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Faculty Credentials : SummerI 2008
Lang, Lit, And Spec Pop


1. Walter B Barnes (P)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BBA PROD.-LOGISTICS MGMT. -- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON(1978)
  • MED READING -- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY(1991)
  • Reading 24+
  • Higher Education Leadership 24+
  • English as a Second Language 12
  • Learning Resource Specialist 21
  • Curriculum and Instruction 12
  • My years of service as a reading/language arts teacher in K-12 and a reading education instructor at SHSU make me highly qualified to teach the developmental reading classes. My general experience as a classroom teacher, both in public education and at the postsecondary level, make me highly qualified to teach the SAM 136 Education Cohort.
  • My Texas teacher certifications are also evidence that I can teach the developmental reading course and be responsive to the ethnic diversity. I am certified in elementary education (1-6) and elementary reading (1-6), as a learning resource specialist (K-12), in content area reading (6-12), and English as a Second Language (K-12). I also have Dyslexia Certification from Niehaus Learning Center in Houston. These same certifications are beneficial in my SAM 136 Education Cohort.
  • As I was completing my ed. program at SHSU in 1990, I was selected in the top ten education majors and in the top three reading students. Also, I won campus awards for six of the ten years I worked in Conroe ISD.I was chose Humanatarian of the Year four times, 1992-93, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99. This award was given to one person on each campus for promoting education, school spirit, and civic responsibility to parents and students. I was awarded the Teacher of the Year award in 2000-01 and 2002-03. This award was given to the teacher with exemplary classroom practices and procedures that promoted student learning. In the spring of 2001, I was awarded the Rotory Club of The Woodlands Vocational Educator Award for Fall 2000 because of my work with the Interact Club, a high school civic organization. These awards are evidence that I am interested in student learning, growth, and development both in and out of the classroom. I practice the same student-centered strategies at SHSU.
  • I have the ability to relate to young adults, especially those who are considered "at-risk." I work diligently to help this group of students gain the strategies and confidence to be successful academically. The scores and comments on my teacher evaluations from developmental reading students each semester are continued evidence that I have the academic background and personal disposition to help these students become more academically adept. Because of the education I received at SHSU and my dispositions for working with young adults, I am qualified to teach both developmental reading and the SAM 136 Cohort. Although I have not completed work on my dissertation, I am ABD on my doctorate in higher education executive leadership, which has allowed me to learn valuable information about university administration and leadership. From my doctoral studies, I am better qualified to assist students in decision making processes at the postsecondary level.
2. Helen Berg (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BS HUMAN DEV & FAMILY STUDIES -- THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO(1993)
  • MED SPECIAL EDUCATION -- LESLEY UNIVERSITY(1996)
  • PHD EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP & INNOVTN -- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO(2007)
  • PhD in Educational Leadership completed December 2007 24+
  • Dissertation on writing development for English language learners. Directed several Title III, VII grants, developed curriculum to train pre-service, inservice Bilingual and ESl teachers.
3. Leonard G. Breen (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BS ELEMENTARY EDUCATION -- OREGON COLLEGE OF EDUCATION(1963)
  • MED EDUCATION -- UNIVERSITY OF OREGON(1965)
  • EDD EDUCATION -- UNIVERSITY OF OREGON(1967)
  • Elementary teacher, Salem Public Schools, Salem Oregon. Assistant Professor of Education - Reading, New Mexico State University, 1967-'70. Assistant/Associate Professor of Education, Director of Reading Center, University of Tennessee, 1970 - '78. Consultant, U.S. Office of Education, National Right-To-Read Program, 1972 - 1975. Director Reading Center, Eastern Montana College (Now Eastern Montana State Univ.) 1978-'80. Associate Professor of Reading, University of Oklahoma, 1984 - '88. National Trainer & Demonstration Teacher, Wright Group, publishing co., 1990 - 2005. Associate Professor of Language, Literacy & Special Populations, Sam Houston State University, 1990 - present. Teaching Reading, with J. Estill Alexander, et. al., Scott Foresman/Little, Brown. Coaching Struggling Readers, with Margaret Allen, Creative Teaching Press.
4. Cindy L Clark (P)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BS ELEMENTARY EDUCATION -- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CARBONDALE(1978)
  • MS EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT -- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE(1984)
  • Assistant principal for 14 years, principal for 6 years.
5. Robert B Cope JR (P)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA BOTANY -- THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL(1979)
  • MED SPECIAL EDUCATION -- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY(1998)
  • EDD EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP -- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY(2002)
  • Assistant Superintendent, Madisonville CISD. Previously served as special programs director, special education director, instructional facilitator, educational diagnostician, inclusion facilitator, and special education teacher (resource, content mastery, and low-incidence disabilities).
