Vita
Mark E. Swerdlik
Professional
Preparation Ph.D. Michigan State
University
East Lansing, MI 1976
Major Field: School
Psychology
Minor Fields: Measurement and Child &
Adolescent Growth and Development
Cognates: Learning
Disabilities
Clinical Psychology: Emphasis Consultation and
Organizational Theory and Intervention
Dissertation Focus:
Psychological Assessment
M.S. Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
1972
Major Field: School Psychology, Department of
Psychology
B.A. Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
1971
Major Field: Psychology
Minor Field: Sociology
Licensures and
Certification Nationally Certified School
Psychologist (NCSP)
Certified School Psychologist with
Supervisory Endorsement, State of Illinois
Certified School
Psychologist, State of Michigan
Licensed Clinical
Psychologist, State of Illinois
Listed in National Register
of Health Service Providers
Teacher
Certification-Secondary, State of Illinois
Professional
Experience 1991-present -
Consultant
Heartland Head Start, Bloomington, IL
1989-present - Professor of Psychology
Illinois
State University, Normal, IL.
Coordinator, Graduate
Programs in School Psychology and Director, Psychological
Services and Multidisciplinary Centers
1988-present - Independent Practice of School
Psychology
Bloomington, IL 1981-1989 - Associate
Professor of Psychology
Illinois State University,
Normal, IL.
Coordinator, Graduate Programs in School
Psychology and Director, Psychological Services Center
(1987-1989) and Multidisciplinary Psychoeducational Center
(1988-1989)
1977-1995 - Due Process Hearing
Officer/Consultant
Illinois State Board of Education,
Springfield, IL 1977-1981 - Assistant Professor of
Psychology
Illinois State University, Normal, IL
1976-1977 - School Psychologist
Northern Suburban
Special Education District, Highland Park, IL 1974-1976
- Ingham Intermediate School District
Mason,
MI
Doctoral School Psychology Intern (1974-1975)
School
Psychologist (1975-1976)
1973-1974 - Research and Teaching
Assistant
Michigan State University
1972-1973 - School Psychology Intern (Master's
Level)
Community Consolidated School District #59, Elk
Grove Village, IL
1971-1972 - Research Assistant
Western
Illinois University, Macomb, IL
Administrative Experience at Illinois
State 1988-present - Director
ISU
Multidisciplinary Psychoeducational Center
1987-present
- Coordinator
Graduate Programs (Ph.D. and S.S.P.) in
School Psychology
1987-present -
Director
Psychological Services Center
Professional
Memberships American Psychological Association
(Division of School Psychology)
National Association of
School Psychologists
Illinois Psychological
Association
Illinois School Psychologists
Association
Bloomington-Normal School Psychologists
Association
Bloomington-Normal Psychological Association
Awards and Professional
Recognition Fellow of the American Psychological
Association (Division of School Psychology)
Diplomate in School Psychology, American Board of
Professional Psychology
Diplomate in Assessment Psychology, American Board of
Assessment Psychology
Presidential Award "for service to children and NASP"
presented by the National Association of School Psychologists
(1999, April)
Presidential Award for "dedicated service to convention
workshop planning" presented by the National Association of
School Psychologists (1994, April)
Life Member Achievement Award presented by Illinois School
Psychologists Association (1992, February)
Professional Excellence Award in recognition of dedicated
service to the profession of school psychology presented by
Illinois School Psychologists Association (1992, February)
Presidential Award for "excellence in the redesign of the
Communiqué" presented by the National Association of
School Psychologists (1988, July)
Recognized for "dedicated service to the Illinois School
Psychologists Association" (1985, February and 1987,
February)
Recognized by the Illinois School Psychologists Association
for "outstanding contributions and dedicated service to the
profession of school psychology" (1982, February) Invited
participant at the Olympia Conference on the Future of School
Psychology (1981, November)
Editorial
Responsibilities 1987-1993 Associate
Editor
NASP Communiqué (official newsletter of
the National Association of School Psychologists)
1979-1987 Editor
School Psychology in
Illinois (official newsletter of the Illinois School
Psychologists Association) 1977-1978
Editor
School Psychology Newsletter (official
newsletter of the School Section of the Illinois Psychological
Association)
Editorial Boards
1993-2000 Journal of School
Psychology
1992-present Journal of
Psychoeducational Assessment
1977-1995
Psychology in the Schools
Ad Hoc Reviewer
1993 School Psychology
Quarterly
1991 Psychological Bulletin
Reviewer of training module on Criterion Referenced Testing
(CRT), National Association of School Psychologists Reviews
of software test scoring programs for American Guidance
Service dealing with Woodcock Reading Mastery Test-Revised and
Key-Math Revised
Books
Cohen, R. J., & Swerdlik, M. E. (2002).
Psychological testing and assessment: An introduction to
tests and measurement (5th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw Hill
Higher Education.
Swerdlik, M. E., & Cohen, R. J. (2002). An
instructor's manual and resource guide to accompany
Psychological Testing and Assessment: An Introduction to Test
and Measurement (4th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill Higher
Education.
Swerdlik, M. E., & Cohen, R. J. (2002). Test bank to
accompany Psychological Testing and Assessment: An
Introduction to Test and Measurement, Fifth Edition.
Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
Swerdlik, M. E., & Cohen, R. J. (2000). Instructor's
manual and resource guide to accompany Psychological Testing
and Assessment (4th ed.). Mountain View, CA: Mayfield
Publishing Company.
Swerdlik, M. E., & Cohen, R. J. (2000).
Psychological testing and assessment: An introduction to
tests and measurement (4th ed.). Mountain View, CA:
Mayfield Publishing Company.
Cohen, R. J., Swerdlik, M. E., & Phillips, S. M.
(1996). Psychological testing and assessment: An
introduction to tests and measurement (3rd ed.). Mountain
View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company.
Swerdlik, M. E., Cohen, R. J., & Phillips, S. M.
(1996). Instructor's manual and resource guide to accompany
Psychological Testing and Assessment (3rd ed.). Mountain
View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company.
Cohen, R. J., Smith, D. K., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1992).
Psychological testing and assessment: An introduction to
tests and measurement (2nd ed.). Mountain View, CA:
Mayfield Publishing Company.
Swerdlik, M. E., & Cohen, R. J. (1992). Instructor's
Manual and Resource Guide to Accompanying Psychological
Testing and Assessment (2nd ed.). Mountain View, CA:
Mayfield Publishing Company. Cohen, R. J., Montague, P.,
Nathanson, L., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1988). Psychological
testing today: An introduction to tests and measurement.
Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company.
Swerdlik, M. E., & Cohen, R. J. (1988).
Instructor's manual and resource guide to accompany
psychological testing: An introduction to tests and
measurement. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing
Company.
