Phone: 828-227-3287
Email: westling@email.wcu.edu
Office Address: 91 Killian Building Lane, Room 272

Research Interest: Confronting challenging behaviors: The knowledge and practice of teachers; creating effective positive behavior supports through on-line collaboration using web-based software; applying information technology to address challenging behavior: implications for administrators and policy makers  

Education:

• Ed.D., Special Education, University of Florida, 1976
• M.A.Ed., Special Education, University of Florida, 1974
• B.A.Ed., English Education, University of Florida, 1971

Major Publications:

• Westling, D. L. (1986).  Introduction to mental retardation. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey:  Prentice-Hall, Inc.
• Westling, D. L. & Koorland, M. A. (1988).  The special educator's handbook, Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Rosenberg, M.S.
• Rosenberg, M.S., Westling, D.L., & McLeskey, J. (2008). Special education for today’s teachers: An introduction. Columbus, Ohio: Merrill/Prentice-Hall Publishers.
• Westling, D. L. & Fox, L.  (2009).  Teaching students with severe disabilities (4th Ed.).  Columbus, Ohio: Merrill/Prentice-Hall Publishers.