  • Superintendent, Principal, Supervisor, Educational Diagnostician, PK-12 Special Education, 1-8 Earth Science (State of Texas). Instructional Leadership Development Trainer (TEA).
  • Max Schlotter Award--Outstanding Student in School Administration, 2001. Jack Staggs Dissertation Award, 2003.
6. Renee Bellamy Kwiatek (P)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA SPECIAL EDUCATION -- ROWAN UNIVERSITY, GLASSBORO, NJ(1977)
  • MED SPECIAL EDUCATION -- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY(1996)
  • Special Education 24+
  • I have been employed as educational diagnositician providing assessment, consultation, training of staff and direct support of both general education and special teachers working with special education students and those at risk. I also chaired or faciliated ARD/IEP meetings and maintained the legal documents for special education students. Before serving as a diagnostician I was employed as a special education teacher in a number of settings (resource room, inclusion, behavioral specialist/teacher) and as a speech and language therapist.
  • Certifications: Educational Diagnostician (RPED #1712),Speech and Language Therapist, Special Education Teacher, Elementary Education Teacher, PreSchool Teacher
  • Presented at professional conferences and inservice trainings sessions
7. Sharon A Lynch (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY -- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON(1978)
  • MED SPECIAL EDUCATION -- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY(1982)
  • EDD SPECIAL EDUCATION -- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON(1992)
  • Assessment 12
  • Severe Disabilities 18
  • Behavior Disorders 12
  • Inclusion 6
  • Mild/Moderate Disabilites 6
  • Research 18
  • 6 years work experience with young children with disabilities
  • 10 years experience as a speech-language pathologist, teacher, and educational diagnostician in programs for children and youth with severe disabilities
  • 5 years as a consultant at Region IV Education Service Center in the areas of severe disabilities and assessment
  • Licensed Speech Language Pathologist
  • Texas Education Agency Certification: Generic Special Education Mental Retardation
  • College of Education Outstanding Teaching Award, 2005
  • Texas Association for the Education of Young Children Outstanding Teacher Educator, 2007
  • Faculty Evaluation System Ratings demonstrate sustained quality of teaching
  • Publications in following journals: Journal of Special Education, Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, Education and Training in Mental Retardation, Young Exceptional Children, Behavior Disorders, Teaching Exceptional Children, Journal of Learning Disabilities, Jourmal of At-Risk Issues, Early Childhood Research and Practice, Assessment for Effective Intervention, Childhood Education, Best Practices in School Personnel, Education and Treatment of Children, Children and Families, The DiaLog, Dimensions of Early Childhood, Early Years
  • Continuous active research
8. Margaret A Mc Guire (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BAED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION -- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA(1975)
  • MED CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION -- TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY(1988)
  • EDD EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION -- TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY(2001)
  • Texas Elementary Self Contained (1-8) Teaching Certificate Life Texas Kindergarten (Pk-K) Teaching Certificate Life Texas Mid Management (Pk-12) Administrator Certificate Life
  • TAEYC, Teacher Educator of the Year 2006 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 2005 TAEYC Susan Hargrave 2003 Early Childhood Trainer of the Year Waterbridge Elementary Teacher of the Year 1992
  • McGuire, M., Simpson, C. (May, June, July, 2006). Hand in hand: An examination of mentor relationships. Best Practices in School Personnel Sanders, J., McGuire, M. (2006). Calling all fathers! Your children need you. Early Years.28(1). 5-7. McGuire, M. (2005)). Ready…set…conference: Mastering the logistics. Young children. 60(5).68. McGuire, M., Simpson, C. and Polnick, B. (2005). How young is too young? An examination of the identification of young gifted learners. Gifted Education Press. 19(4). Simpson, C. & McGuire, M. (2004). Are you ready? Supporting children in an uncertain world. Dimensions, 32, 35-38. McGuire, M. & Simpson, C. (2002) Recruitment and retention: How to keep your organization vibrant and dynamic. Early Years: The Journal of the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children, 24(2), 4-5. McGuire, M. Simpson, C. (2001) Children and terr
  • Public and Private school teacher in kindergarten, first, second and fifth grade for 16 years. Director of Early Childhood Center for 4 years
  • Editor of: Early Years, the Journal of the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children
9. Melinda Sue Miller (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BSED ELEMENTARY/KINDERGARTEN-ENGLISH -- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN(1986)
  • MED ELEMENTARY EDUCATION -- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY(1990)
  • PHD CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION -- TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY(2001)
10. Diana Kay Nabors (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BS SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY -- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON(1978)
  • MED ELEMENTARY EDUCATION -- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY(1986)
  • EDD CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION -- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON(2000)
  • Early Childhood Education 24+
  • Special Education 9
  • Reading/Language Arts 18
  • Texas Teacher Certification - life Elementary Education Grades 1-8, Elementary Speech Communications Grades 1-8, Kindergarden, Early Childhood Ed. - Handicapped Child, Speech and Hearing Therapy,
  • Variety of publications in Early Child Education-- Dimensions of Early Childhood, Early Years,Tennesee's Children, haaeyc Advocate,Children and Families --- Co-author of Inclusive Lesson Plans Throughout the Year - Gryphon House --- Grant Lead Agent/Liaison for two Texas Early Education Model Grants
