Roxanne received her Doctorate in Education at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.She holds an M.S. degree in Special Education with an emphasis in Learning Disabilities and Emotional Behavior Disorders. Dr. Pickle served for several years as a classroom teacher and principal in both urban and rural settings. Over the past nine years, Roxanne has coordinated and taught in teacher preparatory programs at both the undergraduate and graduate level.Her research interests include collaboration between general education and special education as related to Response to Intervention, creating online communities for optimal learning and investigating the mathematical thinking of elementary school students.