Experience

PRO-ED, Inc.

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Specialist/Project Director

  • Jun 2013 - Present

  PRO-ED, Inc is a leading publisher of norm-referenced tests, books, and disability therapy materials in the areas of speech-language pathology, special education, psychology, occupational and physical therapy, and early childhood. Project Directors work with authors of accepted projects to ensure their reliability, validity, quality, and utility. Project Directors coordinate a multidisciplinary development team, guide product design, formulate and manage project schedules, develop assessment items and forms in accordance with APA standards, direct ongoing test development projects, plan and conduct statistical and psychometric analyses, write and edit test manuals for publication, and provide input on software design and testing. • Manage the development of test development projects, including: o Sample planning (national normative samples, reliability and validity studies, equating/linking) o Item writing with attention to minimizing DIF o Test material development o IRB submissions o Data collection/entry management o Large scale schedule management o Planning and implementation of large scale statistical analyses (see below) o Writing test manuals o Writing report logic o Testing print materials prior to release • Management of a multidisciplinary team including data collection coordinators and editors/production • Collaborate with staff to develop technical materials • Develop content for score and interpretive reports across content domains (e.g., achievement/IQ, language, motor development) • Collaborate with various support positions • Represent PRO-ED at various local, regional, and national conventions • Competencies in the following analyses: o Classical Test Theory o General Linear Model o Multivariate Statistics ANOVA, Multiple Regression, EFA) o Causal Modeling (SEM, CFA) o Bayesian Statistics (Sensitivity, Specificity) o Rasch (IRT) o Equating/Linking o Meta-analysis o Small-n (Single Case) designs • Experience with the SAS, SPSS, AMOS, LISREL Show less



Zarrow Center for Learning Enrichment, University of Oklahoma

• Norman, Oklahoma

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2010 - Dec 2013

  This position consisted of .5 FTE position on a state funded grant and a .25 FTE position on a federally funded grant. In the first position, I was responsible for the management of a state-funded grant looking at the effects of self-determination training and assistive technology on transition goal attainment of students with mild to moderate disabilities. Specifically, designing and implementing the research study, including IRB development and compliance, development of longitudinal data collection tools, collaborating with a technical support team to implement assistive technology services, adapt and revise self-determination instructional material, and present research findings at conferences. In the second position, I was responsible for supporting the development of an assessment of non-academic behaviors associated with post-secondary education, employment, and independent living for students having mild to moderate disabilities. Specifically, data entry and management of a large dataset, contributing to the development of scoring procedures, leading the development of score reports, analyzing the validity of the assessment using multigroup confirmatory factor analysis and differential item functioning, producing technical documentation regarding item and test functioning, and documenting procedures and findings of the assessment. Show less



Oklahoma City Public Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Special Education Teacher

  • Aug 2009 - Jul 2010

  Responsibilities included daily math instruction for 7th grade students having mild to severe disabilities. Instruction was based on the 7th grade Oklahoma PASS curriculum (modified and accommodated) and most students participated in standard end-of-year assessments. Additional responsibilities included attending department and grade level team meetings, planning and supporting field trips, supporting day-to-day school operations (i.e., hall duty), developing FBAs, BIPs, IEPs and their related testing, coordinating IEP and related meetings, implementing research studies, coordinating translators, and providing in-class support to an 8th grade general education math class. Show less



Massachusetts Department of Youth Services Metro Assessment Unit

• Boston, MA

• Teacher Coordinator

  • Aug 2005 - 2009

  Responsible for three roles in this administrative positions in a secure facility for adjudicated youth. The primary responsibility was for coordinating educational evaluations, writing educational evaluations, and attending placement meetings for students. In this role, I worked with consultants to implement a format for completing evaluations that was adopted statewide. Second, this role included supervising teachers on the unit, including leading team meeting, evaluating teachers, and providing training and feedback. The final responsibility for this position was to teach math to classes with general education and special education students in grades 6 through 12. Instruction followed the Massachusetts content standards with modifications and accommodations. Show less



National Center for Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice

• College Park, MD

• Graduate Assistant

  • Aug 2003 - May 2005

  Responsible for two roles for this federally funded grant. The first of these roles was to maintain the EDJJ website including building a database of newsletter recipients, updating resources and information related to regional and national conferences, and disseminating EDJJ research. The second of these roles was to run a reading intervention targeting incarcerated youth, including small group instruction of two reading interventions (one whole language based, and one fluency based) with data collection. Show less



Day Treatment, Residential, and Juvenile Corrections Study

• College Park, D

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2003 - May 2005

  Supported the design and implementation of a national research project looking at math, reading, and writing teaching strategies used in residential, day treatment, and juvenile corrections facilities. Responsibilities included supporting the development of IRB protocols and a large-scale dataset, along with completing fidelity checks and data entry. Supported the design and implementation of a national research project looking at math, reading, and writing teaching strategies used in residential, day treatment, and juvenile corrections facilities. Responsibilities included supporting the development of IRB protocols and a large-scale dataset, along with completing fidelity checks and data entry.



Whole Self Center

• Annapolis, Maryland

• Autism Support Technican

  • Aug 2003 - 2005

  Responsible for community-based and in-home instruction ranging from functional living skills to academic and language development using ABA instruction. Additional responsibilities included data collection, progress monitoring, maintaining case notes, and developing behavior plans with families. Responsible for community-based and in-home instruction ranging from functional living skills to academic and language development using ABA instruction. Additional responsibilities included data collection, progress monitoring, maintaining case notes, and developing behavior plans with families.