Dr. Lisa Dieker, is the Williamson Family Distinguished Professor of Special Education in the School of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Kansas (KU). She serves as the Director of a Center in the Assessment and Achievement Institute called FLITE (flexible learning through innovations in teaching and education). Dr. Dieker’s research focuses on harnessing the power of teachers working across disciplines in inclusive settings, with her work focusing on teacher education, special education, and innovative uses of technology. She currently directs a U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Stepping Up grant to create a data tagging tool and to harvest resources to support STEM coaches working with special education teachers. She is also a research co-PI on a project with a public charter school to create an AI agent to support students with disabilities in STEM. She collaboratively created the mixed reality simulator TeachLivE™, which is today commercialized by Mursion. She has managed over 60 grants from state, local, national, international, and foundation sources amounting to more than $25M. She provided over 150 keynotes and has produced seven books, 100 articles and chapters, and four journal editorships. She holds six patents in simulation and education.