Chapters in Books:
Monographs
Swerdlik, M. E., Bucy, J. E., & Meyers, A. (2001). Full
Service Schools. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes (Eds.), Best
Practices IV. Bethesda, MD: National Association of School
Psychologists. Maccow, G., Elias, C., & Swerdlik, M. E.
(1997). Prematurity. In G. Baer, & K. Minke, & A.
Thomas (Eds.), Children's Needs II. Bethesda, MD:
National Association of School Psychologists.
Shaw, S. R., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1995). Best Practices
in Facilitating Team Functioning. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes
(Eds.), Best Practices in School Psychology - III.
Silver Springs, MD: National Association of School
Psychologists. Swerdlik, M. E., & Cornett, Y. (1995).
Academic assessment-nontraditional. In T. Fagan & P.
Warden Historical Encyclopedia of School Psychology.
Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.
Swerdlik, M. E., & Cornett, Y. (1995). Actuarial v.
clinical judgment. In T. Fagan & P. Warden Historical
Encyclopedia of School Psychology. Westport, CT: Greenwood
Publishing Group.
Swerdlik, M. E., & Cornett, Y. (1995). Aptitudes.
In T. Fagan & P. Warden Historical Encyclopedia of
School Psychology. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing
Group.
Swerdlik, M. E. (1987). Distractibility. In C. R.
Reynolds & L.Mann (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Special
Education. New York: Wiley.
Swerdlik, M. E. (1987). Intelligence quotient. In C. R.
Reynolds & L. Mann (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Special
Education. New York: Wiley.
Swerdlik, M. E. (1987). IQ. In C. R. Reynolds & L.
Mann (Eds., Encyclopedia of Special Education. New
York: Wiley.
Swerdlik, M. E. (1987). Psychoeducational methods. In
C. R. Reynolds & L. Mann (Eds.), Encyclopedia of
Special Education. New York: Wiley.
Swerdlik, M. E. (1987). Recategorization of WISC-R scores.
In C. R. Reynolds & L. Mann (Eds.), Encyclopedia of
Special Education. New York: Wiley. Swerdlik, M. E.
(1987). Verbal-Performance IQ discrepancies. In C. R. Reynolds
& L. Mann (Eds), Encyclopedia of Special Education.
New York: Wiley.
Swerdlik, M. E. (Ed.), (1983). Kinetic school
drawings. Bloomington, IL: Illinois School Psychologists
Association.
Swerdlik, M. E. (Ed.), (1976). Assessment of physically
and otherwise health impaired students. Lansing, MI:
Michigan Department of Education.
Articles in Refereed
Journals
Swerdlik, M. E., & French, J. L. (2000). School
Psychology for the 21ST century: Challenges and opportunities.
School Psychology Review, 29, 577-588. Swerdlik, M.
E., Reeder, G. D., & Bucy, J. E., (1999). Full service
schools: A partnership between educators and professionals in
medicine, mental health, and social services. NASSP
Bulletin, 83(611), 72-79.
Wodrich, D., Swerdlik, M. E., Chenneville, T., &
Landau, S. (1999). HIV/AIDS among children and adolescents:
Implications for the changing role of school psychologists.
School Psychology Review, 28(2), 228-241. Reeder, G.
D., Shaw, S. R., Maccow, G. C., Swerdlik, M. E., Horton, C.
B., & Foster, P. (1997). School psychologists and
full-service schools: Partnerships with medical, mental
health, and social services. School Psychology Review,
26, 603-621.
Laurent, J., Swerdlik, M. E., & Ryburn, M. (1992).
Review of validity research on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence
Scale: Fourth Edition. Psychological Assessment: A Journal
of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
Swerdlik, M. E., & Bardon, J. I. (1988). A survey
of mentoring experiences in school psychology. Journal of
School Psychology, 26, 213-224.
Clark, R. D., Wortman, S., Warnock, S., & Swerdlik, M.
E. (1987). A correlational study of Form L-M and the 4th
Edition of the Stanford-Binet with 3 to 6 year olds.
Diagnostique, 12(2), 118-120.
Kelsay, B., Swerdlik, M. E., & Reeder, G. (1986).
Affective learning styles of children: Implications for
special education. Education, 106(1), 29-36.
Graybill, D., Jamison, M., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1984).
Remediation of impulsivity in learning disabled children by
special education resource teachers using verbal
self-instruction. Psychology In the Schools, 21,
252-254. Scholom, A., Schiff, G., Swerdlik, M. E., &
Knight, J. (1981). Personal and academic adjustment of special
education students in mainstreamed vs. self-contained classes:
Third year of a study. Education, 101, 231-238.
Gilmore, D., Swerdlik, M. E ., & Beehr, T. (1980).
Effects of class size and college major on student ratings of
psychology courses. Teaching of Psychology, 7,
211-214.
Swerdlik, M. E., Samuels, D. D., Margolis, H., &
Frappe, C. (1980). The development and analysis of a
comprehensive lunchroom management program in an elementary
school building. Education, 101, 123-126.
Schiff, G., Scholom, A., Swerdlik, M. E., & Knight, J.
(1979). Mainstreamed vs. LD self-contained classes: A two-year
longitudinal study of their effects on the personal, social
and academic adjustment of the LD students. Education,
99, 397-405.
Swerdlik, M. E., & Wilson, F. R. (1979). A comparison
study of subtest scatter on the WISC and WISC-R and
implications for programs for the learning disabled.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, 12, 46-48.
Swerdlik, M. E. (1978). A comparison of the WISC and WISC-R
for black, white and latino referred children. Journal of
School Psychology, 16(2), 110-125.
Swerdlik, M. E., Rice, W. E., & Larsen, E. (1978). The
effects of a group therapy experience on the self-esteem of
5th grade acting-out boys. School Social Work Journal,
2(2), 83-88. Swerdlik, M. E., & Schweitzer, J.
(1978). A comparison of factor structures of the WISC and
WISC-R. Psychology In the Schools, 15(2), 166-172.
Cohen, R. J., Swerdlik, M. E., & Molstre, J. A. (1977).
College students' attitudes toward New York State drug laws as
a function of geographical location. Journal of Drug
Education, 7(1), 37-42. Swerdlik, M. E. (1977). The
comparability of the WISC and WISC-R: Review of the research
and implications for school psychologists. Psychology In
The Schools, 14(3), 260-270.
Book/Test Reviews Swerdlik,
M. E., & Wodrich, D. W. (2001). Review of the Preschool
Skills Test, 2nd ed. In J. Impara and B. S. Plake (Eds.),
The fourteenth mental measurements yearbook. Lincoln,
NE: Buros Institute.
Wodrich, D. W., & Swerdlik, M. E. (2001). Review of
the Hammill Multiability Intelligence Test. In J. Impara and
B. S. Plake (Eds.), The fourteenth mental measurements
yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute.
