Meghan Burke, PhD

Meghan Burke, PhD

Meghan Burke, Ph.D., BCBA-D is an assistant professor of special education at the University of Illinois and creator of the Volunteer Advocacy Project (VAP) from which sections of the OneOp FDEI module, “A Field Guide to Family Advocacy,” were adapted. The VAP is an in-depth training for individuals who wish to be special education advocates. Additionally, some of the module’s content was informed by Dr. Burke’s work at the Family Resource Center on Disabilities in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Burke provided guidance on the overall content for this module.

• Communicating Family Needs through Advocacy (2016 VLE Session 1)
• A Field Guide to Family Advocacy: Knowledge, Resources, and Supports for Military Families of Children with Disabilities (OneOp FDEI 2020 Learning Module)