Faculty Scholarship for the 2008-2009 Academic Year
Editorships
Launcelot Brown, Ph.D.
Associate Editor, Journal of Educational Measurement: Issues & Practice
David D. Carbonara, Ed.D.
Associate Editor, International Journal of Information & Communication Technology Education
Associate Editor, International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design
William Casile, Ph.D.
Board Member, The Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, The official journal of the North Atlantic Regional Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.
Laura M. Crothers, D.Ed.
Board Member, The Trainers' Forum, a publication of the Trainers of School Psychologists
Board Member, Journal of School Violence
David L. Delmonico, Ph.D., NCC, CAS
Editor, Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention
Rodney Hopson, Ph.D.
Editorial Board, Educational Foundations
Editorial Board, Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation
Editorial Advisory Board, Education and Ethnography
Editorial Board, Western Michigan University Evaluation Center Checklists
Editorial Advisory Board, Evaluation and Society Book Series
Tammy L. Hughes, Ph.D.
Associate Editor, Psychology in the Schools
Board Member, Journal of School Violence
Board Member, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Kim J. Hyatt, Ed.D.
Board Member, International Journal of Information & Communication Technology Education
Gibbs Kanyongo, Ph.D.
Associate Editor, Journal of Educational Measurement: Issues & Practice
Maura Krushinski, Ed.D.
Board Member, The Journal of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association
Joseph Kush, Ph.D.
Board Member, British Journal of Instructional Technology
Board Member, Journal of Applied School Psychology
Board Member, School Psychology Review
Board Member, Research in Middle Level Education Online
Lisa Lopez Levers, Ph.D.
Advisory Council to the Editorial Board, Journal of Psychology in Africa
Board Member, Journal of Children and Poverty
Elizabeth McCallum, PhD
Board Member, Magination Press, publisher of APA's children/teen books
Kara McGoey, Ph.D.
Board Member, School Psychology Review
Board Member, Journal of Applied School Psychology
Jeffrey A. Miller, Ph.D., ABPP
Board Member, Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment
Board Member, Journal of Applied School Psychology
Carol Parke, Ph.D.
Board Member, Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice
Board Member, The Journal of Educational Research
Sarah Peterson, Ph.D.
Board Member, Journal of Educational Research
Board Member, Journal of Experimental Education
James Schreiber, Ph.D.
Executive Editor, The Journal of Educational Research
Board Member, Educational Psychology Review
Board Member, Educational Researcher
Board Member, Journal of Advanced Academics
Board Member, The Journal of Experimental Education
Board Member, Teaching and Learning
Ara J. Schmitt, Ph.D.
Board Member, Journal of Applied School Psychology
Board Member, The School Psychologist
Lisa J. Vernon-Dotson, Ph.D.
Consulting Editor/Board Member, Journal of Educational Research
Olga M. Welch, Ed.D.
Associate Editor, American Educational Research Journal, Section on Social and Intellectual Analysis
Books
Crothers, L. M., Hughes, T. L., & Morine, K. (2008). Cases in school-based consultation: A resource for school psychologists, school counselors, special educators, and other mental health professionals. New York: Routledge.
Field, J. E., Kolbert, J. B., Crothers, L. M., & Hughes, T. L. (2009). Bullying in girls and female adolescents: A resource for parents, educators, and mental health professionals in addressing relational aggression. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Field, J. E., Kolbert, J. B., Crothers, L. M., & Hughes, T. L. (2009). Understanding girl bullying and what to do about it: Strategies to help heal the divide. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Hopson, R. K., Yeakey, C. C., & Boakari, F. (2008). Power, voice and the public good: Schooling and education in global societies. Oxford, UK: Emerald.
Maundeni, T., Levers, L. L., & Jacques, G. (2008). Changing family systems: A global perspective. Gaborone, Botswana: Bay Publishers.
