April CORE Speaker Series

Brian Barger

PhD

Dr. Brian Barger is a Research Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences at Georgia State University’s Mark Chaffin Centers for Healthy Development (Center for Leadership in Disability [a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities [UCEDD]). Dr. Barger's research blends epidemiological, psychometric, and education/health service methods to clarify how children with social, emotional, and developmental disabilities are identified in their communities and connected to community-based interventions (e.g., early intervention or childhood special education). He is actively engaged in graduate training through the Georgia LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities), the GSU Maternal and Child Health (MCH Epidemiology) programs, and regularly serves on thesis and dissertation committees. He currently serves on the editorial boards of the Disability and Health Journal, Infants and Young Children, and Remedial and Special Education (associate editor).