Badar-Kauffman Conference
Badar-Kauffman 2026 will take place at the Kent State Hotel and Conference Center March 25-27.
The goal of the Badar-Kauffman Conference is to provide a highly interactive learning experience that is useful to both presenters and audience members alike. All participants in the Badar-Kauffman Conference have the shared goal of advancing the rigor and utility of scientific research, logical thinking, and conceptual analysis in special education. Attendees are expected to engage with presenters in critical discussion on conceptual, methodological and practical issues in current research and analysis in special education. This conference is designed for students, faculty and professionals who are interested in learning from internationally renowned luminaries in special education and related fields.
Presenters are encouraged to submit work that is in-process as the major aim of Badar-Kauffman Conference is to improve research and special education through formative peer feedback and support.
BKC 2026 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Nathan Jones
Nathan Jones, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Special Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He is affiliated faculty with the Wheelock Educational Policy Center (WEPC) and is a founding member of the BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences. He is currently serving as commissioner of the Institute of Education Sciences’ (IES) National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER). Dr. Jones focuses on the intersection of education policy and classroom teaching, particularly in special education. Much of this work has examined on the measurement of teachers’ work, including how to conceptualize and measure teaching effectiveness.
Guests booking through the hotel link or by phone can use the GROUP code: BKC26.
Below is a list of registration rates:
Faculty- Early Bird (now-12/15/25) - $300
Faculty-Regular (12/15/25-2/1/26) - $350
Faculty-Late (2/1/26-3/270-26) - $400
Grad Student and Post-doc Early Bird (now-12/15/25)- $175
Grad Student and Post-doc Regular (12/15/25-2/1/26)- $225
Grad Student and Post-doc Late (2/1/26-3/270-26) - $300
Have questions or concerns?
Contact Dr. Nathan Stevenson at nsteve15@kent.edu or 330-672-0607.