McCown, R. R., Moss, C. M., Peterson, S. E., Schreiber, J. B., & Toth, E. E. (2009). Instructor's resource manual to accompany psychology applied to teaching (12th edition). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Snowman, J., McCown, R. R., & Biehler, R. (2009). Psychology applied to teaching (12th edition). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Book Sections
Bledsoe, K. L., & Hopson, R. K. (2008). Conducting ethical research in underserved communities. In P. Ginsberg & D. M. Mertens (Eds.), The handbook of social research ethics (pp. 391-406). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Brown, L. I., Kouyate, M., & Hopson, R. K. (2008, in press). Making so big a dream near and dear to all African American males. In H. Frierson & J. H. Wyche (Eds.), The diminishing African American male in higher education. Oxford: Emerald.
Generett, G. (2009). Engaging bell hooks: How teacher educators can sustain themselves and their work. In M. Davidson & G. Yancy (Eds.), Critical perspectives on bell hooks. New York: Routledge.
Hopson, R. K. (2009, in press). Reconstructing ethnography, language policy, and colonialism in 21st century Namibian schooling. In T. L. McCarty (Ed.), Ethnography and language policy. New York: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group.
Hopson, R. K. (2009, in press). Toward historical and theoretical understandings of and contributions to culturally responsible evaluation. In K. Ryan & B. Cousins (Eds.), International handbook on evaluation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Hopson, R. K., & Hays, J. (2008). Schooling and education for the San Ju|'hoansi in Namibia: Between a rock of colonialism and the hard place of globalization. In R. K. Hopson, C. C. Yeakey & F. Boakari (Eds.), Power, voice and the public good: Schooling and education in global societies. Oxford: Emerald.
Hughes, E. A., Smith, M. S., Boston, M. D., & Hogel, M. (2008). Case stories: Supporting teacher reflection and collaboration on the implementation of cognitively challenging mathematical tasks. In F. Arbaugh & P. M. Taylor (Eds.), Inquiry into mathematics teacher education (Vol. 5). Reston, VA: Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Monograph Series.
Hughes, T. L., Kaufman, J., & Hoover, S. A. (in press). Creating congruent change in training and field based practice. In J. Kaufman, T. L. Hughes & C. Ricco (Eds.), The handbook of education, training and supervision of school psychologists in school and community: Bridging the training and practice gap. New York: Routledge.
Hughes, T. L., McGoey, K. E., & Owen, P. F. (in press). The importance of personality assessment in school psychology training programs. In E. Garcia-Vazquez, T. Crespi & C. Riccio (Eds.), The handbook of education, training and supervision of school psychologists in school and community: Vol. 1 Foundations of Professional Practice. New York: Routledge.
Kanyongo, G. Y., Schreiber, J. B., & Brown, L. I. (2008). Research on mathematics and reading education in sub-Saharan Africa: Cases of Botswana and Lesotho. In K. Mutua & C. Szymanski-Sunal (Eds.), Research on education in Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle East: Vol V: Undertaking educational challenges in the 21st century. CT: Information Age Publishing.
Levers, L. L. (2009). Psychodrama. In A. C. Association (Ed.), ACA encyclopedia of counseling (pp. 421-422). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
Levers, L. L. (2009). Qualitative data collection methods. In A. C. Association (Ed.), ACA encyclopedia of counseling (pp. 427-429). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
Levers, L. L., & Helsel, S. (2008). Families in the US: Economic and technological impacts upon the changing and growing underclass. In T. Maundeni, L. L. Levers & G. Jacques (Eds.), Changing family systems: A global perspective (pp. 72-95). Gaborone, Botswana: Bay Publishers.
Lipinski, J., Minutolo, M. C., & Crothers, L. M. (2008). The complexity of technology transfer: Accounting for university technology transfer performance and potential opportunities missed by universities. In C. S. Krishna (Ed.), Technology transfer: Intellectual property rights (pp. 143-168). Hyderabad, India: ICFAI Law Books Division.
