Michael Hunsaker
Teacher For Students With Visual Impairments at Hunsaker Consulting
Farmington, Utah, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Hunsaker is a special education teacher and consultant who applies a Ph.D. in neuroscience and 13+ years of behavioral research experience to support students with visual impairments and severe disabilities. He designs data-driven Tier 1–3 interventions, created a practical "Behavioral First Aid Kit," and uses behavioral analysis daily to translate research findings into classroom strategies that boost student autonomy. His background studying genetic and developmental disorders (Fragile X, Down syndrome, autism) informs individualized IEP development and evidence-based practices. Comfortable both in hands-on classroom work and in cross-disciplinary collaboration, he bridges neuroscience and special education to produce measurable gains for students. Based in Farmington, Utah, he remains active in consulting and professional learning communities to scale practical tools for educators.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Neuroscience at University of California, DavisThe University of UtahBachelor's degree, Special Education - Severe, Bachelor's degree, Special Education - Severe at Utah State University-Regional Campuses and Distance Education
English, Spanish
Github Skills (16)
nicegui10
stem9
textbook9
latex7
pdf6
xml6
speech5
python5
surf4
accessibility2
ocr1
locate1
nvda1
math1
tesseract1
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
mrhunsaker/Change_Point
Jan 2013 - Jul 2013
Contributions:59 commits in 6 months
mrhunsaker/FitnessTracker
Feb 2023 - Oct 2024
Contributions:22 PRs, 69 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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