Utah Conference on Effective Practices in
Special Education &Rehabilitation: Interventions Across the Lifespan
2007 Effective Practices Conference
Speakers
The fifth annual conference will be held from June 18 - 21, 2007 at Utah State University.
The conference is organized in four strands with nationally recognized keynote presenters.
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Joseph E. Keferl, Rh.D., CRC - PostsecondaryDr. Joseph Keferl is an Assistant Professor and Advisor of the Graduate Rehabilitation Counseling, Chemical Dependency Program at Wright State University. Dr. Keferl has experience working with persons with chronic and persistent mental illness, traumatic brain injury, developmental disabilities, and persons with co-existing substance abuse and disability. In addition, Dr. Keferl is a consultant/trainer for the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Substance Abuse, Disability, and Employment. Dr. Keferl serves on numerous local, state, and national professional boards, and is currently Chair of a three county mental health and recovery board, Past President of the Ohio Rehabilitation Counseling Association, Board member of the Ohio Rehabilitation Association, Chair of the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association Research and Knowledge Council, and is the Region V Representative to the National Council on Rehabilitation Education. He has published in several professional journals and presents regularly at professional conferences across the country. |
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Janette Klingner, Ph.D. - Cultural Linguistic DiversityJanette Klingner, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado. Before earning her doctorate in reading and learning disabilities from the University of Miami, she was a bilingual special education teacher for ten years in California and Florida. She is a co-Principal Investigator for The National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt), a Technical Assistance Center funded to address the disproportionate representation of culturally and linguistically diverse students in special education, and recently was an Investigator for The Center on Personnel Studies in Special Education (COPSSE). To date, she has authored or co-authored 63 journal articles and book chapters and co-authored or co-edited 9 books. With Beth Harry, she recently published the book Why are so many minority students in special education? Understanding race and disability in schools. Research foci include reading comprehension strategy instruction for diverse populations, the disproportionate representation of culturally and linguistically diverse students in special education, and special education teacher quality. She is past Co-Editor of the Review of Educational Research and an Associate Editor for the Journal of Learning Disabilities. In 2004 she was honored with AERA’s Early Career Award for outstanding research. |
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Sharon Vaughn, Ph.D. - LiteracyDr. Sharon Vaughn holds the H. E. Hartfelder/Southland Corp. Regents Chair in Human Development. She is the author of numerous books and research articles that address the reading and social outcomes of students with learning difficulties. She is currently the Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator on several Institute for Education Science, National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, and Office of Special Education Programs research grants investigating effective interventions for students with reading difficulties and students who are English language learners. |
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Jo Webber, Ph.D. - Positive Behavior SupportsJo Webber, Ph.D has been a Professor of Special Education at Texas State University since 1986 and is currently serving as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the College of Education. Her professional experience includes teaching students with emotional and behavioral disorders, mental retardation, and autism. She is a past president of the International Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders, a division of the Council for Exceptional Children, and for 20 years has consulted with school districts throughout the state and nation regarding the education of special education students. Her interests include teacher education, educating students with autism and emotional and behavioral disorders, and promoting positive behavioral programming in schools and communities. She is co-author of three textbooks, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: Theory to Practice (Allyn & Bacon), Autism: Teaching DOES make a difference (Wadsworth), and Educating Students with Autism: A Quickstart Manual for Teachers (Pro-Ed, Inc.). |