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Main Faculty:

Emily Bouck, Ph.D. (Michigan State University)
Assistant Professor

Dr. Bouck's research focuses students with disabilities use of assistive technology in the content areas, including social studies and mathematics, as well as curriculum and instructional environments and issues for students with mild intellectual disabilities. She is particularly interested in these areas for students with disabilities at the secondary level. She has presented her work at national conferences including the Council for Exceptional Children and the American Education Research Association as well as had it published in peer-reviewed journals, including Remedial and Special Education, Journal of Disability Policy Studies, Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, and Journal of Special Education Technology. During her doctoral program, Dr. Bouck was recognized for her accomplishments in teaching. She received an Excellence in Teaching Citation from the university as well as the College of Education. She is the current President Elect of the Division on Developmental Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children and will assume the Presidency on January 1, 2010.

 

Teresa Taber Doughty, Ph.D. (Georgia State University), Associate Professor

Professor Doughty has been recognized for her accomplishments in teaching at Purdue University. She has received numerous nominations and teaching awards (College of Education, 2004; Dept. of Educational Studies, 2004; 2006; Kappa Delta Pi, 2003; Charles B. Murphy Award nominee, 2005; Teaching for Tomorrow Award, 2002) and was named to Purdue's Teaching Academy in 2005. At a national/international level, she serves on the editorial boards for Journal of Behavioral Education, The Journal of Special Education Technology, and Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities and is the current Vice President of the Council for Exceptional Children Division on Developmental Disabilities. Beginning in 2010, she will then serve as President Elect. Her research focuses on instructional strategies that assist teachers in their preparation of students with severe disabilities for full community participation.

 

Jeff Gilger, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Discovery and Faculty Development

Professor Jeffrey W. Gilger is currently Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development in the College of Education at Purdue University. His background includes an MS and certification in Clinical Child/School Psychology, and an MA and Ph.D. in Experimental/Developmental Psychology, with specialized training in Human Behavioral Genetics. Dr. Gilger's primary areas of teaching and research have been in neuropsychological development and human behavioral genetics, with particular emphasis on the etiology of learning disabilities (LD). He has published widely and has worked on a variety of national and international review boards and research projects. Dr. Gilger's current work includes the genetic and neurological basis of superior nonverbal abilities (particularly in LD children), and the application of virtual reality technology to the assessment and teaching of visual spatial processing.  He is also involved in a large scale, national efficacy study of multisensory remediation for reading disabilities in clinical settings.

  

Lyle L. Lloyd, Ph. D. (University of Iowa)
Professor

Dr. Lloyd is Professor of Special Education and Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. His primary professional preparation was in audiology and speech-language pathology with cognates in special education, sociology, and recreation and physical education. Lloyd's primary area of interest is the development of the transdisciplinary augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) field (both service and research) to promote full participation of individuals with little or no functional speech. Some of his specific areas of interest are test accommodation and alternate assessment, cultural diversity issues of assessment and intervention, communication development and disabilities, and research and professional preparation. He holds the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Certificates of Clinical Competence in both Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. For his research and professional contributions Lloyd has received national and international recognition including the ISAAC President's Awards for both 1986-88 and 1996-98, ISAAC Distinguished Service Award, Honors of ASHA, and an Honorary Doctorate (Honoris Causa) from the University of Pretoria

 

Sarah Templin,
Clinical Instructor

Sarah Templin prepares special education teachers at Purdue and spends much of her time in the public schools working with Purdue's special education student teachers and practicum students.   She was recognized in 2005-2006 for her accomplishments in teaching by receiving the Outstanding Teaching Award for clinical instructors through the Department of Educational Studies as well as being inducted as an Honorary Member of Kappa Delta Pi. Sarah serves as the advisor for the special education student organization, Council for Exceptional Children.

 

Oliver Wendt, Ph.D. (Purdue University)
Assistant Professor

Dr. Wendt has a joint appointment in Special Education and Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. His major research interests are in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AC) and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Current research investigates the efficacy of AAC strategies including graphic symbols, manual signs, Picture Exchange Communication System, and speech-generating devices. Further research focuses on cross-linguistic aspects of graphic symbol iconicity. Dr. Wendt specializes in single-subject experimental designs, systematic reviews and meta-analyses of single-subject and group design data.

Dr. Wendt serves on the editorial board of the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Evidence-based Communication Assessment and Intervention, and the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.  He also serves on the steering committee for the Education Coordinating Group of the Campbell Collaboration. Dr. Wendt received the 2005 Editor Award of the Augmentative and Alternative Communication Journal (along with Schlosser, Angermeier, & Shetty). He is also a recipient of the 2007 Advancing Academic Research Careers Award from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and the 2007 Purdue University, College of Education Outstanding Dissertation Award.

 

Yan Ping Xin, Ph.D. (Lehigh University)
Associate Professor

Dr. Xin's research interests include effective instructional strategies in mathematics problem-solving with students with learning disabilities/difficulties, cross-culture performance and curriculum comparison, and meta-analysis. Dr. Xin pioneered Conceptual Model-based Problems Solving approach that facilitates algebra readiness in elementary mathematics learning.  She is currently the Principal Investigator (with Dr. R. Tzur in math education and Dr L. Si in computer science) of a 5-year multi-million dollar grant project (National Science Foundation) that aims to develop a computerized conceptual model-based problem solving system to nurture multiplicative reasoning in students with learning difficulties.

At the national/international level, Dr. Xin is recognized for her accomplishments in research by the American Education Research Association (AERA, SER-SIG, 2003). She was awarded The Donald T. Campbell Social Science Research Award in1997. She has presented her work at national/international conferences and published in prestigious journals such as Exceptional Children, The Journal of Special Education, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, and The Journal of Educational Research. Her work is cited in detail in the recent Instructional Practices Report from the National Mathematics Panel. Dr. Xin serves on the editorial board for Exceptional Children. In addition, she served on the National Advisory Committee for the Praxis Elementary Education test (Educational Testing Service, 2006-2008).

 

Sydney Zentall, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh)
Professor

Professor Zentall is a national/international expert on the education of students with ADHD. She conducts research on the social and academic outcomes of ADHD and the responses of these students to specific learning conditions and environments. She has been awarded (a) the "Outstanding Faculty Discovery Award 2006" from the School of Education, (b) the Discovery Award from the Department of Educational Studies (2005-2006; 2004-2005; 2002-2003), and (c) the Snodgrass Scholar Award in 1985. At the national/international level, she is past President of the Division for Research, Council for Exceptional Children, and in 1995 she was awarded the Hall of Fame Award "In Recognition of Outstanding Professional Achievement in the Field of Attention Deficit Disorders in the Areas Of Research, Education, and Publication," from the national organization, Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.ADD).

 

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