Parke, C. S. (2008). Criterion-referenced testing. In N. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Schreiber, J. B., Saddiga, A. G., Schmeck, R. R., Kanyongo, G. Y., & Brown, L. I. (2008). Learning process and beliefs of Saudi Arabian students. In K. Mutua & C. Syzmanski-Sunal (Eds.), Research on education in Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle East. Undertaking educational challenges in the 21st century: Research from the field. CT: Information Age Publishing.
Scigliano, D. (2008). Telementoring. In L. A. Tomei (Ed.), Encyclopedia of information technology curriculum integration. Hershey, PA: Idea Group, Inc.
Strabahkina, T., & Levers, L. L. (2008). Psychosocial assistance for Russian families and children in crisis situations. In T. Maundeni, L. L. Levers & G. Jacques (Eds.), Changing family systems: A global perspective (pp. 165-182). Gaborone, Botswana: Bay Publishers.
Conference Papers
Barone, W., Hyatt, K. J., Kush, J. C., & Mautino, R. M. (2008, March). Aligning a teacher training assessment system with the conceptual framework, national, state and professional standards. Paper presented at the International Technology, Education and Development (INTED) Conference, Madrid, Spain.
Bledsoe, K. L., & Hopson, R. K. (2008). Conducting ethical research and evaluation in underserved communities. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association annual meeting, Boston, MA.
Bleil, J. R., Hughes, T. L., Sutton, L. R., & Paserba, D. (2008, August). Childhood abuse and neglect among adolescent sex offenders with autism spectrum disorders. Paper presented at the 2008 American Psychological Association Convention, Boston, MA.
Boston, M. D. (2009, April). Assessing mathematics teachers' instructional practices. Paper presented at the Research Pre-session of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Boston, M. D. (2009, January). Linking professional development to changes in secondary mathematics teachers' knowledge and instructional practices. Paper presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.
Boston, M. D., & Smith, M. S. (2009, April). Are mathematics teachers' instructional improvements sustained over time? Paper presented at the Research Pre-session of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Brinda, W. (2009, March). Use the structural, emotional, and aesthetic design of literature to engage and sustain the interests of struggling adolescent readers. Paper presented at the College English Association's 70th Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Brookhart, S. M., Moss, C. M., & Long, B. A. (2009, April). Promoting student ownership of learning through high-impact formative assessment practices. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Brown, L. I., & Kanyongo, G. Y. (2009, April). A quantitative case study of mathematics attainment and attitude among 8-10 year olds in Trinidad and Tobago. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Canivez, G. L., Watkins, M. W., Glutting, J., Kush, J. C., Youngstrom, E., Frazier, T., et al. (2008, July). Psychometric issues in the interpretation of intelligence test scores: Part I. Paper presented at the 6th Conference of the International Test Commission, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Canivez, G. L., Watkins, M. W., Glutting, J., Kush, J. C., Youngstrom, E., Frazier, T., et al. (2008, July). Psychometric issues in the interpretation of intelligence test scores: Part II. Paper presented at the 6th Conference of the International Test Commission, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Carbonara, D. D., Kush, J. C., & Heo, M. (2008, October). A model for the development of instruments designed to assess the dispositions of teacher candidates toward technology. Paper presented at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) International Conference, Orlando, FL.
Carbonara, D. D. (2009, February). Curriculum for instructional technology knowledge and skills development in a pre-service teacher preparation program. Paper presented at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Annual Meeting and Exhibits, Chicago, IL.
Carbonara, D. D., Kush, J. C., & Heo, M. (2008, November). Results of reliability analysis and test/re-test validity of instruments designed to assess the dispositions of teacher candidates toward technology. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technologies, Orlando, FL.
Carbonara, D. D., Kush, J. C., & Heo, M. (2009, February). Instructional technology dispositions: Effects on academic success. Paper presented at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Annual Meeting and Exhibits, Chicago, IL.
Casile, W. J. (2008, October). The skills of collaborative supervision. Paper presented at the Annual PCA State Conference, State College, PA.
