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| June 2004 |
Dr. Edward S. Shapiro, Iacocca Professor of Education, and professor of school psychology, has been appointed Director, Center for Research to Practice – Schools, Families, Communities. The three-year appointment is effective July 1, 2004. |
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has a superb track record in grant writing and scholarship and this will
significantly impact the development of the center,” says Sally
A. White, dean and professor, College of Education. “I am pleased
that he has agreed to apply his expertise in this important initiative
within the college. I am certain the center will thrive under his leadership.”
The center will help generate new knowledge in the areas of research and services that will improve the lives of individuals at-risk for disabilities and then successfully apply this to real life settings through dissemination of best practices to school, community, and family partners. Initial funding came from a $500,000 U.S. Congress appropriation. This was a first for the College of Education, which has consistently over the last several years, gained national attention for its focus on research to practice with individuals who are at risk for disabilities. |
| November, 2004 – |
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With support from the Center, Dr. Zirkel, a national expert in special education and school-law, will be completing a monograph entitled, “Specific Learning Disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: What Is Its Specific Legal Meaning.” Abstracts of the monograph will be available through the Center. |