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The faculty and students of the Department of Educational and School Psychology and Special Education (ESPSE) appreciate the academic benefits of being connected to the world. As a department on the leading edge of new research and technical advances, connectivity to other groups of learners helps us stay on top of the ever expanding body of knowledge on the development of individuals at all ages. In addition to realizing the importance of research, faculty in ESPSE note that teaching is their most important role.

 

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Faculty Member Email Address About the Faculty Member
David A. Buzminsky Dr. Buzminsky supervises doctoral students in Clinic and in the field.
Sean Casey sdc14@psu.edu Functional assessments of children with severe behavior problems, choice making, pediatric feeding disorders, reinforcer assessments.
James C. DiPerna jcd12@psu.edu Dr. DiPerna teaches consultation and professional research seminars.
Thomas W. Farmer twf2@psu.edu Tom Farmer teaches courses in the etiology and characteristics of students with disabilities, practices and research issues in the education and treatment of students with behavioral disorders, and the social development of students with disabilities
Robert L. Hale h12@psu.edu Dr. Hale teaches undergraduate statistics and graduate research courses, as well as behavioral and affective assessment and decisionmaking courses.
Charles A. Hughes cah14@psu.edu Development and validation of self-management and learning strategies for use with mildly handicapped students.
Richard M. Kubina Jr. rmk11@psu.edu Explicit instruction and methods for facilitating instructional decision making.
Jonna M. Kulikowich jmk35@psu.edu Interests include: academic development in mathematics/statistics, applied statistics, measurement of variables in reading research.
David L. Lee dxl34@psu.edu Motivational issues in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other behavior disorders.
Pui-Wa Lei pul3@psu.edu Interests include: statistics, psychometrics, structural equation modeling.
Ronald A. Madle Dr. Madle supervises students in Clinic and in the field.
Linda H. Mason lhm12@psu.edu Literacy for students with special needs, curriculum development, reading and writing instructional methods, assessment, and inclusion.
James K. McAfee jqm@psu.edu Special education and disability law, criminal justice, postsecondary education, and special education placement policies and practices.
Kathleen M. McKinnon kmm25@psu.edu Coordinator of Teacher Education
David McNaughton dbm2@psu.edu Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology, Employment, Literacy
Bonnie J. F. Meyer bjm8@psu.edu Dr. Meyer has training as a school psychologist and supervises student research.
Bonnie J. F. Meyer bjm8@psu.edu Reading comprehension for people in Grades 4 through retirement years, structure strategy instruction, learning and medical decision-making across the adult lifespan, and intergenerational computer support cooperative work.
Paul L. Morgan plm17@psu.edu Understanding and affecting factors influencing children's growth as readers, especially those that lead some to be at increased risk for academic failure.
P. Karen Murphy pkm15@psu.edu Dr. Murphy’s teaching and research interests focus on the processes underpinning students' learning, and how cognition and motivation influence these processes. Her current research projects pertain to the function of students' and teachers' knowledge, beliefs, and interest in learning, the influence of epistemology, achievement goals, and self-efficacy on academic performance, as well as the role and influence of classroom discourse on high-level comprehension.
Yvonne Reedy Dr. Reedy supervises students in Clinic and in the field.
Kathy L. Ruhl klr3@psu.edu Department Head
Timothy Runge Dr. Runge provides instruction on supervision, and supervises students in clinic and in the field.
Frank R. Rusch frr3@psu.edu Promote generalization, problem solving among persons with disabilities, systems change with respect to promoting quality outcomes with persons with disabilities focusing on high schools, service, and employment, policy analysis.
Barbara A. Schaefer bas19@psu.edu Dr. Schaefer teaches intellectual assessment and school-based intervention courses.
Mary Catherine Scheeler mcs13@psu.edu Instructional design and delivery for students with mild disabilities, behavior and classroom management strategies for teachers, teacher training and supervision.
Gerald L. Shook Shook@bacb.com Executive Director, Behavior Analyst Certification Board
(not located at the University Park campus)
Linda Shoop lls4@psu.edu Not Graduate Faculty, located at the New Kensignton Campus.
Rayne A. Sperling rsd7@psu.edu Interests include: cognitive processing, reading comprehension.
Robert J. Stevens rjs15@psu.edu Interests include: cooperative learning, reading comprehension, psychology of instruction.
Hoi K. Suen HoiSuen@psu.edu Interests include: measurement theories, behavioral observation, validity issues, consequences of high-stakes testing, lessons from the historical civil service exam system of China.
Peggy Van Meter pnv1@psu.edu psychology of reading, cognition, instructional practices
Beverly J. Vandiver bjv3@psu.edu Dr. Vandiver teaches professional writing and multicultural SCALE seminars.
Shirley A. Woika saw194@psu.edu Dr. Woika teaches an assessment course, and supervises students in Clinic and in the field.
Pamela S. Wolfe psw7@psu.edu Social validation of instructional strategies, advocacy, and transition for persons having moderate/severe disabilities.
 

   
 
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Kathy Ruhl, Department Head
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125 CEDAR Building
University Park, PA 16802-3108
tel (814) 856-6072 fax (814) 856-7066 email espse@psu.edu

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