Casile, W. J. (2008, September). The collaborative organization. Paper presented at the ASSET Pennsylvania Leadership Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Cone, N., Santau, A., & Maerten-Rivera, J. (2009, April). Student initiatives in urban elementary science classrooms. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Conklin, H. G., Hawley, T. S., Powell, D. J., & Ritter, J. K. (2008). Learning from middle school students: Helping beginning teachers investigate young adolescents' capabilities in social studies. Paper presented at the College and University Faculty of the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference, Houston, TX.
Crothers, L. M., Bell, G. R., Blasik, J. L., Schreiber, J. B., & Keener, D. (2009, February). Relational and social aggression in mediating gender role and depression. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Crothers, L. M., Schreiber, J. B., Bell, G. R., Blasik, J. L., Greisler, M. J., & Keener, D. (2008, August). Gender identity and relational and social aggression. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Field, J. E., Kolbert, J. B., & Crothers, L. M. (2009, March). "The girls - they go after each other:" Prevention and intervention for girl bullying. Paper presented at the American Counseling Association Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC.
Floyd, L. O., & Vernon-Dotson, L. J. (2009, April). Collaborative partnerships: Empowering teachers to design site-based professional development plans. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Ford, M. (2009, April). Field experience: An analysis of teacher candidate's mathematical learning. Paper presented at the Research Pre-session of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Generett, G. (2008, November). Isabelle's story: Working towards a better understanding of resiliency. Paper presented at the American Educational Studies Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA.
Gregoire, J., & Jungers, C. M. (2009, March). What lessons can counselors learn from philosophy? Paper presented at the American Counseling Association Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC.
Han, H., & Hopson, R. K. (2008). Contexts, practices, and consequences: Problematizing policies of English-medium education in Canada and Namibia. Paper presented at the Language Issues in English-Medium Universities: A Global Concern Conference, Hong Kong.
Henderson, J. E. (2008, October). The effects of the manager's behavior on the retention of high potential employees from different generations: What educational leaders can learn from business research. Paper presented at the University Council for Educational Administration Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.
Henderson, J. E., & McCown, R. R. (2008, October). Reinventing the educational doctorate: Convening a network of critical friends. Paper presented at the Pre-session at the University Council for Educational Administration Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.
Hopson, R. K. (2008, November). Language, rights, and reconciliation: What hope for the San of Southern Africa? Paper presented at the American Anthropology Association annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Hopson, R. K. (2009, May). Studying up, studying down: Reimagining who's studied and why. Paper presented at the Fifth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
Huang, A. X., Wheeler, J. J., & Zhang, J. (2009, May). Person-centered transition planning for individuals with ASD: A pilot study. Paper presented at the 35th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Phoenix, AZ.
Hughes, T. L. (2009, February). Contextualizing changes in professional practice training. Paper presented at the Trainers of School Psychologists Convention, Boston, MA.
Hughes, T. L. (2009, February). Eating disturbances in young girls: Understanding the full range of difficulties. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Hughes, T. L. (2009, March). Communication: Messaging to members versus the public. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association Practice Organization State Leadership Conference, Washington, DC.
HuWalt, W., McGoey, K. E., & Schreiber, J. B. (2009, February). Factor structure of ADHD symptoms for preschoolers with teacher ratings. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Hyatt, K. J., Barone, W., Kush, J. C., & Mautino, R. (2008, November). Utilizing technology for accreditation: Aligning programs with a conceptual framework, national, state and professional standards. Paper presented at the International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI), Madrid, Spain.
Johri, A., Ritter, J. K., Cuenca, A., Bullock, S., Lang, D. E., Mittapalli, K., et al. (2009, April). Emerging scholarship perspective. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Kanyongo, G. Y., Hopson, R. K., Ross, S., & Adams, J. (2009, April). Toward high school reform: An evaluation of the first year in an urban school district. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Krushinski, M. F. (2008, October). An alternative look at ethics. Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Counseling Association 40th annual conference, State College, PA.
Krushinski, M. F. (2008, October). Building a professional practice. Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Counseling Association 40th annual conference, State College, PA.