  • Semi-finalist SHSU Teaching Excellence Award 2004
  • Numerous presentations -- local, state and national on a variety of topics in Early Childhood Education
11. Debra P Price (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BS EDUCATION -- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER(1979)
  • MED SPECIAL EDUCATION -- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND A&M COLLEGE(1982)
  • PHD CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION -- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN(1996)
  • Reading 24+
  • Numerous articles related to Reading
  • Excellence in Teaching Award 2005 Professor of Excellence, Texas Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts, 2008
12. Mary Robbins (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BS ENGLISH -- GEORGIA COLLEGE(1974)
  • MED READING -- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY(1977)
  • EDD READING -- TEXAS WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY(1990)
  • Literacy and Reading 24+
  • Research and Statistics 24+
  • Numerous publications on reading and literacy
13. Cynthia Simpson (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BS INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES -- SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY(1992)
  • MED ELEMENTARY EDUCATION -- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY(1996)
  • PHD HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT -- TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY(2002)
  • Special Education 24+
  • Assessment 18
  • 2005- Texas State Early Care and Education Career Development System Master Level Trainer, Registration #1020; 2002- Texas State Early Care and Education Career Development SystemMaster Level Trainer. Registration # 028-0108-9900T; Educational Diagnostician; Supervision (PK-12); Instructional Leadership Certification: Sam Houston State University; Early Childhood Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten (PK-K); English as a Second Language (PK-12); Generic Special Education (PK-12); Self- Contained Elementary Education (1-8)
  • Texas Association for the Education of Young Children, Susan Hargrave Trainer of the Year Award; Texas Council for Exceptional Children, Kathleen Varner Service Award; Finalist for Council for Exceptional Children, Susan Phillips Gorin Award
  • Published several scholary articles in journals such as Teaching Exceptional Children, Best Practices in School Personnel, Teaching Exceptional Children Plus, Intervention School and Clinic, Children and Schools, The Dialog, Early Years, JAASP, and The Advocate.
  • Faculty Evaluation System Ratings demonstrate sustained quality of teaching
14. Vicky G Spencer (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BS SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY -- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS(1982)
  • MED SPECIAL EDUCATION -- TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE(1986)
  • PHD EDUCATION -- GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY(2002)
  • I have taught undergraduate and graduate courses for the past 7 years in learning disabilities and emotional disabilites. I taught as a resource teacher for students with learning disabilities for two years. I served on the Autism Priority Project for the state of Virginia for two years.
  • I have numerous publications and presentations in the fields of LD, ED and autism.
15. Philip R Swicegood (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA PSYCHOLOGY -- AUBURN UNIVERSITY(1972)
  • MA SPECIAL EDUCATION -- THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA(1976)
  • EDD SPECIAL EDUCATION -- THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA(1982)
  • Special Education Graduate hours include 12 hours of coursework devoted to learning disabilities. 24+
  • I have professional experience with public school and residential populations of individuals with disabilities. In public school, I was a resource teacher for students with learning disabilities in Northport, Alabama :1976 - 1980.
  • In Alabama, I held a Level A teacher certification in Special Education.
  • My vita currently lists 19 publications in refereed professional journals in education and special education. In my academic career, I have many presentations at international as well as state/local professional conferences. I have and continue to be active in professional organizations including the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the International Reading Association (IRA).
  • I am currently a reviewer for two professional journals in education - The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy and Intervention in School and Clinic. Each journal seeks blind review of five or six manuscripts per year.
16. Nancy K Votteler (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BS INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES -- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON(1992)
  • MS READING -- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE(2000)
  • EDD CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION -- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON(2007)
  • Principal Investigator for the Sam Houston Writing Project, a National Writing Project site. Previous experience with writing projects include Greater Houston Area Writing Project, National Writing Project of Texas Task Force, and teacher consultant.
  • Texas State Reading Teacher of the Year, 2001. Allen and Margaret Hill Leadership Award, 2006.
17. Michael Alan Webb (P)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • PHD EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY -- UNIV OF HOUSTON(1969)
  • BS INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES -- TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE(1999)
  • MED SPECIAL EDUCATION -- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY(2001)
  • PHD EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES -- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON(2007)
  • Educational Diagnostician Certificate.
  • Publication on reading disability referrals. Presentations on factors affecting response to intervention.
  • Has worked in the public schools as an educational diagnostician.

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