Tracey E. Hall

Tracey E. Hall, PhD, is Senior Research Scientist and Instructional Designer at CAST, the nonprofit education research and development organization that created the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework. She conducts research on instructional interventions in reading, writing, literacy in the content areas, and assessment. Her work includes the design and evaluation of instructional approaches and assessment tools using UDL. Her areas of expertise include curriculum-based measurement, teacher professional development, instruction and curriculum design, formative assessments using progress monitoring, and data-based decision making for instruction. Dr. Hall is a frequent presenter and consultant at the national and international education level. She has worked as a special education teacher, consultant, administrator, and university professor.