Caitlin Forbes Spears Ph.D.

Caitlin Forbes Spear
Caitlin Forbes Spears Ph.D.
Pittsburgh Lead Investigator

OCD Director of Evaluation and Research. Caitlin received her doctorate in special education from the University of Oregon in 2014, followed by a three-year post-doctoral research appointment at the Ohio State University. She brings a strong set of analytic, data and project management skills to her evaluation work, including a diverse methodological background. A former special education teacher, Caitlin also has significant education content-expertise, including a focus on early childhood special education, language and literacy instruction, multitiered systems of support, educator training and professional development, and measuring complex classroom processes.