Bucy, J., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1998). Review of the Test
of Written Language, Third Edition . In J. Impara & B. S.
Plake (Eds.), The thirteenth mental measurements
yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute. Swerdlik, M.
E., & Bucy, J. (1998). Review of the Stanford Diagnostic
Reading Test, Fourth Edition. In J. Impara & B. S. Plake
(Eds.), The thirteenth mental measurements yearbook.
Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute.
Maccow, G. M., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1996). Review of
changing middle schools: How to make schools work for young
adolescents. Contemporary Psychology. Shaw, S. R.,
& Swerdlik, M. E. (1995). Review of the Parallel Spelling
Tests. In J. Close Conoley & J. Impara (Eds.), The
mental measurements yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros
Institute.
Shaw, S. R., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1993). Review of the
Slosson Oral Reading Test (Revised). In J. Close Conoley &
J. Impara (Eds.), The mental measurements yearbook.
Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute.
Shaw, S. R., Swerdlik, M. E., & Laurent, J. (1993).
Review of the Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children, Third
Edition. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment,
151-160.
Goh, D., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1985). Critique of the
Frosting Developmental Test of Visual Perception. Tests: A
comprehensive reference for assessments in psychology,
education and business. Kansas City, MO: Test Corporation
of America. Swerdlik, M. E. (1985). Review of the Brigance
diagnostic comprehensive inventory of basic skills. In J.
Kramer & J. Close Conoley (Eds.), The Ninth Mental
Measurement Yearbook. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska
Press.
Swerdlik, M. E. (1985). Review of the Search-Expanded
Edition. In J. Kramer and J. Close Conoley, The Ninth
Mental Measurements Yearbook. Lincoln, NE: University of
Nebraska Press.
Swerdlik, M. E. (1981). Review of bias in mental testing by
A. Jensen. School Psychology Review, 10,
514-522.
Presentations at Professional Meetings
National/International
Aloia, G. F., & Swerdlik, M. E. (2001 June).
Flexible Service Delivery System: A Model for Reaching and
Teaching All Students. Fifth Annual China-U. S. conference
on Education, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Aloia, G. F., & Swerdlik, M. E. (2001, April 3).
Flexible Service Delivery System: A perspective on
reform. Invited presentation, Hong Kong University, Hong
Kong.
Swerdlik, M. E., (Chair) Aloia, G. F., Brown, R., Morrison,
D., Nolten, P., Peterson, D., Sibley, D. Swastek, R. (2001,
April). The Illinois Initiative in Alternative Service
Delivery: The Flexible Service Delivery System (FSDS).
Symposia presented at the 33rd annual convention of the
National Association of School Psychologists, Washington,
DC. Swerdlik, M. E., Swerdlik, P., & Kahn, J. (2001,
April). The Psychological Processing Checklist (PPC): A New
Instrument for the Assessment of Learning Disabilities: A
review of Psychometric Evidence Supporting the Use of the
Psychological Processing Checklist (PPC). Paper presented
at the 33rd annual conference of the National Association of
School Psychologists, Washington, DC.
Aloia, G. F., & Swerdlik, M. E. (2001, March 29).
Flexible Service Delivery System: A perspective on
reform. Invited presentation, Taegu University, Taegu,
South Korea.
Gilmore, D. C., Lamb, D. H., Moore, B., Swerdlik, M. E.,
& Williams, J. (2000, March). Career Transitions for
professional psychologist. Symposium presented at the
annual conference of the Southeastern Psychological
Association, New Orleans, LA.
Hahn, J., & Swerdlik, M. E. (2000, March). Joseph
Self-Concept Scale concurrent validity study with the Social
Skills Rating Scale. In J. Klanderman (Chair). Symposium
on the Joseph Self-Concept Scale presented at the annual
conference of the National Association of School
Psychologists, New Orleans, LA.
Swerdlik, M. (Chair), Brown, R., Schuck, L., Morrison, D.,
Sibley, D., Nolton, P., Swastek, R., Sykes, K., & Aloia,
G. (2000, March). The Illinois Initiative in Alternative
Service Delivery: The Flexible Service Delivery System.
Symposium presented at the annual conference of the National
Association of School Psychologists, New Orleans,
LA. Swerdlik, M. E., Swerdlik, P., & Kahn, J. (2000,
March). The Psychological Processing Checklist (PPC): A new
instrument for the assessment of learning disabilities.
Paper presented at the annual conference of the National
Association of School Psychologists, New Orleans, LA.
Aloia, G. F., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1999, December).
Flexible service delivery: Meeting the needs of diverse
learners. Paper presented at annual conference of the
Teachers of Severely Handicapped (TASH), Chicago,
IL. Aloia, G. F., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1999, September).
Evaluation of the Illinois flexible service delivery
system. Paper presented at national conference on Reform
in Special Education, Seattle, WA.
Swerdlik, M. E., Aloia, G. F., Peterson, D., Morrison,
D., & Thor, K. (1999, April). Flexible service delivery
system: Evaluation Results. Paper presented at the Annual
Conference of the National Association of School
Psychologists, Las Vegas, NV.
Swerdlik, M. E., Swerdlik, P., & Thomas, T. (1999,
April). Psychological Processing Checklist. Paper
presented at the Annual Conference of the National Association
of School Psychologists, Las Vegas, NV.
Swerdlik, M. E. (1998, April). Psychological testing and
assessment chapter. Standards for Educational and
Psychological Testing for the 21st century. In D. Goh
(Chair). Symposium presented at the annual conference of the
National Association of School Psychologists, Orlando,
FL. Swerdlik, M. E., Aloia, G. F., Kane, E., Peterson, D.,
Morrison, D., & Schuck, L. (1998, April). Evaluation of
the flexible service delivery system and development of an
innovative staff development model. Paper presented at the
Annual Conference of the National Association of School
Psychologists, Orlando, FL.
Florell, D., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1997, August).
Integrating full-service school health clinics into
schools: A case study. Paper presented at the Annual
Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago,
IL.
Pakonen, K. L., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1997, April).
Youth health-risk behaviors: Evaluation of the
effectiveness of school-based health clinics. Paper
presented at the Annual Conference of the National Association
of School Psychologists, Anaheim, CA.
Swerdlik, M. E. (1997, April). Diagnosing and responding
to student impairments. Invited presentation to the Annual
Meeting of the Trainers of School Psychologists, Anaheim,
CA. Swerdlik, M. E., Aloia, G. F., Peterson, D., Morrison,
D., Cox, K., & Brown, R. (1997, April). Flexible
service delivery system: A collaborative problem solving
approach to providing effective interventions to students.
Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the National
Association of School Psychologists, Anaheim, CA.
