Betty Patten

Jay and Susie Gogue Endowed Director, EAGLES Program & Assistant Clinical Professor, Special Education


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Office: 136-A Foy Hall

Units: Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and Counseling; EAGLES Program

Campus Mail: 136-N Foy Hall

Email: bjs0017@auburn.edu

Phone: (334) 844-8426

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Academic Area

Special Education


Short Bio

Betty S. Patten, Ph.D., is the Jay and Susie Gogue Endowed Director of the EAGLES Program and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and Counseling.

Dr. Patten’s research projects include: qualitative research on the Positive Choices course, qualitative research on the efficacy of group counseling guidelines for students with intellectual disabilities, assessing the effectiveness of implementing evidence-based practices in an inclusive postsecondary education program, and a comprehensive program evaluation of the EAGLES program.

Dr. Patten is originally from Montgomery, Alabama. She moved to Auburn in 2006 and never left. She is married to the other Dr. Patten, Austin, who is a veterinarian. Together they have one son, Dudley. Fun fact, she has an identical twin sister. Dr. Patten helps her husband raise Texas Longhorn cattle, is an avid sushi fan, and is one of Starbuck’s best patrons.

Education

Ph.D in Special Education, 2017, Auburn University

M.Ed. in Collaborative Special Education and Transition, 2012, Auburn University

B.S. in Collaborative Special Education , 2011, Auburn University


Professional Experience

2022 - Present

Jay and Susie Gogue Endowed Director, EAGLES Program and Assistant Clinical Professor, Auburn University

2019 - 2022

Director, EAGLES Program and Assistant Clinical Professor, Auburn University

2018 - 2019

Extended School Year Coordinator, Auburn City Schools

2017 - 2019

Instructor, Special Education, Auburn University

2011 - 2019

Special Education Teacher, Auburn City Schools

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