Lengyel, L. (2009, April). Functional sight word instruction using a guided visual attention approach. Paper presented at the Council for Exceptional Children Conference and Expo, Seattle, WA.
Levers, L. L., Ventura, E. M., & Bledsoe, D. (2008, September). Trauma counseling and supervision: The integrative systemic approach to trauma (ISAT). Paper presented at the North Atlantic Regional Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NARACES) 2008 Conference, Bay Portland, ME.
Levers, L. L., Ventura, E. M., & Bledsoe, D. (2009, March). Trauma counseling and supervision: The integrative systemic approach to trauma (ISAT) model. Paper presented at the American Counseling Association Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC.
Long, B. A., Moss, C. M., & Robb, L. (2009). Getting results: Formative assessment empowers students by putting them in the driver's seat. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Title 1 Improving Student Performance Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Lovelace, T. S., & Gardner, R., III. (2009, April). Exceptional children, exceptional learning: Explicit instruction of phonological awareness skills in preschool. Paper presented at the Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo, Seattle, WA.
Lovelace, T. S., & Gardner, R., III. (2009, May). Effects of explicit phonological awareness instruction with preschool children at risk for reading failure: Comparing single and multiple skill instructional strategies. Paper presented at the 35th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Phoenix, AZ.
Maharaja, G. (2009, May). Getting off the island: The case of study abroad at Duquesne University and Pepperdine University. Paper presented at the NAFSA 2009 Annual Conference and Expo, Los Angeles, CA.
Maola, J. (2008, October). Evaluation techniques in play therapy. Paper presented at the North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NARACES), Portland, ME.
Maola, J. (2008, September). Issues in counselor liability. Paper presented at the National Workshop Series sponsored by the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), University of South Carolina.
Maola, J. (2009, February). Transformed school counselor university programs: Infusing the curriculum with TSC tenets. Paper presented at the Education Trust Transforming School Counseling Conference, Austin, TX.
Maola, J. (2009, June). A model for clinical supervision using concepts of phenomenology. Paper presented at the International Conference on Clinical Supervision, Buffalo, NY.
Maola, J., Williamson, L., & Bergin, J. (2009, February). Developing school counseling programs using State, CACREP, Education Trust and ASCA standards. Paper presented at the Education Trust Transforming School Counseling National Conference, Austin, TX.
Mautino, R. M., & Biancanello, S. (2008, December). Learning conversations that raise student achievement. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of National Staff Development Council, Washington, DC.
Mautino, R. M., Biancanello, S., & Williams, J. (2009, January). Project ECHO - 360: Building resilient early learners. Paper presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.
Mautino, R. M., Hyatt, K. J., Kush, J. C., & Barone, W. (2008, November). Utilizing technology for accreditation: Aligning programs with a conceptual framework, national and professional organization standards. Paper presented at the International Association of Technology Education and Development, Madrid, Spain.
Mazur, A., & Thomas, M. (2009). Strategies for including students who are both bilingual and have special education needs. Paper presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI: HICE.