Swerdlik, M. E., Reeder, G. D., Shaw, S. R., Maccow, G. C.,
& Horton, C. (1996, August). Full-service schools. In
Swerdlik, M. E. (Chair). Restructured schools: Education
and Practice Initiatives. Symposium presented at the
Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association,
Toronto, Canada.
Cornett, J. Y., Maccow, G. C., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1996,
March). Transdisciplinary play-based assessment:
Establishing content validity. Poster presented at the
Annual Conference of the National Association for School
Psychologists, Atlanta, GA. Shaw, S. R., Maccow, G. C.,
Swerdlik, M. E., Horton, C. B., Reeder, G. D., Foster, P.,
& Dwyer, K. P. (1996, March). The role of school
psychologists in full service schools: Expanded opportunities
for prevention and intervention. Paper presented at the
Annual Meeting of the National Association of School
Psychologists, Atlanta, GA.
Swerdlik, M. E. (1996, March). Teaching the role and
function of the school psychologist course. Invited
presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Trainers of School
Psychologists, Atlanta, GA. Swerdlik, M. E., Gebhart, C.,
& McLaughlin, C. (1995, March). The Use of
Transdisciplinary Play Based Assessment as a Screening Tool
with At-Risk Preschoolers: Implications for School
Psychologists. Poster presented at the Annual Conference
of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago,
IL.
Swerdlik, M. E., Thomas, T., & Swerdlik, M. A.
(1995, March). An Alternative Model for Identifying
Processing Defects. Paper presented at the Annual
Conference of the National Association of School
Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
Swerdlik, M. E. (1994, April). Evaluating student outcomes
in doctoral programs in school psychology. In Gilmore, D.,
& Goldstein, M. (chairs). Evaluating student outcomes
in graduate programs in psychology. Symposium presented at
the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans,
LA.
Roberts, M., Swerdlik, M. E., & Booth, S. (1994,
March).Developing a Support Services Program: School
Psychologists Taking a Leadership Role. Paper presented at
the Annual Conference of the National Association of School
Psychologists, Seattle, WA. Shaw, S., & Swerdlik, M. E.
(1994, March). Influence of socio-political forces on the
School Psychologists' choice of assessment approaches: Towards
an integrative model. In Elliott, C. (chair). Swerdlik, M. E,
Shaw, S., Bracken, B., and Braden, J. Changes in
psychoeducational assessment: Evolution or revolution.
Symposium presented at the 1994 annual conference of the
National Association of School Psychologists, Seattle, WA.
Hynes, P., Swerdlik, M. E., & Horton, C. (1993,
April). Strengthening Links in Home-School Collaboration:
Examining Factors Affecting the Relationship Process.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National
Association of School Psychologists Association, Washington,
DC.
Shaw, S. R., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1993, April).
Use of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Third
Edition in an Alternative Assessment Model: An Anchor or Wind
in the Sails. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of
the National Association of School Psychologists, Washington,
DC.
Laurent, J., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1992, March).
Psychological test usage: A survey of Internship
Supervisors. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of
the National Association of School Psychologists, Nashville,
TN.
Swerdlik, M. E. (1991, April). NASP convention
proposals: How to write for success. Paper presented at
the Annual Convention of the National Association of School
Psychologists, Dallas, TX. Swerdlik, M. E., & Laurent,
J. (1991, April). ISU assessment sequence. Paper
presented to the Trainers of School Psychologists (TSP).
National Association of School Psychologists Annual
Convention, Dallas, TX.
Hooper, S. R., Mayes, S., Swerdlik, M. E., and McNelis,
M. M. (1990, April). A comparison between
neurodevelopmentally impaired and frank neurologically
impaired preschool children on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence
Scale: Fourth Edition. Paper presented at the
Twenty-Second Annual Convention of the National Association of
School Psychologists, San Francisco, CA.
Swerdlik, M. E., & Nastasi, B. (1990, April).
The school psychology field work program at Illinois State
University. Paper presented to the Trainers of School
Psychologists (TSP), National Association of School
Psychologists Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
Ryburn, M. R., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1989, April).
Processing deficits: Reality or illusion? Paper
presented at the annual convention of the National Association
of School Psychologists, Boston, MA.
Swerdlik, M. E. (1988, April). A concurrent validity
study of the Binet-IV and three measures of classroom
achievement. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of
the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago,
IL. Swerdlik, M. E., & Dornback, F. (1988, April).
Interpretation of the Stanford-Binet: Fourth Edition.
Paper presented at the annual conference of the National
Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
Swerdlik, M. E., & Clark, R. D. (1987, April).
Correlational study of Form L-M and the Fourth Edition of
the Stanford-Binet with 3-year-olds. Paper presented at
the 1987 annual conference of the Council for Exceptional
Children, Chicago, IL.
Swerdlik, M. E., & Ryburn, M. R. (1987, April). A
comparison of the Stanford-Binet Fourth Edition and the
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised. Paper
presented at the annual conference of the National Association
of School Psychologists, Boston, MA. Swerdlik, M. E., &
Clark, R. D. (1987, March). Preschoolers performance on the
Stanford-Binet Form L-M and Fourth edition. Paper
presented at the annual convention of the National Association
of School Psychologists, New Orleans, LA.
Swerdlik, M. E., & Bardon, J. (1986, April). The
mentoring process in school psychology. Paper presented at
the annual convention of the National Association of School
Psychologists, Hollywood, FL. Swerdlik, M. E., &
Gunnison, J. (1986, April). Validity of the Kaufman
Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) in designing effective
educational interventions for school age children. Paper
presented at the annual convention of the National Association
of School Psychologists, Hollywood, FL.
Sarbaugh, M. E. (Chair), Deal, K., & Swerdlik, M.
E. (1985, April). Kinetic drawing-school (KD-S): Recent
developments and new approaches. Symposium presented at
the annual convention of the National Association of School
Psychologists, Las Vegas, NV.
Swerdlik, M. E. (Chair), Bardon, J., Silverstein, J., &
Esquivel, G. (1985, April). Mentoring process in school
psychology. Symposium presented at the Annual Convention
of the National Association of School Psychologists, Las
Vegas, NV. Swerdlik, M. E., Kelsey, B., & Reeder, G.
(1984, April). Affective learning styles of children:
Implications for school psychologist. Paper presented at
the annual convention of the National Association of School
Psychologists, Boston, MA.
Lewis, M. L., & Swerdlik, M. E., (1983, April). The
relationship between the K-ABC, ITBS and teacher evaluation of
pupil progress. Paper presented at the annual convention
of the National Association of School Psychologists, Detroit,
MI. Swerdlik, M. E., & Lewis, M. L. (1983).
