Nicole Ager

Nicole Ager

Nicole Ager is a first-year Master of Special Education candidate at Vanderbilt University, specializing in High Incidence. Her research focuses on managing classroom behaviors and supporting students who require additional academic, behavioral, and socio-emotional support.

Currently, Nicole serves as a Research Assistant in the Aim-K Barnes Lab, where she provides math tutoring to kindergarten students. She contributes to a study examining the effects of domain-general and domain-specific attention training, combined with the ROOTS curriculum, on math learning and attention in students at risk for mathematics learning disabilities. She has developed a strong technical foundation in intensive intervention and the ROOTS curriculum, along with experience in progress monitoring and implementing evidence-based instructional practices with young learners.

Before starting her Master’s, Nicole earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Oregon, where she studied Family and Human Services, Special Education, and Sociology. Her long-term goal is to work in Special Education, where she can assist students with diverse learning needs in developing the academic, social, and self-advocacy skills necessary for success both in school and in their everyday lives.