McCallum, E., Schmitt, A. J., Dingus, K., Vergari, J., & Keener, D. (2008). Taped-problems intervention: Improving math fluency of students with cognitive impairments. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Miller, J. A. (2009, February). Examining the Professional Practice Doctorate (PPD) in school psychology: Starting a dialogue about the future of practice. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Miller, J. A. (2009, February). Obtaining the ABPP in school psychology. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Miller, P. (2008). Mandating the distribution of leadership practice: An analysis of the McKinney-Vento homeless assistance act. Paper presented at the University Council on Educational Administration Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Miller, P. (2008). Spanning boundaries in service of students who are homeless: Examining a faculty leadership role. Paper presented at the University Council on Educational Administration Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Morris, C., Martin, E., Wilson, K., Graham, C., & Hughes, T. L. (2008, August). Using callous/unemotional traits and behavioral impulsivity to understand treatment needs. Paper presented at the 116th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
O'Neill, S. M., HuWalt, W., Rezzetano, K., Salaway, J., & McGoey, K. E. (2009, February). Supporting emergent literacy development through the success starts early program. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Parke, C. S., & Keener, D. (2009, April). Analyzing math assessment scores, math coursework, and contextual factors for high schools in an urban district. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Parke, C. S., & Keener, D. (2009, April). Cohort versus non-cohort high school students' math performance: Achievement test scores and coursework. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Peterson, S. E., Moss, C. M., & McCown, R. R. (2009, April). Developmental changes in aspiring teachers' abilities to reveal and challenge assumptions of teaching practice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Peterson, S. E., & Schreiber, J. B. (2009, April). Attributional analysis of personal and interpersonal motivation for collaborative projects: A replication study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Polat, N. (2009, April). Gendered attitudes and socialization patterns in second language learning: the Kurdish context. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Polat, N. (2009, April). Treatment effect and change in pre-service EFL teacher beliefs about instructional materials. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Polat, N. (2009, June). Role of identity in the attainment of a native-like accent. Paper presented at the International Society for Language Studies (ISLS) Convention, Orlando, FL.
Polat, N. (2009, March). Exploring gender and age differences in motivation and L2 accent attainment. Paper presented at the American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference, Denver, CO.
Polat, N. (2009, March). Standards, competencies, added-value: Charting needs-based TESOL programs. Paper presented at the Annual TESOL Convention, Denver, CO.
Poncy, B., Hoveln, S., & McCallum, E. (2009, February). Comparing a behavioral and constructivist intervention to increase fact fluency. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Rezzetano, K., O'Neill, S. M., Salaway, J., & McGoey, K. E. (2009, February). Taking strides to eliminate preschool expulsion through consultation. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Ritter, J. K. (2009, April). Revealing praxis: A self-study of development as a beginning teacher educator. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Ritter, J. K., & Hawley, T. S. (2008). Making new sense of the same beginning: Can teacher education help pre-service teachers reframe their purpose for teaching social studies? Paper presented at the College and University Faculty of the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference, Houston, TX.
Ritter, J. K., Powell, D. J., & Hawley, T. S. (2008). Do the cultural values underlying our written feedback to student teachers constrain the conceptions of democratic citizenship we are teaching for? Paper presented at the Seventh International Conference on Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices, Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England.
Ross, S., Kanyongo, G. Y., Hopson, R. K., Adams, J., Brooks, C., & Maurhoff, E. (2008, November). Evaluation of the planning and implementation efforts for year one of an urban high school reform project. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Evaluation Association, Denver, CO.
Santau, A., & Lee, O. (2009, April). Science and literacy assessments with English language learners. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Santau, A., Maerten-Rivera, J., Cone, N., & Lee, O. (2009, April). Urban elementary teachers' knowledge and practices: Relationships between science instruction and English language development with English language learners. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Schmitt, A. J., Kettler, R., McCallum, E., Zannikos, M., & Broughton, A. (2008, August). Reading decoding, fluency, and comprehension of clinic-referred students. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Schmitt, A. J., Hale, A. D., & McCallum, E. (2009, February). Effects of assistive technology on factual versus inferential comprehension. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Shaheen, A., Gardner, R., III, & Lovelace, T. S. (2009, May). Effects of using explicit instruction in phonological awareness in preschoolers at risk for reading disabilities. Paper presented at the 35th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Phoenix, AZ.
Shaheen, A., Gardner, R., III., & Lovelace, T. S. (2008, September). Effects of using explicit instruction in phonological awareness in preschoolers at risk for reading disabilities. Paper presented at the 1st Annual National Education Convention for the International Association for Behavior Analysis, Washington, DC.
Talkington, V., Taormina, R., & Bleil, J. R. (2009, February). Descriptive analyses of adolescent sexual offenders with Asperger's and Autism. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Toth, E. E. (2008). Supporting inquiry with virtual laboratories in an all-female college science classroom. Paper presented at the Pittsburgh Blackboard Users' Group, Pittsburgh, PA.