Concurrent validity and subtest analysis of the K-ABC,
WISC-R, Stanford-Binet and Cognitive Abilities Test. Paper
presented as part of a symposium on concurrent/construct
validity research with cognitive measures and the K-ABC. Paper
presented at the annual convention of the National Association
of School Psychologists, Detroit, MI.
Goh, D., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1982, March).
Factors affecting diagnoses by school psychologists: A case
simulation approach. Paper presented at the annual
convention of the National Association of School
Psychologists, Toronto, Canada.
Swerdlik, M. E. (Chair), Batsche, G., Wise, P., &
Klandernan, J. (1981, April). The full year practicum:
Individual child study and consultation combined.
Symposium presented at the annual convention of the National
Association of School Psychologists, Houston, TX.
Swerdlik, M. E. (1980, April). The experience session:
Implications for school psychologists. Paper presented at
the annual convention of the National Association of School
Psychologists, Washington, DC.
Scholom, A., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1979, March).
Mainstreamed versus self-contained classes: A three year
longitudinal study. Paper presented at the annual
convention of the National Association of School
Psychologists, San Diego, CA.
Swerdlik, M. E. (1979, March). WISC-WISC-R comparison
research. In H.B. Vance (chair). The WISC-R: A
Symposium. Symposium presented at the annual convention of
the National Association of School Psychologists, San Diego,
CA.
Schiff, G., Scholom, A., Swerdlik, M. E., & Knight, J.
(1978, March). Mainstreamed versus self-contained classes:
A longitudinal study of the affects on the personal and social
adjustment of children with learning disabilities. Paper
presented at the 1978 annual convention of the National
Association of School Psychologists, New York.
Swerdlik, M. E., Carter, K., & Gilmore, D. (1978,
March). A survey of school psychologists' attitudes toward
research. Paper presented at the 1978 annual convention of
the National Association of School Psychologists, New York,
NY.
Swerdlik, M. E. (1977, March). The issue of school
suspensions: How many, who are affected, why, and implications
for school psychologists. Paper presented at annual
meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists,
Cincinnati, OH. Swerdlik, M. E., & Dornback, F. (1977,
March). The WISC-R as an alternative to testing. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of
School Psychologists, Cincinnati, OH.
Swerdlik, M. E. (1976, Spring). A comparison of the WISC
and WISC-R. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
National Association of School Psychologists, Kansas City,
MO.
Swerdlik, M. E., & Samuels, D. D. (1976, Spring).The
development and analysis of a comprehensive lunchroom
management program in an elementary school building. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of
School Psychologists, Kansas City, MO.
State
Swerdlik, M. E., & Brown, R. (2001, September).
Flexible Service Delivery Systems. Paper presented to
the Illinois Association of Title I Directors Annual
Conference, Springfield, IL.
Aloia, G., Morrison, D., Peterson, D., & Swerdlik, M.
E. (2001, August). The Flexible Service Delivery System:
Results of the Second Statewide Evaluation. Paper
presented at the annual conference of the Illinois
Administrators of Special Education, Springfield, IL.
Hanson, L., Rossi, H., Peterson, D. W., Morrison, D., Cox,
K., Aloia, G. F., & Swerdlik, M. E. (2000, October).
Flexible Service Delivery: A New Way to Support Students
with Diverse Needs. Paper presented at the Annual
Superintendents Conference, Springfield, IL.
Aloia, G., Morrison, D., Peterson, D., & Swerdlik, M.
E. (2000, August). The Flexible Service Delivery
System. Paper presented at the annual conference of the
Illinois Administrators of Special Education, Springfield,
IL.
Swerdlik, M. (Chair), Cox, K., Brown, R., Schuck, L., Thor,
K., Miller, J., Hartnett, J., Nolton, P., O'Brian, M., Surber,
J., Swastek, R., Sykes, K., & Aloia, G. (2000, February).
The Illinois Initiative in Alternative Service Delivery:
The Flexible Service Delivery System. Symposium presented
at the annual conference of the Illinois School Psychologists
Association, Springfield, IL.
Swerdlik, M. E., Cruise, T., Wise, P., & Schmitt, A.
(2000, February). Supervision of school psychology interns:
A skills based workshop. Workshop presented at the annual
conference of the Illinois School Psychologists Association,
Springfield, IL. Swerdlik, M. E., Swerdlik, P., & Kahn,
J. (2000, February). The Psychological Processing Checklist
(PPC): A new instrument for the assessment of learning
disabilities. Paper presented at the annual conference of
the Illinois School Psychologists Association, Springfield,
IL.
Aloia, G. F., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1999, October).
Evaluation of the Illinois flexible service delivery
system. Paper presented at the state conference on the
Flexible Service Delivery System sponsored by the Illinois
State Board of Education, Springfield, IL.
Swerdlik, M. E., Cruise, T., Wise, P., & Dornback, F.,
Sibley, D., & Berjohn, M. K. (1999, September).
Supervision of school psychology interns. Workshops
presented at National Louis University (Evanston, IL) and
Illinois State University (Normal, IL).
Florell, D., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1997, November).
Full-service schools: An opportunity for prevention.
Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Illinois
Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Swerdlik, M. E. (1997, March). Preparing for the 21st
century: Critical issues impacting the field of school
psychology. Paper presented at the Decatur Educational
Conference, Decatur, IL.
Swerdlik, M. E., Aloia, G. F., Schuck, L., Cox, K., &
Brown, R. (1997, February). Flexible service delivery
system: A collaborative problem solving approach to providing
effective interventions to students. Paper presented at
the Annual Conference of the Illinois School Psychologists
Association, Peoria, IL.
Peterson, D., Morrison, D., Swerdlik, M. E., & Aloia,
G. F. (1996, October). Flexible service delivery
system. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the
Illinois Administrators in Special Education, Naperville,
IL. Peterson, D., Morrison, D., Swerdlik, M. E., &
Aloia, G. F. (1996, October). Flexible service delivery
system. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the
Illinois Association of Administrators in Special Education,
Bloomington, IL.
Swerdlik, M. E., Shaw, S., Cruise, T., Florell, D., &
Pakonen, K. P. (1996, June). Full-service schools: A role
for the school psychologist. Paper presented at the Summer
Planning Conference of the Illinois School Psychologists
Association, Starved Rock State Park. Cornett, J. Y.,
Maccow, G., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1996, February).
Transdisciplinary play-based assessment: Establishing
content validity. Paper presented at the Annual Conference
of the Illinois School Psychologists Association, Rockford,
IL.
Shaw, S. R ., Maccow, G. C., Horton, C. B., Bucy, J.,
Foster, P., Cruise, T., Pakonen, K., Reeder, G. D., Swerdlik,
M. E., Keeling, C., & Hildreth, K. (1996, February).
The role of school psychologists in full service schools:
Expanded opportunities for prevention and intervention.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Illinois School
Psychologists Association, Rockford, IL.
