Gulnoza Yakubova, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in Special Education in the College of Education at the University of Maryland, College Park. Having received her Ph.D. in special education from Purdue University in 2013, Dr. Yakubova worked as an Assistant Professor at Duquesne University prior to joining the University of Maryland. Dr. Yakubova’s overarching research interest focuses on examining technology-based interventions to teach autistic students the skills they need to have a successful life after school. She uses technology with a primary focus on: (1) increasing functional independence of autistic children in school and community, (2) supporting access to learning academic content, with a focus on mathematics skills for students who traditionally have received functional skills curriculum, and (3) training parents on creating video-based interventions using daily use technology and implementing video-based interventions to teach functional and independent living skills to their children at home.  She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in inclusive and secondary education practices, single-case research methodology, universal design for learning, and education of students diagnosed with autism, instruction of students with physical disabilities, and evidence-based practices.