Toth, E. E. (2009, April). Social supports for inquiry learning with Virtual Laboratories: Evidence from two studies. Paper presented at the National Association for Research on Science Teaching Annual Conference, Orange Grove, CA.
Vernon-Dotson, L. J., & Floyd, L. O. (2008, November). Navigating the academy: A pilot study investigating perspectives of special education teacher educators. Paper presented at the Annual Teacher Education Division Conference, Dallas, TX.
Vernon-Dotson, L. J., & Floyd, L. O. (2009, April). Navigating the academy: What special education teacher educators should know. Paper presented at the Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo, Seattle, WA.
Vernon-Dotson, L. J., & Floyd, L. O. (2009, April). School-university partnerships and teacher leadership teams: Three studies in three states. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Wheeler, J. J., Mayton, M., Huang, A. X., Menendez, A., & Zhang, J. (2009, April). Evidence-based practices in the education of children with autism spectrum disorders. Paper presented at the Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo, Seattle, WA.
Yawn, C. D., & Lovelace, T. S. (2008, October). Effectively preparing teachers to work with diverse school populations. Paper presented at the Teacher Education Division, Council for Exceptional Children, Dallas, TX.
Grants
Vernon-Dotson, L. J. (2008). Teacher leadership and Communities of Learning: A District-Wide Initiative (Vol. $5,000). Pittsburgh, PA: Duquesne University (Presidential Scholarship Grant).
Vernon-Dotson, L. J., & Lengyel, L. (2008). Special Education Practica: Assessing the Present to Inform the Future (Vol. $2,000). Pittsburgh, PA: Duquesne University (Academic Learning Outcomes Assessment Mini Grant).
Electronic Articles
Vernon-Dotson, L. J., Belcastro, K., Crivelli, J., Lesako, K., Rodreguis, R., Shoats, S., et al. (2009). Commitment of leadership teams: A district-wide initiative driven by teacher leaders [Electronic Version]. International Journal of Teacher Leadership, 2, 24-38 from http://www.csupomona.edu/ijtl.
Journal Articles
Bell, G. R., Blasik, J. L., Crothers, L. M., Schwickrath, H. M., & Lipinski, J. (2009). Bullying of diverse students: It may not be what you think. The Pennsylvania Psychologist, 69(22), 24.
Boston, M. D., & Smith, M. S. (2009). Transforming secondary mathematics teaching: Increasing the cognitive demands of instructional tasks used in teachers' classrooms. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 40(2), 119-156.
Brinda, W. (2008). Building literacy bridges for adolescents using Holocaust literature and theatre. Journal of Aesthetic Education, 42(Winter 2008), 31-44.
Buxton, C., Lee, O., & Santau, A. (2008). Promoting science among English language learners: Professional development for today's culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 19(5), 495-511.
Cozart, S., Generett, G., & Price, P. (2008). Biography as curriculum: Autobiographical representations in preservice teacher education. Vitae Scholastica, 24.
Crothers, L. M., Field, J. E., Kolbert, J. B., Lipinski, J., Kanyongo, G. Y., Kachmar, S. P., et al. (in press). A new look at teachers' job stress and locus of control using a multidimensional measure of stress. The School Psychologist.
Crothers, L. M., Lipinski, J., & Minutolo, M. C. (2009). Cliques, rumors and gossip by the water cooler: Female bullying in the workplace. The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 12, 97-110.
Crothers, L. M., Schmitt, A. J., Hughes, T. L., Theodore, L. A., & Lipinski, J. (2009). A national survey of male and female school psychology university trainers: A qualitative snapshot of the employment characteristics of the profession in 2008. The School Psychologist, 63, 56-62.
Crothers, L. M., Schreiber, J. B., Field, J. E., & Kolbert, J. B. (2009). Development and measurement through confirmatory factor analysis of the Young Adult Social Behavior Scale (YASB): An assessment of relational aggression in adolescence and young adulthood. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 27, 17-28.
