Resume

• 2005

  Spanish

  Master of Education

  Special Education

  University of North Texas

• 2003

  Bachelor of Arts

  Research Assistant for Friendship Project

  Principal Investigator: Dr. Marion Underwood

  Psychology

  Psi Chi

  The University of Texas at Dallas

• Curriculum Development

  Educational Technology

  Quantitative Research

  Teaching

  Research

  Tutoring

  Applied Behavior Analysis

  Staff Development

  Instructional Design

  Differentiated Instruction

  Public Speaking

  Curriculum Design

  Program Evaluation

  Higher Education

  Educational Leadership

  Spanish

  Educational Research

  Special Education

  E-Learning

  Lesson Planning

  Teacher Educators: What Motivates Them to Choose Academe?

  Currently

  there is a shortage of professors preparing personnel to teach in high need areas (e.g.

  special education

  English language learners) at institutions of higher education (IHE). The purpose of the present study was to examine the motivations or influencers that impelled individuals to pursue careers in IHEs as professors in personnel preparation. Data were collected using Motivations for Choosing Academia as a Profession (MCAP) and a 10-item Big Five Inventory (BFI-10). Two hundred eighty-nine professors of education representing the four U.S. census regions participated in the present study. The MCAP is a 25-item instrument designed to measure retrospective motivation of faculty decisions to enter the professoriate. The development of the MCAP is described and an exploratory factor analysis was employed to examine the psychometric validity of the instrument. Three factors emerged and implications are discussed. Data were analyzed using logistic regression with the dichotomous outcome variable being the area of education in which the professor works (i.e.

  general or special education).

  Teacher Educators: What Motivates Them to Choose Academe?

  Evidence based strategies for teaching play to young children with autism.

  Mandy E. Lusk

  Ph.D.

  Evidence based strategies for teaching play to young children with autism.

  Mandy E. Lusk

  Staci Zolkoski

  Emerald R. Collins

  Calli G. Lewis

  Robert A. Gable

  Lyndal M. Bullock

  Ensuring Successful Outcomes for Children and Youth From Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds

  Mandy E. Lusk

  Ph.D.

  Preparing special educators to work with culturally and linguistically diverse students with challenging behaviors.

  Mandy E. Lusk

  Ph.D.

  What does a princpal need to know about discipline or students with disabilities?

  Kelly

  Carrero

  Ph.D.

  BCBA

  Plano ISD

  Texas A&M University-Commerce

  Shippensburg University

  ECHO Behavioral Consulting

  University of North Texas

  Texas A&M University-Commerce

  Program Consultant

  Design

  evaluate

  and implement behavioral programs for children with behavioral issues and/or developmental disabilities.

  ECHO Behavioral Consulting

  Assistant Professor of Special Education

  Assistant Professor of Special Education; Taught graduate-level courses in the Special Education Program; Collaborated with the Early Childhood Program to create the Dual Prek-4/Special Education Program; Served on the Graduate Council

  Teacher Education Committee

  NCATE/CAEP Unit Steering Committee

  Bartos Child and Family Center Advisory Committee

  and Field Advisory Committee. Co-chaired the Shippensburg University Scholarly Writing Group and the Shippensburg University's Multidisciplinary Campus Collaborative on Mental Health. Served as President of Pennsylvania Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders. Served as President-Elect of Council for Exceptional Children Division for Culturally and Linguistically Exceptional Learners (DDEL).

  Shippensburg University

  Texas A&M University-Commerce

  Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  Associate Professor

  University of North Texas

  Plano ISD

  Plano

  TX

  *Centralized Structured Classroom teacher\n*District recognized Autism Specialist\n*Campus Behavior Specialist\n*Campus translator (Spanish)\n*Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities (English & Spanish)

  Special education teacher