Dr. Carlyn Mueller

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Carlyn Mueller is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research primarily focuses on disability identity development in educational contexts and the representation of disabilities within curricula. Drawing on her personal experiences as a multiply disabled student, she emphasizes the importance of intersectionality and advocates for inclusivity in education. Her dissertation work on lifespan development of disability identity was recognized with the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the American Educational Research Association’s Special and Inclusive Education Research SIG. Since earning her PhD from the University of Washington in 2019, she has served as an Academic Pathways Postdoctoral Fellow at Vanderbilt University. In her academic career, Mueller has contributed to various publications and has presented her research on disability knowledge and identity at multiple conferences, further enhancing the discourse surrounding rehabilitation psychology and education.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2019-08-01 — Present

University of Wisconsin-Madison • Madison, WI

Teaching and conducting research in Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education.

Awards

#2020

Outstanding Dissertation

2020-01-01
#2019

Pediatric Rehabilitation Poster Award

2019-01-01

Requirements for University of Wisconsin–Madison

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:92
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:125
Overall
Required:125
Prerequisites
Programming experience (Data Structures, Machine Organization) One year college-level calculus
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose
  • CV/Resume
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Unofficial transcripts
Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Computer Sciences