Floyd, L. O., & Vernon-Dotson, L. J. (2009). Home learning tool-kits to facilitate family involvement. Intervention in School & Clinic, 44(3), 160-166.
Heo, M. (2009). Design considerations for today's online learners: A study of personalized, relationship-based social awareness information. International Journal on E-Learning, 8(3), 293-311.
Hood, S., & Hopson, R. K. (2008, September). Evaluation roots reconsidered: Asa Hilliard, a fallen hero in "Nobody Knows My Name" project, and African Educational Excellence. Review of Educational Research, 78(3), 410-426.
Huang, A. X. (in press). Children with autism in the People's Republic of China: Diagnosis, legal issues, and educational services. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
Hughes, T. L., & Theodore, L. A. (2009). Conceptual frame for selecting individual psychotherapy in the schools. Psychology in the Schools, 46, 218-224.
Kanyongo, G., & Schreiber, J. B. (2009). Relationship between internal consistence and goodness of fit maximum likelihood factor analysis with varimax rotation. Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods.
Lengyel, L., & Vernon-Dotson, L. J. (in press). Case-based pedagogy in teacher preparation programs: Examples from practice. Teacher Education and Special Education.
Matsumura, L. C., Garnier, H., Slater, S. C., & Boston, M. D. (2008). Toward measuring instructional interactions 'at-scale.' Educational Assessment, 13(4), 267-300.
McHenry, W., Whitman, T., & Krushinski, M. F. (2009). Answering the call to supervise: Tips, methods and means to achieving greater success in the supervisory experience. Pennsylvania Counseling Association Journal.
Parke, C. S. (2008). Reasoning and communicating in the language of statistics. Journal of Statistics Education, 16(1), 1-24.
Parke, C. S., & Taylor, J. K. (2008). A collaborative research initiative between middle school and university faculty. Research in the Schools, 15(2), 20-35.
Polat, N. (2009). Matches in beliefs between teachers and students, and success in L2 attainment: The Georgian example. Foreign Language Annals, 42, 229-249.
Polat, N., & Balog, R. (2009). Fostering academic and language development of ELLS and heritage learners through the SIOP model. Learning Languages, 14, 8-13.
Ritter, J. K. (2009). Developing a vision of teacher education: How my classroom teacher understandings evolved in the university environment. Studying Teacher Education, 5(1), 45-60.
Ritter, J. K., & Lee, K. (2009). Explicit goals, implicit values, and the unintentional stifling of pluralism: An examination of a social studies teacher education vision statement. Theory and Research in Social Education, 37(1), 75-100.
Schreiber, J. B. (2008). Core reporting practices in structural equation modeling. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 4(2), 83-97.
Tharinger, D., Pryzwanski, W., & Miller, J. A. (2008, October). School psychology: A specialty of professional psychology with unique competencies and complexities. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 39(5), 529-536.
Toth, E. E., Morrow, B. L., & Ludvico, L. R. (2008). Designing blended inquiry learning in a laboratory context: A study of incorporating hands-on and virtual laboratories. Innovative Higher Education, 33(5).
Vernon-Dotson, L. J. (in press). Promoting inclusive education through teacher leadership teams: A school reform initiative. Journal of School Leadership.
Vernon-Dotson, L. J., & Floyd, L. O. (2008). Collaborative partnerships & teacher empowerment. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 12(4), 165-170.
Wheeler, J. J., Mayton, M. R., Carter, S. L., Chitiyo, M., Menendez, A. L., & Huang, A. X. (in press). An assessment of treatment integrity in behavioral intervention studies conducted with persons with mental retardation. Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities.
Reports
Levers, L. L., Magweva, I. F., Maundeni, T., & Mpofu, E. (2008). A report on a comprehensive study of social safety nets for people with disabilities in Botswana. Gaborone, Botswana: The Botswana Ministry of Health and the Botswana Office of the President.
Parke, C. S. (2008). The fourth annual report to the community on public school progress in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, PA: A+ Schools: A Community Alliance for Public Education.
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