Renáta Tichá, Ph.D.

Co-director of the Global Resource Center for Inclusive Education, Co-director of the Research and Training Center on Outcome Measures

Renáta Tichá, Ph.D., received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Minnesota in Educational Psychology, with an emphasis in special education. She works as a Research Associate at the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota. She has extensive experience in the development and implementation of assessment and intervention materials for children, youth, and adults with different types of disabilities. She also conducts research, training, and technical assistance in this area. Dr. Tichá is a Principal Investigator on an international grant titled, Developing Leadership Capacity in Inclusive Education: A U.S. - Ukrainian Partnership, and U.S.-based projects on Ecological Momentary Assessment of Leisure Activity Participation among Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Improving Self-determination of Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Wisconsin. Dr. Tichá is also an editor of The Journal of the International Association of Special Education (JIASE).