Swerdlik, M. E. (Chair), Horton, C., Laurent, J., Maccow,
G., Roberts, M., & Shaw, S. (1994, February). Current
topics in school psychology: Implications for field
practitioners. Paper presented at the annual conference on
the Illinois School Psychologists Association, Decatur,
IL.
Shaw, S.R., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1993, February). The
WISC-III: Developing Effective Intervention Strategies.
Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Illinois
School Psychologists Association, Rockford, IL.
Laurent, J., & Swerdlik, M. E. (1991, February).
Implications of research findings in the day-to-day use of
the Stanford Binet: Fourth Edition. Paper presented to the
Annual Convention of the Illinois School Psychologists
Association, Champaign, IL.
Swerdlik, M. E., & Ryburn, M. (1988, February). A
construct validity study of the Stanford-Binet Fourth Edition
and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised.
Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Illinois
School Psychologists Association, Peoria, IL.
Swerdlik, M. E., & Rabinovitz, K. (1987, February).
A study of the relationship of the K-ABC and WISC-R for a
hearing impaired sample: Implications for school
psychologists. Paper presented at the 1987 Annual
Conference of the Illinois School Psychologists Association
(ISPA), Peoria, IL.
Swerdlik, M. E., & Bardon, J. (1985, March). The
mentoring process in school psychology. Paper presented at
the annual conference of the Illinois School Psychologists
Association, Peoria, IL.
Swerdlik, M. E. (1980, March). The experience session:
Implications for school psychologists. Paper presented at
the annual conference of the Illinois School Psychologists
Association, Peoria, IL.
Schiff, G. (Chair), Scholom, A., Swerdlik, M. E., &
Knight, J. (1978, November). Mainstreamed versus
self-contained classes: A three year longitudinal study of
their effects on the personal, social, and academic adjustment
of children with learning disabilities. Symposium
presented at the annual fall meeting of the Illinois Council
for Exceptional Children, Chicago, IL. Swerdlik, M. E.
(Chair), Beehr, T., Friedhoff, W., Gilmore, D., Goldstein, M.,
& Rumery, R. (1978, November). Student evaluations of
psychology courses. Symposium presented at the annual fall
meeting of the Illinois Psychological Association, Chicago,
IL.
Schiff, G. (Chair), Scholom, A., Swerdlik, M. E., &
Knight, J. (1977, November). Mainstreamed versus
self-contained classes: A two year study of their effects on
the person, social, and academic adjustment of children with
learning disabilities. Symposium presented at annual fall
meeting of the Illinois Council for Exceptional Children,
Chicago, IL.
Swerdlik, M. E., & Shield, T. (1977, March).
Classroom equivalents of the WISC-R. Paper presented at
the spring meeting of the Illinois Psychological Association,
Peoria, IL.
Swerdlik, M. E. (1976, April). A study of the
equivalency of the WISC and WISC-R and implications for school
psychologists. Paper presented at the annual spring
meeting of the Michigan Association of School Psychologists,
Ann Arbor, MI. Swerdlik, M. E., & Samuels, D. D. (1976,
April). An example of program consultation for school
psychologists. Paper presented at the annual spring
meeting of the Michigan Association of School Psychologists,
Ann Arbor, MI.
Swerdlik, M. E., Rice, W. E., & Larsen, E. (1975,
October). The effects of a group therapy experience on the
self-esteem of 5th grade acting-out boys. Paper presented
at the annual fall meeting of the Michigan Association of
School Psychologists, Lansing, MI.
Grants
Evaluation of the Flexible Service Delivery System.
Livingston County Special Education District, $5000, 1998,
Funded. Training School Psychologists in Play-Based
Assessment. Partnerships Project Development Grant, $2500,
1996 and 1997, Funded.
Provision and Evaluation of Mental Health Services,
Heartland Head Start, $9022 (each year) 1994-present, Funded.
Survey of school-based and school-linked health
services (with G. Reeder), National Association of School
Psychologists, $500, 1994, Funded.
The Use of the Case Study Method in School Psychology
Courses, Illinois State University Teaching Improvement Grant
(with S. Shaw, S. Landau, G. Maccow, C. Horton, and M.
Roberts), $10,000, 1992, Funded.
Development of a Multidisciplinary Psychoeducational
Training Clinic (with S. Landau), Illinois Board of Higher
Education, $28,663, 1989, Not funded.
Development of a Multidisciplinary Psychoeducational
Training Clinic (with S. Landau), U. S. Department of
Education, $110,492, 1989, Not funded.
Development of a Multidisciplinary Psychoeducational
Center, Grant from Illinois State University Graduate School,
$800, 1987-88, Funded.
Development of Modules for Computerized Psychological Test
Scoring and Interpretation (with S. Lemke and S. Landau),
Illinois State University Teaching Improvement Grant, $1000,
1986, Funded.
Determining the Accountability of Special Education
Placement Decisions: An analysis of the diagnostic
decision-making behaviors of school psychologists (with D.
Goh), The U. S. Department of Education, $123,335, 1983, Not
funded.
Test Development
Activities American Guidance Service, Inc.,
Publishers' Building, Circle Press, MN 55015:
Served as
national standardization site coordinator for Kaufman
Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC), Kaufman Test of
Educational Achievement (K-TEA), Vineland Social Maturity
Scale, Key-Math Diagnostic Arithmetic Test II, Peabody
Individual Achievement Test-Revised, Kaufman Adult
Intelligence Test and Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test, Social
Skills Rating Scales, Kaufman Preschool Scale, and Kaufman
Adult Assessment Battery.
Charles E. Merrill Publishing Co., 1300 Alum Creek
Drive, Columbus, OH 43216:
Served as national
standardization site coordinator for the Naglieri Matrix
Analogies Test. Also coordinated test-retest reliability
study.
Riverside Publishing Company, 8420 Bryn Maw Drive,
Chicago, IL 60631:
Served as site co-coordinator for the
national standardization of the Stanford-Binet Fourth Edition.
Psychological Corporation, 555 Academic Court, San
Antonio, TX 78204:
Served as site coordinator for national
standardization of the Differential Abilities Scale, and
Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Revised
(WPPSI-R).
Program
Evaluation/Consultations
Evaluator, Staff Education for Effective Collaboration in
Southern Illinois: Building Teams for Success grant awarded by
the Illinois State Board of Education to JAMP Special
Education Services, 2001-present.
Advisor, Joint Committee on Testing Practices.
Evaluator, Autism/Pervasive Developmental Delays Training
and Technical Assistance Project grant awarded by the Illinois
State Board of Education to the LaGrange Area Department of
Special Education, 1999-present.
