2019s 2024 Annual Convention, San Antonio, Texas, United States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Educational background<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Ph.D. Special Education\/Language Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2005<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.A.Ed. Literacy Education, Mt. St. Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2002<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.A.\/B.Ed. Second-Language Education\/Political Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1991<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Interests Dr. Michael Dunn\u2019s research focuses on helping children and adults improve their writing skills with strategies (e.g., ideas for planning, organizing ideas, drafting text, and making edits\/revisions) and technology tools, including generative artificial intelligence (genAI). 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