Reesha is an academic advisor for special education graduate services within the teacher preparation program and teaches both undergraduate and graduate programs. Previously Reesha worked as a special education teacher for a K-5 classroom for students with emotional and behavioral concerns, as an educational provider within a juvenile justice center, and as a district-wide behavior specialist. She has also worked as the project coordinator in Missouri for the Center for Adolescent Research in Schools (CARS), an IES funded, national randomized control trial examining the efficacy of a multi-prong intervention within high schools on lessening risks associated with challenging behavior, both externalizing and internalizing, among youth with disabilities.