Evaluator, Alternative Service (Flexible) Delivery Systems
for the following School Districts/Special Education
Cooperatives: Northern Suburban Special Education District
(NSSED), Livingston County Special Education District,
Knox-Warren Special Education District, Springfield, IL Public
Schools, Heart of Illinois Low Incidence Association (HILIA),
and conducting a state-wide evaluation project,
1996-present.
Program Consultant to School Psychology Programs of Wichita
State University, Loyola University of Chicago, University of
Wisconsin Regents Systems, and University of North Texas,
1996-1999.
Member, External Program Review Team for Department of
Educational Psychology at Miami University of Ohio, 1996.
Member, Illinois State Board of Education Program
Evaluation Team for School Psychology Program at Eastern
Illinois University, 1995.
Course Proposal Reviewer for Loyola University (Chicago),
1992.
Member, Illinois State Board of Education Program
Evaluation Team for School Psychology Program at Northern
Illinois University, 1990.
Folio Reviewer, National Association of School
Psychologists, 1989-present.
External Consultant, Graduate Programs in Psychology,
Psychology Department, Western Illinois University, 1988.
Evaluator in School Psychology, National Council for the
Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), 1978-1985.
School Psychology Institute Evaluator, Michigan Department
of Education, Lansing, MI, 1976.
Title III Learning Disabilities Program, Mason, MI School
District, 1975-1976.
Internal Program Request and Evaluation
Reports Written Primary author of Illinois State
Board of Education Program Approval Report, 1989, 1994, 2000.
Program received approval in 1989-present.
Primary author of Illinois Board of Higher Education
Program Review in School Psychology, 1989, 1995.
Primary author of National Council for the Accreditation of
Teacher Education (NCATE) Program Reports and Folios for
Program Approval by the National Association of School
Psychologists (NASP), 1989, 1992, 1994. Received NCATE and
NASP approval in 1989-1992, 1992-1994 and for 1994-1999,
1999-2004.
Primary author of New and Expanded Program Request for
Specialist Degree in School Psychology, approved by the
Illinois Board of Higher Education, 1989.
Primary Responsibility for writing the School Psychology
Doctoral (Ph.D.) New and Expanded Program Request Proposal
approved by the Illinois Board of Higher Education,
1988.
Unpublished Manuals and Handbooks/Published
Occupational Guide Illinois State University
Graduate Programs in School Psychology Program Handbook
Illinois State University School Psychology
Fieldwork Handbook
Consultant for the Occupational Brief and Revised
Brief for School Psychologists published by the Chronicle
Guidance Publications
Service to Professional
Organizations Council of Directors of School
Psychology Program (CDSPP)-APA Affiliated Training Council
for School Psychology
Co-chair, First Annual CDSPP/TSP Training Conference on
Internships in School Psychology (1994) Chairman,
(1993-1994)
Member, Executive Board (1992-1995) Newsletter Editor
(1992-1993)
American Psychological Association (APA)-Division
16 Member, Task Force on Internships (1994)
Member of Committee on Children, Youth and Families
(1987-1988)
Member, Subcommittee of the Joint Committee on Testing
Practices (1987)
Member of Publications Committee (1986-1988)
Member of the Committee on Marketing School Psychological
Services (1984-1985)
National Association of School
Psychologists Member, Development Group for Revision of
the Standards for NASP Training and Field Placement Programs
in School Psychology and Standards for the Credentialing of
School Psychologists, (1993)
Chair, NASP Convention Workshop Selection Committee and
Workshop Site Coordinator (1989-present)
Folio Reviewer for Program Approval Board
(1989-present)
Associate Editor of NASP Communiqué, (1987-1993)
Member, American Psychological Association (APA) and
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Joint
Awards Committee for Excellence in School Psychological
Services Programs, (1981)
Co-chairperson of Research and Education Committee
(1980-1981)
Illinois School Psychologists Association Member,
Task Force on Third Party Reimbursement for School
Psychological Services (1993-1994)
Member, Governing Board (1979-1988) Member, Publications
and Continuing Education Committees (1979-1988)
Coordinator of Professional Growth Workshops for Annual
Conventions (1979-1998)
Editor, School Psychology in Illinois
(1979-1987)
Illinois Psychological Association-School Psychology
Section
Executive Board Member and Workshop Coordinator for Spring,
1979 School Section convention Editor of School
Psychology Newsletter quarterly publication of IPA School
Section (1977-1979)
Directors of University School Psychology Programs
(DUSPP),
(Inter-University Council of Directors of
Illinois School Psychology Programs) Member and Chairman
(1987-present)
State Level Committees
Member, Illinois State Board of Education Panel for the
Development of School Psychology Standards and continuing
education requirements, 2000-present
Member, Early Childhood Personnel Development Committee,
1991-1993 Member of the Illinois State Board of Education
Special Education Pupil Personnel Services Advisory Council,
1981-1983
Service-University Chair, Planning Committee for
Multidisciplinary Psychoeducational Center, 1987-1988
Service-College Member, Inclusion Task Force,
College of Education, 1993-1994
Member, Board of Regents Special Education/Psychology
Study Group, 1986-1987
Member, Special Education Doctoral Screening Committee,
1983-1987
Service-Department
Chair, School Psychology Search Committee, 2001
Member, External Affairs and Scholarship Committee,
1999-present
Chair, School Psychology Coordinating Committee,
1987-present Chair, School Psychology Search Committee,
1986
Member, Counseling Psychology Search Committee, 1986
Chair, External Affairs and Scholarship Committee,
1985; 1987; 1992; 1996-1999
Member, School Psychology Search Committee, 1985; 1987;
1992
Member, Psychology Department Chairperson Search Committee,
1982-1983; 1999-2000
Member, Department Faculty Status Committee (Personnel
Committee and Advisory Council to Chair), 1980-1984;
1987-1989; 1989-1991; 1992-1994; 1994-1996
Chair, School Psychology Comprehensive Examination
Committee, 1980-1981; 1985-1992
Chair, School/Clinical Psychology Search Committee,
1979
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Planning, 1979
Member, Teaching Evaluation Committee, 1979
Member, School Psychology Coordinating Committee,
1977-present
Member, Graduate Assistantship Committee, 1977-1979
Service-Community
Chair, Treatment Advisory Committee, 1995-present
Member, Community Task Force on Attention Deficit Disorder,
1993-1995 Member, Professional Advisory Committee of CHADD
(Children with Attention Deficit Disorder), 1993
Member, Treatment Advisory Committee for the Baby
Fold/Hammitt School. 1988-present
Member, McLean County Violent Offender's Mediation Task
Force, 1986
Chairman, Steering Committee and Member of Governing Board
and Community Accessibility Committee, The Association of
