His research focuses on urban inclusive education. In particular his interests include policies affecting inclusive education reform, teacher learning, school/university partnerships, and racial inequities in special education. Dr. Waitoller has published his work in national and international journals and in edited volumes, and he is the co-editor of Inclusive Education: Examining Equity in Five Continents by Harvard Education Press. Dr. Waitoller was honored with the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Minority Dissertation Fellowship and most recently with a Faculty Fellowship from the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy.