*****^^^^^*****^^^^^*****^^^^^******^^^^^*****^^^^^*****^^^^ OFFICIAL SPEDTALK BIOS!! Here is the relevant (mostly) personal data on the, as of 3/8/94, forty SPEDtalkers who had complied with JohnL's request for bios. Each bio is separated from the others by the string *****^^^^^*****, making it possible to step through them one at a time by searching for that string repeatedly. The list will be continually updated as more people send in their bios. Any changes, corrections, complaints, comments, etc. can be directed to mhelfric@minerva.cis.yale.edu. Enjoy!! -- Marny, OSKB *****^^^^^***** Name: Elizabeth Becker E-Mail: Becker%SSIDW1@RCC.RTI.ORG Snailmail: Center for Research in Education Research Triangle Institute P.O. Box 12194 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Connection to the Internet: Umbilical cord Or, Pathworks (via ethernet card) to VAX/VMS Phone: (919) 541-6970 (919) 541-6854 (FAX) Birthday: November 19, 1964 Affiliation with Special Education: Former special education teacher; currently getting paid to do research; working on study concerning educational interventions for children with ADD Areas of Interest in Special Education: Most of them-- I have yet to meet a subject area I didn't like. . . I'm especially interested in ADD, behavior disorders, learning disabilities, and the educational ramifications of chronic illness in childhood. I would like to learn more about educational anthropology as it relates to special education. Other areas of interest: Gardening, scubadiving, reading (especially Southern fiction and science-fiction/fantasy), cooking Weather: This morning it was yukky and wet. I'm told that it is now sunny and warming up, but as I'm classified as a jr. professional and therefore do not have a window in my office, I'll have to take that information on faith. . . *****^^^^^***** Name: Rick Brigham Real Name: Frederick J. Email: RBrigham@exodus.valpo.edu Snailmail: Education Department Miller Hall Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN 46383 Phone: O 219 464 5473 Connection: (O) Mac IIci 8/80 direct to VAX (H) Mac SE or sometimes Apple //e (no kidding!) Affliation: Faculty at Valparaiso University Interests: Teacher behavior, Instructional techniques, Integrated media, Secondary Schools, Spatial learning Other Interest: Jazz drumming, African and Latin percussion Getting one more year out of my '81 van Current Weather: The kind of day that makes one glad to be alive... (Probably some sort of a meterological trick!) *****^^^^^***** Name: Kevin Callahan Email: Callahan@coe.unt.edu Snail: Programs in Special Education University of North Texas P.O. Box 13857 Denton, TX 76203-6857 Phone: (817) 565-4037, (817) 565-2185 (fax) DOB: 12/8/58 Computer Info: PC (386SX40); no idea about connection to Internet... (ask Wayne!) Sped Affiliation: Faculty at UNT Sped areas of interest: Anything and everything concerning emotional and behavioral disorders, most recently attitudes of regular educators toward EBD students, reintegration programming, homework, family-based interventions... Other interests: Treasure diving in the Caribbean, literature (reading and writing), history, sports... Other career: Intelligence officer, U.S. Naval Reserve. Current weather: Well if I went scuba diving outside today, it would FEEL like the Caribbean! *****^^^^^^****** Name: Dale Carpenter E-mail address carpenter@wcuvax1.wcu.edu Snail-mail address Department of Human Services Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC 28723-9043 Phone 704-227-7310 office 704-227-7388 fax Connection to the Internet Mac using NCSA Telnet Affliation with Special Education Faculty member at WCU Interests in Special Education Everything (isn't everyone?), Assessment, Programming for adolescents, mild-moderate disabilities in academic areas Current Weather Cool, sunny, smoke-free *****^^^^^***** Name: David J. Chard email: David_Chard_at_COE@ccmail.uoregon.edu Snailmail: 240 Education University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 Phone: (503) 346-1422 Connection: Mac on NSCA Telnet Affiliation with Sped: Doctoral student at UofOregon Sped Interests: Instructional Design Reading disabilities Special education law Other Interests: Finding time to sleep in between chasing daughters (2 year old and 1 year old), writing my proposal, conducting a student initiated grant on reading instruction, and working on other grants. Also like listening to blues/soul, classic, and some country music and keeping up with developments in southern Africa where I got a lot of my teaching experience. *****^^^^^^***** Name:Carol Christensen Email address: c.christensen@mailbox.uq.oz.au Snailmail address: Graduate School of Education University of Queensland Qld, Australia. 4072 Phone: (o7) 365 6395 (work) (07) 831 1476 (home) Birthday: 2.12.1994 (that's the next one that's due. Computer and connection to the internet: work: I think that it's done by a little elf that can move very fast. home: IBM PC and modem Affiliation with special education: I have a PhD in special ed from UCSB and enormous gratitude to Mike Gerber and Mel Semmel for the wonderful training I recieved. I currently teach educational psychology. Areas of interest in special education: LD (although I prefer to think of kids who have problems in learning in specific content areas).Cognition, notions of social justice and social analyses of special education, instructional interventions. *****^^^^^***** Name: Margaret D. Clark (Margi) Email: ibbbmdc@mvs.oac.ucla.edu (spedtalk comes here) mclark2@atss.calstatela.edu 71045.1340@compuserve.com Snail Mail: Special Education Doctoral Program UCLA Graduate School of Education 405 Hilgard Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90032 Phone: no phone at UCLA Birthday: September 17, 1954 (same as the US Constitution and The Cat in the Hat) Computer, Connection to Internet: Mac SE (currently on strike) and Powerbook 160 Tincan and Supra 14400 modem IBM and NCSA Telnet at school Affiliation to Special Education: Currently I'm a doctoral student in the CSULA/UCLA joint doctoral program and a part-time faculty member at Cal State LA in the Division of Special Education. Previously I was a Resource Specialist and Special Ed. mentor teacher. Areas of Interest: Learning disabilites, general education teacher attitudes toward children with LD's, factors governing referral decisions, attribution theory. Other Interests: I don't have time!!!!!!!!! Current Weather: Gorgeous and unseasonably warm (don't blame me; Mother Nature did it!) *****^^^^^***** Name: Melissa Salem Darrow e mail address is: eddarrow@ecuvm1.cis.ecu.edu Mailing address: Dept. of Special Education, East Carolina University 210 Speight, Greenville, NC 27858. Phone: 919-757-4247. Interests: These change from day to day, but today, they are focused on curriculum needs, especially for persons with severe and profound disabilities. Also, I'm very interested in various technological breakthroughs and their future implications for training of persons with disabilities, or those who serve them. (like virtual reality, telepresence, etc..( Occasionally I enjoy latching on to the "issue of the day", which could be anything. Do I lack focus? Maybe. Other interests: 5 year old son named John, music. Also, I am learning to garden, and to fish. Current position: I am on the faculty of the Dept. of Special education at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. I also Direct a Grant Project Which provides direct transition services in Elizabeth City, called Project SUCCESS. Finally, I am Principal Investigator for a project funde d by OSERS that establishes model sites for personnel training & prepares special ed. teachers to provide appropriate curriculum that prepares stude nts for adult life. .... *****^^^^^***** Name: Sherman Dorn Email address: DORNSJ@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu Snailmail address: Department of Special Education Box 328 Peabody College Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 37203 Phone: (615) 343-2301 office Birthday: June 17, 1965 Computer and connection to the internet: DOS using Procomm Plus and regular phone lines Affiliation with special education: Faculty at Vanderbilt Areas of interest in special education: I'm an historian of education with an interest in how students respond (or don't) to the needs of traditionally marginalized students. Current weather: Mid-30's, damp. *****^^^^^***** Name: George P. Drake, Jr. Email address: gdrake@cabell.vcu.edu Snailmail address: Virginia Institute for Developmental Disabilities Virginia Commonwealth University Box 843020 301 West Franklin St. Richmond, VA 23284-3020 Phone: (804) 225-3876--office (804) 371-0042--FAX Birthday: 10 August 1957 Computer and connection to the Internet: Office: Mac Quadra 610, QuickLink II, 14.4 K-bps modem (alas, no hard wire) Home: Mac Powerbook, QuickLink II, 2400 bps modem Affiliation with special education: Faculty member in the Virginia Instititute for Developmental Disabilities, a UAP at Virginia Commonwealth University; Coordinator of the Person-Centered Planning Training Initiative Areas of interest in special education: Students with severe disabilities (SD) and their inclusion in general education settings, the challenging behaviors of students with SDs, qualitative research methods (i.e., naturalistic inquiry), applied behavior analysis, the role of parents in the education of their children with SDs,and person-centered planning as used in transition of students with SDs from school to post-school settings. Current Weather: Let's look...................Well, its rainy, cold, and windy and it feels like it's maybe 35-40 degrees outside my 16th floor window. *****^^^^^***** Name: David Evans Emial Address: D.Evans@cowan.edu.au Snailmail Address: Department of Teaching and Curriculum Studies Edith Cowan University 2 Bradford Street Mount Lawley 6050 Western Australia Phone: (61-9) 3706497 work (61-9) 37-2910 fax [Replace 61-9 with 09 within Australia] Computer connection: Mac using Pegasus Mail Affiliation with Special Education: Faculty member at Edith Cowan University, Perth Areas of interest in special education: Catering for low performing students in regular education classes; policy issues in special educaiton; instructional design; technology in special education Other interests: My family; gardening Current weather: Warm to hot - into our fourth week of 90+ *****^^^^^***** Name: Chris Forlin (Mrs)>> Email address: cforlin@ecel.uwa.edu.au Snailmail address: Graduate School of Education The University of Western Australia Nedlands WA 6009 Phone (619) 380 2274/2388 office (619) 380 1052 fax Birthday: 15 December 1947 Computer and connection to the internet: Mac using NCSA Telnet, TN3270, or Eudora Affiliation with special education: PhD Student in Special Education & sessional lecturer at UWA Areas of interest in special education: I am currently researching in the area of teachers coping with the stress of integrating children with a disability into regular classrooms. I am also interested in planning for effective integration, collaboration, and involvement in placement decision making. Isolation of education support teachers in rural outback Australia, and the way teachers cope with 'forced' inclusion in these areas too. Current weather: Always lovely & sunny in Perth, & always happy to meet any spedtalk visitors to WA (we'll throw another prawn on the barbie for you!) I'm serious - let me know if you're heading 'down under' - I'd love to meet you. *****^^^^^***** Name: Sheila Fox Email address: sfox@henson.cc.wwu.edu Snailmail address: Dept of Curriculum and Insturuction MS 9090 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA 98225 Phone: (206) 650-3332, fax: (206) 650-4845 Birthday: May 3, 1945 Computer connection: Telnet via Henson system, IBM compatable Affiliation: Associate Professor, Special Education Western Washington University Interests: Behavior Disorders, Applied Behavior Analysis, Curriculum Based Measurement, and more... Other interests: *Weather*, reading mysteries, enjoying fresh air, and thinking about gardening Current weather: Overcast. Frost this morning, but warming with rain on the way. I live in the Pacific Northwest, what can I say? *****^^^^^***** NAME: BARBARA MUSHINSKI FULK EMAIL ADDRESS: FULK@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU SNAIL MAIL: SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, LAEB WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 47907 PHONE: (317) 494-9636 BDAY: 8-25-52 COMPUTER & CONNECTION: IBM, KERMIT, PROCOM, HOME BY MODEM 2400 AFFILIATION TO SPECIAL ED: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SECTION, PURDUE AREAS OF INTEREST: COGNITIVE STRATEGIES, MOTIVATION, SPELLING, PROGRAMMING FOR LD, STUDENT TEACHING PREPARATION, COLLABORATION, LOTS MORE OTHER INTERESTS: TRAVEL, FAMILY, THE 7-TH GRADE CULTURE, PARTICULARLY THAT OF OUR YOUNGEST SON, MINDLESS READING OF MYSTERIES, NATURE EXCLUDING POISON IVY CURRENT WEATHER: INDIANA WINTER, SNOW ONE DAY, 50 DEGREES THE NEXT, TODAY APPEARS TO BE THE NEXT *****^^^^^***** Name: Michael Gerber Email address: MGERBER@edstar.gse.ucsb.edu Snailmail address: Graduate School of EducatiOn University of California Santa Barbara, CA, 93106 Phone: (805) 893-3477 office (805) 893-7264 fax Birthday: 20 March 1947 Computer and connection to the internet: Mac using NCSA Telnet, at work MS-DOS, Windows, Procomm, remote from home Affiliation with special education: Faculty member at UCSB Areas of interest in special education: Micro-sped: LD, cognitive issues, spelling, writing, arithmetic, word problem solving, dynamic assessment Macro- sped: Tolerance theory (economic models), public sped policy (accommodation, inclusion, schools as units of analysis) Current weather: Perpetually sunny, like my disposition *****^^^^^***** Name: Guy H. Gilberts Magic Mail: SLMBY@cc.usu.edu Overland stagecoach delivery (here in Utah) Dept. of Special Education Utah State University Logan, Utah 84322-2865 Telephone Comm. Office: (801) 797-3217 Home: (801) 750-3499 Birthdate: November 17, 1951 (A big thanks to those who included their date of birth. It helps in visualization.) Commpter connection: I haven't the foggiest. Some fella hooked me up and said "push this here button." Special educaton affiliation: Doctoral student (for a while) at USU Areas of interest in Sped: teacher training, reading instruction, learning disabilities, developing better relationships with elementary education Prior experiences: veal rancher, pastor (3 churches), stock broker, car sales insurance sales, electronic spy (compliments of US Army) and of course: elementary teacher (1-8) & sped teacher (HS) Other interests: dogs: raising dogs, training dogs, dog sledding, making dog sleds (I like working dogs-not those funny little useless things) crosscountry skiing, backpacking, woodworking, reading action novels Educator I most admire: Mrs. Gibson - my 3rd grade teacher. She brought me homemade cookies the day my family moved from Southern California (boo - no snow) to Washington (yea - snow). I had just finished 4th grade, she hadn't seem me for a year yet took time to see me off. Personal philosophy: Those who make the most difference are those who go the extra mile for people - not things. *****^^^^^***** name: Elisa W. Glickman Email address: ewg@wam.umd.edu Snailmail address: ? Birthday: october 25 1972 phone: (301)927-1384 house phone computer/connection: mac using NCSA Telnet affiliation with special education: student areas of interest: vocational ed/ transition aalso public policy/legal issues current weather: about to storm (snow, that is) *****^^^^^***** Name: Randy Guckenberger (Female) E-mail: randy.guckenberger@success Snail Mail: Georgia Tech Success Programs Success Center, Room 362 Atlanta, Ga. 30263-0122 Phone: 404-894-1945 work; 404-251-9626 home B-Day: March 8, 1947 Comp Connect-I use a Mac through the computers at Tech. I am not computer literate, so I agree with Guy when I say just show me which button to push. Affiliation: Success Programs at Tech Georgia Mental Health Counselors Association Areas/Interests: currently enrolled as a full time student at West Georgia College in the Counseling Field, plus working full time at Tech, and part time as a crisis line counselor. Not much time to get into interests. I do manage to go honky-tonking for dancing. Other interests: reading (during breaks anything that does not require brain power), my grandchildren, and anything else that catches my fancy. Current Weather: suppost to be spring-the trees and flowers think it is and are in full bloom but the weather is cool enough for a light coat. (So I don't like anything below 60, I used to live in Florida and never owned a coat till I moved to GA), Most immediate personal goal: to survive and to buy lotto tickets too. Our lottery is 7 million this week. Oh well, dream on. *****^^^^^***** Name: Tom Gumpel Email address: tgumpel@vms.huji.ac.il Snailmail address: Division of Special Education School of Education The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Mount Scopus Jerusalem 91905, ISRAEL Phone: [international access here] 972-2-882-165 office [international access here] 972-2-882-045 FAX Birthday: 10/30/59 Computer and connection to the INTERNET: 486/33 with 8MB Ram via TCP/IP from Office 486/33 with 16MB Ram and 14,400 baud from Home Affiliation with special education: Striking faculty member at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Areas of interest in special education: Social skills training and social competence. Applied behavior analysis. Psychometrics and Item Response Theory (Rasch). Policy Analysis in sped. School Violence Current Projects: A Polytomous RASCH analysis of Conners Scales Analysis of the school-home interaction with families and teachers of children with ADD A RASCH analysis of first grade teacher's perceptions of readiness of at risk children Scientific Chair of International Conference on Research and Practice in Attention Deficit Disorders. Current weather: Pretty Damn Good. Must have been at least 70 today and not a cloud in the sky. *****^^^^^***** name-- Diane Haager email-- dhaager@calstatela.edu snailmail-- Diane Haager California State University, Los Angeles Division of Special Education 5151 State University Drive Los Angeles, CA 90032 phone (213) 343-4406 fax (213) 343-4318 computer connection-- I don't know! I just push the right buttons! NO, seriously, I use a Mac with a modem and TinCan at home and go through a tn3270 something or other at work with an ethernet connection. Affiliation with Special Ed-- I am a faculty member in special ed at CSULA, where I co- coordinate two programs, Learning Handicapped/Resource Specialist credential and masters (this is what California calls LD), and the joint doctoral program with CSULA and UCLA in special education. Ireceived my Ph.D at the Univ of Miami in 1992 with Sharon Vaughn as my adviser. Prior to that, I taught as a spec educator or a reading specialist for a looong time. Areas of interest in special ed-- Primary interest is in learning disabilities, particularly in the areas of social competence and classroom conditions which facilitate learning for students with ld. Some of my recent work has been with regular classroom teachers and methods for accommodating students with ld in the regular classroom. Weather?? Are you kidding? You think we worry about weather in LA? It is much more exciting to worry about earthquakes, fires, mudslides, riots, ... Sometimes I miss Florida. *****^^^^^***** Name: Arlene Hall Email address: Hallam@vm.cc.Purdue.edu Snailmail address: 1446 LAEB Purdue University West Lafayette IN 47906 Phone: (317) 494-7332 Birthday: November 6, 1955 Computer Connection to Internet: Mac, Kermit, 2400 bps modem Affiliation to Special Education: Doctoral student at Purdue Areas of Interest: Behavior Disorders, ADHD, and Consultation Other Interest: When I had money and a life I was interested in theatre and travel. Now my only form of entertainment is SPEDTALK. Current Weather: Sunny and in the 50's. Wonderful for Indiana. *****^^^^^***** Name: Dan Hallahan E-mail: dph@virginia.edu Snail-mail: University of Virginia, Curry School of Education, 405 Emmet Street, Charlottesville, VA, 22903 Telephone: (804)924-0756; fax:(804)924-0747 Computer & connection to internet: DOS with NCSA Telnet (office); some kind of high speed, very noisy modem at home Special ed affiliation: Professor, Univ of Virginia (since 1971) Areas of interest in special ed: General policy stuff in general special ed, with an emphasis on learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and cognitive behavior modification Other interests: None. Special ed is my life. Weather: Who cares? D.O.B. 11-12-44 *****^^^^^***** Name: Karen R. Harris Email Address: kh9@umail.umd.edu Snailmail Address: Dept. of Special Education University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 Phone: 301-405-6488 Birthday: 7 August, 1953 Computer and Connection to the Internet: IBM compatible; wired direct in my office, modem at home Affiliation with Special Education: Faculty member at UMCP; former kindergarten, fourth grade, and special education teacher (students ages 13-21 with LD, BD, MR) Areas of Interest in Special Ed: I have a strong interest in pragamatic, integrative approaches for students who face significant challenges in learning and developing socially. Thoughtful integration of what we know about teaching and learning from affective, behavioral, cognitive, developmental, ecological, social, critical-theoretical, and systems-network viewpoints is likely to be far more successful for students who face significant and often debilitating difficulties than is seeking for the one true paradigm. Assessment and research methods are also a strong interest. Current Weather: Bound to be better in the Magic Kingdom *****^^^^^****** Name: Robert Harth Email address: rhar@whe2.nl.edu Smailmail address: PACE Program National-Louis University 2840 Sheridan Rd. Evanston, IL 60201 Birthday: 14 June 1940 Phone: (708) 256 5150 ext. 2671 Computer: Mac using Eudora Affiliation with Special Education: Director of a post-secondary program for adults with LD Faculty member in the Department of Special Education Areas of interest in special education: I'm interested in all aspects of special education although my main interest now is with post-secondary programming for students with severe learning disabilities. Current weather Temperatures in the 30's, sunny, lots of snow on the ground *****^^^^^***** Name: Nanette Hatzes email: Hatzes @uconnvm.uconn.edu snailmail: University of Connecticut Box U-64 249 Glenbrook Rd Storrs, CT 06269 Phone: (203) 486-0273 (UCONN) Birthday: April 27, 1952 Computer: PC, Yterm, what does it matter, am I missing something? Affiliation to Special Education: Doctoral Student At Uconn in special education Taught secondary special education for ten years in PennsylvaniaAreas of interest: Adult learning disabilities, postsecondary education service delivery models, legal issues revolving around compliance with 504 Other Interests: Art (I was an art major in undergraduate school, still do art when I can find the time. Current weather: Saw this on a postcard once. "Weather is fine, wish you were her." *****^^^^^***** Name: Marny Helfrich (OSKB) e-mail: mhelfric@minerva.cis.yale.edu snail-mail: (until May) Box 204084 New Haven CT 06520 phone: 203-436-3252 (I have no office - I am lucky to have a romm of my own!) birthday: 7/27/72 computer/internet connection: Mac or PC using Pine (minerva mailer) affliation with Special Ed: Psych student (undergrad) considering career in teaching. Spedtalk junkie. interests in Special Ed: Early Intervention, inclusion in the preschool/daycare setting, Deaf culture/deaf education, personal data on important figures in the field. outside interests: finishing my senior essay, graduating, finding a job! current weather: As per usual in New Haven, cold, gray, and puddly. *****^^^^^***** Name: Bob Henderson Email address: bob-h@uiuc.edu Snailmail address: Dept. Special Education University of Illinois 1310 South Sixth Street, Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: 217: 333-0260 Birthday: April 1925 Computer and connection to the internet: Mac using NCSA Telnet, TN3270, or Eudora Affiliation with special education: Professor Emeritus of Special Education (but still teach courses, advise doc students, etc.) Areas of interest in special education: Primary = organization and administration of service delivery systems for students with disabilities and giftedness. Of particular interest is the funding of special education programs, with emphasis on the equity and adequacy issues. Secondary = prevention of disabilities through early diagnosis of conditions such as phenylketonuria and glactosemia; and the prevention of social and vocational handicaps in individuals with disabilities through appropriate education and rehabilitation programs. Current weather: We have ceased to have anything to do with weather until Spring comes to this, the Garden-Spot of the Midwest (in its own good time) *****^^^^^**** Name: Wayne P. Hresko Email address: Hresko@UNT.EDU Snailmail address: Programs in Special Education Department of Technology and Cognition College of Education P.O. Box 13857 University of North Texas Denton, TX 76203 Phone: Voice: 817/565-3583 (Office) Home: 817/383-4326 (Office) Fax: 817/565-4055 Birthday: May 31, 1948 Computer and connection to the internet: Office: IBM PS/2 Model 95; 3COM 32bit Ethernet Card; WordPerfect Office 40 Home: Sometimes Wordperfect 40 Remote; sometimes pcANYWHERE Affiliation with special education: Professor of Education, University of North Texas Areas of interest in special education: Learning disabilities, cognition, measurement theory and educational assessment, technology applications for assessment and instruction, public policy. Other interests: Skiing, pistol/rifle competition, Hobie sailing, flying, native American art Current weather: Warm, breezy, high 70's; light haze; visibility 12 miles; clear sky two birds (non-migratory) *****^^^^^***** Name: Clayton Keller Email address: ckeller@ua.d.umn.edu Snailmail address: University of Minnesota, Duluth Department of Education 120 Montague Hall Duluth, MN 55812 Phone: 218/726-8182 office 218/726-7073 FAX Birthday: 10/13/54 Computer and connection to the INTERNET: Mac (an old SE) using NCSA Telnet Affiliation with special education: Faculty member at UMD Areas of interest in special education: Teachers who have disabilities, mainstreaming/integration/inclusion, and learning disabilities in math are areas of particular interest, though I have general interests overall in special education and disabilities. In terms of teaching kids and graduate study, I've worked mainly in behavioral disorders and learning disabilities. Current weather: Gray, but temperatures maybe in the 40s today, which will continue to shrink our snow pack. *****^^^^^***** Name: Kate Kellum E-mail: ANAISNIN@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU (anyone read her diaries?) Snail-mail: Educational Studies LAEB 5th floor West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: I'm a grad student, they don't give us phones. :( Messages can be left at (317) 494-7332. Birthday: July 30, 1970 Computer and Connection: From LAEB: Any computer on which I can get my hands. From 'home': DOS machine using Kermit and a DOV Special Ed Affiliation: Grad Student at Purdue University Areas of Special Ed Interest: Augmenative and Alternative Communication, Functional Communication, Severe Disabilities, Assistive Techinology, Challenging Behaviors. I have a personal interest in LD's particilarly difficulties with oral reading and spelling (I wish the mail editor had a spell-check, it would make my life much easier.) Other areas of Interest: Finding a PhD program in a warm climate, mt. bike riding, trying to read enough to understand the conversations of my friends studying literature, travel, oh yeah - since I am in the snow anyway, I might as well learn to snowboard. Current Weather: Today doesn't look like it is going to be so yucky and some snow is melting, but it's still a little cold for my tastes. *****^^^^^***** Name: Rebecca Dailey Kneedler Email address: RDK@Virginia.EDU Snailmail: University of Virginia, Curry School of Education, 405 Emmet Street, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 Phone: (804) 924-0762 (office) (804) 924-0747 (FAX) (804) 293-8767 (home) Computer Connection: I have no idea but I am addicted to email and spedtalk. If I need to know anything technical, I ask John Lloyd. DOB: 3-12-45 (I waited to give my bio until after the magic bday) Affiliation with Special Education: Faculty member at UVA since 1975 Areas of interest in Special Education: Emotional and learning disabilities; ADD in adolescents; Practical interventions for teachers so they can stay with this population and try to make a difference Current weather: I have no idea. I have an office with no window. At home I have two teenaged sons. My life is chaos. Spedtalk is my refuge (or is it refuse?). It is great to feel connected to so many old friends (even the verbose ones) and see all the great thoughts and ideas. *****^^^^^***** Name: Earle Knowlton Email: eknowlton@quest.sped.ukans.edu Snail: 3001 Dole Human Development Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045 Phone: (913) 864-4954, 864-4149 (fax) DOB: 03/10/50 Computer stuff: Mac LC using Quickmail on Appletalk network (soon to be Ethernet) Sped affiliation: Faculty member at KU Sped Areas of interest: Teacher preparation, mental retardation, curriculum, community adjustment, ecological assessment, public policy, qualitative and single-subject methodology, behavior analysis, inclusion. Other areas: parenting (Ross 5; Bailey, 2), model trains (HO guage), sports (baseball, college basketball, softball), bluegrass music. Current weather: You spedtalkers in Virginia & central PA don't want to know! *****^^^^^***** Name: Robert LaPlant Email address: laplantr@mfldclin.edu Snailmail address: Department of Neuropsychology Marshfield Clinic 4k4 1000 N Oak Avenue Marshfield WI 54449 Phone: 715-387-5366 Birthday: 3 June 1946 Computer and connection to the internet: Work: PC using in house E-mail and SmarTerm 340 connected via Novell LAN to Unix System with 14.4k modem link to WiscNet to Internet. Home: PC using Procom Plus for Windows with 14.4k modem to a local BBS with a dialout gateway to a Wausau, WI Sprintnet node to Delphi to Internet. (rlaplant@delphi.com) Affiliation with special education: Clinical Neuropsychologist at Marshfield Clinic with large child/adolescent caseload. Areas of interest in special education: ADHD, Tourettes, LD, Dyslexia, memory function in children. Outside interests: Computers, Internet Surfing, overseas travel, Staying alive and free from pain when on the ski slopes. Weather: Central Wisconsinites often say, "This is really unusual weather for this time of year." They also say that the weather and other matters can be "flustrating." *****^^^^^^***** Name John Lloyd E-mail address JOHNL@Virginia.edu Snail-mail address Curry School of Education University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22903-2495 Phone (804) 924-0759 office (804) 924-0747 facs Connection to the internet Mac using NCSA Telnet, TN3270, or Eudora Affliation with special education Faculty member at UVa Interests in Special Education I'm pretty much interested in the whole ball of wax. But, if I have to be more specific, I'm primarily working in the areas of learning disabilities and emotional or behavioral disorders. I've spent lots of my time on interventions though I'm also quite interested in the nature of disabilities. Current Weather Not so crummy. *****^^^^^***** Name: John Maag Email address: jmaag@unlinfo.unl.edu Snailmail address: 202 Barkley Memorial Center University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68583-0732 Phone: office: (402) 472-5477 FAX: (402) 472-7697 Birthday: July 3, 1956 (is it legal/ethical to give our age?) Computer and connection to the internet: office: Mac using NCSA Telnet, Eudora home: I don't give any home information Affiliation with special education: Faculty member at UNL Areas of interest in special education: (1) Interventions: ABA, cognitive-behavioral, social skills training, functional assessment, strategies for managing resistance, miscellaneous techniques (e.g., getting children to howell [sorry Ken] at the moon, stand on their heads, and build tree forts). (2) Characteristics of EBD--specifically depression and attention deficits (3) Discrediting the medical model as having any relevance for educating and treating kids with emotional or behavioral problems. Current weather: I don't comment on the weather, but it is. *****^^^^^***** Name: Nancy Mamlin Email address: nm26@umail.umd.edu Snailmail address: University of Maryland Department of Special Education 1308 Benjamin Building College Park, MD 20742 Phone: (301) 405-6472 office (301) 585-7262 home till June 1 (704) 658-3070 home after that Birthday: 26 January 1959 -- same day as Mozart and Eddie Van Halen Computer and connection to the internet: work: whatever they set me up with, I dunno. home: IBM using pcANYWHERE Affiliation with special education: Doctoral candidate at the U of Maryland Areas of interest in special education: I have had an interesting journey in this field. I started out as an undergrad in Severe/Profound Disabilities and Emotional Disturbance (Indiana '81). Before winding up in grad school at Maryland in Learning Disabilities, I passed through teaching severe/profound, mildly retarded, deaf, autistic, blind, and finally, learning disabled students - grades 1-12. (Moving will do that for you. I've taught in Indiana, California, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.) My current interests include teachers and teacher education, how inclusion might or might not work in our schools, and research methodologies. My interest at the moment at which I write this is finishing my comps and getting that dissertation proposal completed! Other interests: Calling square dances, playing (old-time) bass, clogging, and moving to North Carolina. Current weather: Every time I think spring is just around the corner, I've been wrong. It *seems* to be a little warmer today, but there's still lots of white stuff. *****^^^^^***** Name: Curtis Maurand Email address: I have several Curtis.Maurand@mmp.org (this one) cmaura31@portland.maine.edu (The University of Southern Maine) Maurand@usm.maine.edu (The University of Southern Maine) Snailmail address: 105A Pike St. Biddeford Maine 04005 or University of Southern Maine School of Business Economics and Management 96 Falmouth St. Portland, ME 04103 Phone: (207) 282-4192 Birthday: May 28, 1957 Computer Connection to Internet: School, (Lab) Tangent 486DX33 Clarkson Telnet to IBM 3090 School, (office) Zenith 386DX25 Clarkson Telnet to IBM 3090 School, (office) Zenith 386DX25 Pegasus Mail on a Novelle Network Home 386DX40 under OS2, Telemate 4.12 in a DOS session 14.4 to the university. Home Same machine and setup to Maine Meeting Place which has a uucp link via halonet. Affiliation to Special Education: Parent of an 8 year old girl with autism I am also a history major minoring in Education. Areas of Interest: Autism and similar disabilities, ADHD and related disabilities Other Interest: Computers (can you tell?) movies, basketball, baseball Current Weather: Sunny and in the 30's Just had two days of Snow 10" on day one 2 inches on day 2. *****^^^^^**** Name: Nancy Meadows E-Mail: meadows@gamma.is.tcu.edu Snail Mail: TCU Box 32925 Fort Worth Texas 76129 Phone: 817-921-7660 or 921-7722 x 6780 (voice mail) 817-469-6716 home B-Day: May 30, 1951 Comp Connect: I named my hard drive MacMagic -- and some little guy named Kermit lives inside MacMagic -- rumor has it that Kermit's new best friend is Major Domo -- but no one has actually ever seen him Affiliation: Assistant Professor, School of Education, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas Christian University Areas/Interest naughty/nasty -- knives/guns kids and the teachers who teach them; special ed/general ed collaborative field-based experiences for special/general ed teachers to be; social competence/social tasks across special/general ed environments Other Interests reading, especially books in areas I know little about (current book *Care of the Soul* by Thomas Moore); watching very old movies; hanging out with my niece and nephew (2 and 4 yrs old) because my sons are almost grown (17 and 19); skiing (actually I like the view from the chair lifts but I have to ski to get down; SCUBA diving -- but not in Texas' muddy lakes after learning to dive in the Red Sea Current Weather a starry Texas night, about 60 degrees -- but I haven't put my sweaters away yet Most Immediate Personal Goal: To buy $10 worth of lotto tickets -- the jackpot is 75 million -- if I win I may take tomorrow off, even if it is one less day in my life to work toward tenure -- drawing is at 9:59 pm -- I'll keep you posted And My Award for Best Mentor (Past and Present): Tom Lovitt *****^^^^^***** name: Joop Meijers e-mail address: msjoop@pluto.mscc.huji.ac.il snailmail: Hebrew University, School of Education,Dept of Education Mount Scopus, Jerusalem. Computer plus modem (IBM compat) I am a faculty member of the school of education My main areas of interest: social problem solving therapy and training with conduct disordered children in special ed.; prevention and treatment of aggression problems in special ed. children.; cognitive behavior modification (Beck, Ellis, Meichenbaum) with children. And not to forget: the weather in Jerusalem: improving, warming up! like everything in this area. *****^^^^^***** Name: Joel Mittler Email Address: Edt_Mittler@eagle.liunet.edu Snailmail Address: Department of Special Education C.W. Post Campus Long Island University Brookville, NY 11538 Phone: (O) 516-299-2158 (Fax) 516-626-2476 Birthday: 3-31-46 Computer Connection: (O)IBM Model 80 Hdwired to Vax (H)IBM 25/286 Crosstalk to Vax Affiliation w. Sped.: Faculty at Long Island University (former Dean), Past Pres of TAM (division of CEC) Areas of Interest: Technology in Special education, emphasis on policy, teacher training. Edu of the severely disabled Classroom management for Sped teachers Teacher Training Policy Other interests: Running, Internetting, Family Current Weather: Cold, cloudy, after combo Noreaster-snow storm. *****^^^^^***** Name: Donna M. Murphy Email address: MURPHY@juncol.juniata.edu Snailmail address (at the moment): Department of Education Juniata College Huntingdon, PA 16652 Phone: (814) 643-4310 office (814) 643-3620 fax Birthday: 15 Jan 1952 Computer and connection to the internet: IBM-clone (Gateway 2000), using VMS to Internet & Bitnet Affiliation with special education: Currently, only through spedtalk (gasp!) and consultations (I'm the only sped faculty member in my department) Areas of interest in special education: >"Mild-Mod" disabilities, esp. E/BD & LD Instructional & Behavior Management strategies Research -> practice & teacher-preparation Educ/Speduc reform issues >etc, etc, etc Current weather: Lately: snow, snow, and more of the same *****^^^^^***** Name: Susan Osborne E-mail: Susan@poe.coe.ncsu.edu Snailmail: 402 Poe Hall, Box 7801 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7801 Phone: 919-515-6230 919-515-6978- FAX Birthday: June 28, 1947 Computer and connection: IBM, DOS using Pegasus Mail Affiliation with Special Education: Faculty member at NCSU Areas of Interest: Learning disabilities, classroom accomodations and intertventions, attentional disorders and their treatment. I'm also interested in neurological research in learning disabilities and related disorders. Current weather: Cold and wet but not THAT cold. *****^^^^^***** Name: Donald Oswald Email address: DOSWALD@gems.vcu.edu Snailmail address: Medical College of Virginia Box 980489 Richmond, VA 23298-0489 Phone: (804) 786-2665 (804) 225-3504 Birthday: 27 October 1953 Computer and connection to the internet: PC, MS-DOS, Kermit to the university VAX Affiliation with special education: Loose (affiliation, that is); I am a clinical child psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at the Medical College of Virginia Areas of interest in special education: Autism, mental retardation, emotional disturbance, behavior analysis, systems of care for children, etc. Current weather: Substantially soggy; but at least it's not snow. *****^^^^^***** BIO FROM SAL Everyone esle has senta bio so I guess I'll get into the act. I'm Sal Pizzuro and I'm obviously not Irish but I celebrate St. Patrick's day every year anyway. I hold a doctorate in Spec. Ed./ MR from Columbia University-Teachers college, have been teaching at a small college in Pennsylvania for the last few years and came to the University of Kentucky this semester to fo a post-doc in Spec, Ed. Technology. I teach SPSS and BMDP statistical mainframe packaging, write statistical package manuals, and I'm a group researcher. I'm also a transplanted NEw Yorker and I miss the New York theater and Subway system in that order. Also, if you haven't noticed, I been bugging everyone about 0-5 Inclusion. *****^^^^^***** Name: Margaret S. Pryde Email: pryde@edstar.gse.ucsb.edu Snailmail: Special Education Research Lab University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara CA 93106-9490 Phone: 805/893-4504 Birthday: May 3, 1958 Computer/connection to internet: Mac IIsi, Kermit, 2400 bps modem Affiliation with special ed: Former SpEd teacher. Current doctoral student. Areas of interest in special education: Special education teacher training, the application of computers in early childhood education, follow-up studies, science education. Outside interests: Killing snails that threaten my garden. Sewing. Cooking. Practicing behavioral modification on my children - not that they ever need it. Current weather: Lovely, but we could use some rain (except it promotes the spread of snails and, even more horrid, slugs) *****^^^^^***** Name: Karl D. Ritter E-Mail Address: n9110714@henson.cc.wwu.edu Snail Mail: As an undergrad it changes to often to even post. Phone: (206) 733-7222 Office #- I can only hope for an office some day. Would someone like to lend me theirs so I feel SPECIAL. ^^^^^^^ Birthday: 4-28-71 Computer Connection: (H) IBM 486/50 2400bps modem through Microsoft Windows Term. (O) Ha Ha Ha (School) Kermit terminals on Ethernet Affiliation with Sped.: They are the people that get my tuition money. Areas of Interest: Psychology surrounding the acquisiton of a disability Research in BD and Autism Visual Impairments Technology Other Interests: Mountain Biking (Klein) Playing Darts (Cricket Man) Comparison shopping for Top Ramen prices Current Weather: About 60 F and cloudy. Same as it always is.... *****^^^^^***** Name: Ed Sabornie Email Address: EDWARD@poe.coe.ncsu.edu (office) SpeclEd@unity.ncsu.edu (home) Snail address: North Carolina State University (NCSU) College of Education & Psychology Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction Poe Hall, Campus Box 7801 Raleigh, NC 27695-7801 Phone: (919) 515-1777 (919) 515-6978 (FAX) Birthday: 5-5-52 Computer and connection to the internet: IBM PS/2 35SX, Ethernet card using Novell Netware and Pegasus Mail (office) IBM PS/2 55SX, Modem to NCSU's mainframe using various methods [procomm, kermit, windows, etc.] (home) Affiliation with special education: Special Ed. faculty member at NCSU Areas of interest in special education: Mild disabilities, secondary level, social domain, applied behavior analysis, direct instruction Current weather: The pits--rainy, cold (about 40 F), windy, non-golfing for sure Other interests: All sports (especially golf), politics, history, bird watching, sailing *****^^^^^***** Name: Marilyn Scheffler Email address: mos@unlinfo.unl.edu Phone: (402) 472-5492 (W) (402) 477-5593 (H) Birthday: 19 November, 1946 Computer and connection to the internet: Mac using NCSA Telnet, or Eudora Affiliation with special education: Faculty member Dept. of Special Education AND Communication Disorders at University of Nebraska-Lincoln holding appointments in both divisions Areas of interest in special education: LD, inclusion, personnel preparation and staff development, language and LD (LLD), assessment, reading, written expression, strategies (Hey, I'm older than most of you so I get to be interested in lots of stuff.) Outside interests: Getting my 3 remaining teenaged daughters through high school, graduated and on to good things in their "grown-up" lives so I can spend more time doing the things I like to which include work, travel, gardening, reading, dining, attending plays and dance performances, and maybe even finding time to re-take-up painting and drawing. *****^^^^^***** Name: Karen Smucker Email address: ks8j@virginia.edu Snailmail address: 1540-B Broad Ave. Charlottesville, VA 22903 Phone: (804) 295-1417 After all the promises, still no office phone! Birthday: Oct. 14, 1951 Computer Connection to Internet: Home: A Mac user via Z-Term with a 2400 bps modem Office: Anything I find that works Affiliation to Special Education: Doctoral student-UVA Areas of Interest: -Behavior Disorders--primarily interested in adolescents, which has a tendency to draw me into the juvenile delinquency area. -Teacher education -and just about anything else that catches my interest in SpEd Other Interest: Bluegrass music (I saw that I'm not the only one!!), chasing steam trains, painting--houses, not pictures, fishing, collecting D E Stevenson books, Current Weather: The snow is melting. What is there to say? *****^^^^^***** Name: Bharati Srinivasan E-mail: bharati@vm.cc.purdue.edu Snail mail: Special ed., LAEB, Purdue university, West Lafayette, IN e-mail access: any computer in laeb home-don't have one, computer,i mean interest in spl.ed: doctoral student in spl.ed areas of interest: severe disabilities, AAC, early intervention, cross cultural issues, issues in developing countries other interests: indian classical music, jazz, folk music, reading any print ,a terial, hiking, nature, birdwatching, discussions and arguments. birthday: 25 november 65 *****^^^^^****** Name: Elizabeth (Betsy) Talbott E-mail: eht4d@virginia.edu Snailmail: Curry School of Education University of VA Charlottesville, VA 22903 Phone: 804-924-0830 Birthday: 26 January 1960 Computer & connection: MS-DOS connection to IBM 3090 Watson Special ed affiliation: Doctoral student at Virginia Areas of interest: behavior disorders, child development, academic interventions, applied behavior analysis Weather: Rotten. I wish I could come home to the armadillos. Phone: 804-924-0830 *****^^^^^***** Name: Sam Towers E-mail address: sltowe01@ukcc.uky.edu Snailmail address: 229 Taylor Education Building University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40506 Phone: 606-257-4871 Computer and connection to internet: Macintosh PowerBook over the phone lines somehow. Affiliation with special education: Doc student at the University of Kentucky Interests in special education: Mild disabilities particularly learning disabilities. Reading Oral language skills, especially as they relate to reading. Teacher preparation DOB: 4/27/50 Prior experiences: Bartender in Colorado mining town Long haul truck driver Ranch hand Laborer and salesperson in the solar energy industry Elementary teacher, regular ed Elementary teacher, special ed Other interests: Surviving this doctoral program Humor (especially bad puns) Gardening Outdoor recreation Previous residence (and hopefully future): Colorado *****^^^^^***** Name: Joann Ward Email address: joann.ward@success.gatech.edu Snailmail address: Success Programs Success Center, Room 385 Atlanta, GA 30332-0122 Phone: (404) 894-1970 (work) (404) 894-1467 (FAX) Birthday: 14 December 1951 Computer and connection to the internet: Mac using Eudora Affiliation with special education: Staff person at Georgia Tech operating a Learning Resource Center. Special counseling interest in ADD/ADHD. Areas of interest in special education: I'm interested in collecting information on how to best serve LD students in higher education (coping strategies, etc.). Another unit of the university deals with accomodations. I want to know how to teach students better ways to deal with lear ning, effective ways to study given your specific LD, etc. I also am a professional mental health counselor with an interest in ADD/ADHD. I do testing to support dx. I'm also a counselor in private practice. Current weather: Working toward spring with daffodils blooming in my yard. *****^^^^^***** Name: Thomas J. Zirpoli E-mail: TJZIRPOLI@STTHOMAS.edu Snailmail: School of Education University of St. Thomas 2115 Summit Ave. St. Paul, MN 55105 Phone: 612-962-5389 612-962-5169 Computer and connection: Macintosh using Mac220-Modem Port software Birthday: 9/7/52 Special Ed. Affiliation: Associate Professor & Chair Special Education Program Areas of interest in Sp. Ed.: General sp. ed. issues, behavior management, students with severe disabilities Other areas of interest: Being with my family (2 children), Skiing, sitting on a hot beach, walking in the mountains Current weather: Minnesota .