Advocacy and Education for Disabled Citizens,
1980-1982 Member, Board of Directors and Chair of Education
Committee, McLean County Association for Retarded Citizens,
1977-1980
Member, Board of Directors and Member of Education and
Personnel Committees for Morgan Washington/Victory Hall Homes,
1977-1980
Invited Workshops Topic:
Administration and Interpretation of the Kaufman Assessment
Battery for Children (K-ABC)
Bay-Arenac Intermediate Service Center-Bay City, MI,
March, 1994
Ingham Intermediate School District, Mason, MI, January,
1987 Four Rivers Special Education District, Jacksonville,
IL, January, 1986
Villa Park School District, Villa Park, IL, March, 1985
Crete Monee School District, Crete, IL, November 1984 and
February, 1985
LaSalle County Educational Alliance for Special Education,
Streator, IL, September, 1984
Central Illinois School Psychologists Association, Peoria,
IL, October, 1983
Eastern Illinois University Intern/Supervisor Workshop,
Charleston, IL, October, 1983
School District U-46-Elgin, IL, August 24-25, 1983
Topic: Administration and Interpretation of the
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale Fourth
Edition Eastern Illinois Special Education
Association, Charleston, IL, October, 1990
Black Hawk Area Special Education District, Maine, IL,
October, 1989
Sangamon County Special Education District,
Springfield, IL, November, 1988
Miami-Ohio Special Education District, Canton, OH,
September, 1987
Deerfield High School/Wilmette Elementary School District,
Deerfield, IL, April, 1987
Peoria, IL Public Schools/Child Find, Peoria, IL, March,
1987
Eastern Pennsylvania School Psychologists Association,
1987 Illinois School Psychologists Association, Peoria, IL,
1987
Virginia and Maryland Association of School Psychologists,
1987
East Central Ohio Special Education Regional Resource
Center, Canton, OH, October, 1986
Indianapolis Public Schools, May, 1986
Allegheny Intermediate School District, Pittsburgh, PA,
April, 1986
St. Louis Area School Psychologists March, 1986
Seattle, WA, April, 1985
Chicago, IL, March, 1985
Cincinnati, OH, February, 1985
Other Invited Workshops/Media Presentations
Opening day keynote address on the Flexible
Service Delivery System for the Gurnee (IL) School District,
August 23, 2001
A Multi-Method Method for Identifying Processing
Disorders, Tazewell-Mason Special Education District,
February, 2001
Curriculum-Based Assessment, Special Education of Peoria
County (IL) Special Education Cooperative, March, 1995
Identifying Processing Deficits: A Best Practices Model,
Tazwell Mason Special Education District, Pekin, IL, January,
1995 Curriculum-Based Assessment, Peoria (IL) School
District, October, 1994
Assessment Model for Identifying Processing Deficits,
Decatur, IL, Educational Conference, March, 1994
Collaborative teaming, Pontiac (IL) School District,
September-May, 1993-1994
Administration and Interpretation of the WISC-III,
Community Consolidated School District #59 (IL), April,
1993
Developing Survival Skills for Real World Consultation,
Will County (IL) Institute, February, 1993 Administration
and Interpretation of the WISC-III, Southern Illinois School
Psychologists Association, Mt. Vernon, IL, June, 1992
Differential Abilities Scale (DAS), Central Ohio Resource
Center, May, 1992 Differential Abilities Scale (DAS), Ohio
School Psychologists Association, Columbus, OH, May, 1992
Visitation: Common problems and their impact on kids,
Parenting Alone Conference, April, 1992 Administration and
Interpretation of the WISC-III, Knox-Warren Special Education
District, Galesburg, IL, September, 1991
Differential Abilities Scales (DAS), Miami University
of Ohio for Ohio School Psychologists Association, September,
1991
Differential Abilities Scales (DAS), School Psychologists
Summer Institute sponsored by Central Michigan University,
July, 1991
Children's Adjustment to Divorce, Unit Five School
District, (IL) January, 1991 Up-date on Psychoeducational
Assessment Practices, Decatur, IL, Educational Conference,
March, 1990
Multidisciplinary Teaming, Deerfield, IL, High School,
March, 1989
Curriculum-Based Assessment and Collaborative Consultation.
Series of Regional Workshops presented for the Illinois School
Psychologists Association, September, 1988 Best Practices
in Psychoeducational assessment, Series of workshops for the
Kankakee Special Education District, Kankakee, IL, January,
1988
Colloquium Speaker, New Developments in
Psychoeducational Assessment, Psychology Department, Western
Illinois University, April, 1986
Guest on WJBC (Bloomington, IL) Radio program Problems and
Solutions dealing with Suggestions for Easing the Adjustment
of a Child to Beginning School, August, 1985
Social-emotional Development of the Gifted: Implications
for Curriculum and Teaching Strategies, Metcalf Laboratory
School, March, 1985
The Theory of Mental Health Consultation in the Schools:
Implications for School Psychologists, West Suburban School
Psychologists Association, Lombard, IL, March, 1985
Colloquium Speaker, New Developments in Psychoeducational
Assessment, Psychology Department, Illinois State University,
November, 1984 The Theory and Practice of Mental Health
Consultation in the Schools: Implications for School
Psychologists and Other Support Service Staff, Wheaton (IL)
School District, November, 1984
Guest on TV-10 News Segment Dealing with the Effects of
Teacher Strikes on Children, August, 1984 Testing in the
United States. Guest on Dan Kiley Radio Show, WGN Radio,
Chicago, IL, August, 1984
Social-emotional growth of the gifted. Invited paper
presented to the Summer Institute for Educators of the Gifted
(SIEG), Normal, IL, July, 1984
Behavior Management Makes Reading Fun and Easy. Invited
address to the Annual Reading Conference, Normal, IL, April,
1984
The developmental tasks and emotional needs of the gifted
adolescent: Implications for gifted education curriculum.
Invited paper presented for the Accent on Better Curriculum
for Gifted Education Conference, Decatur, IL, March, 1984
Parenting the hearing impaired children, Deaf and Hard of
Hearing Parents Club, Bloomington-Normal, IL, November,
1982
Working with parents of exceptional children, Knox-Warren
Special Education District, Galesburg, IL, October, 1982
Bias in the assessment of mental impairment. Invited
presentation at a workshop on Nonbiased Assessment sponsored
by the Illinois State Board of Education, October, 1981
Behavior management of the special needs pupil in the
classroom, Mackinaw Valley Special Education District,
September, 1981
Guest on TV-10 Public Affairs Program--Rights of Parents of
Exceptional Children, August, 1980
Current Professional Research/Scholarly
Interests 1) Psychological/Psychoeducational
Assessment
2) Multidisciplinary Teaming and Collaborative Problem
Solving
3) School linked and School-Based Health Services:
Towards Developing a Model of Service Delivery and Training
for School Psychologists
4) Alternative Service Delivery Systems for Special
Education and School Psychological Services
5) Clinical Supervision of Preservice and Interns in
School Psychology
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