Dr. Courtade's curriculum vita

Educational Background

• Ph.D., Special Education, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2006
• M.S., Special Education, D'Younville College, 1999
• B.A., Biology, State University of New York of Buffalo, 1996

Teaching Areas

• Moderate/Severe Disabilities
• Curriculum and Methods
• Systematic Instruction
• Assessment
• Research Methods

Professional Activities

• 2009-present Reviewer, The Journal of Special Education
• 2008-present Technical Editor and Editorial Board Member, Rural Special Education Quarterly
• 2006-present Ad Hoc Reviewer, Remedial and Special Education
• 2008-2009 Advisory Panel-Assessment Decision and Support System (ADSS) Project-University of Oregon
• 2008-2009 Management Team for the General Supervision and Enhancement Grant for Modified Academic Achievement Standards-West Virginia
• 2008-2009 Member- Alternate Assessment on Modified Academic Achievement Stakeholders Group-West Virginia

Professional Memberships

• American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES)
• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
  Divisions: Division on Developmental Disabilities (Critical Issues & Legislative Committee)
  Division for Research
  Division on Career Development and Transition
  Teacher Education Division
  
• TASH (Education Committee)

Publications

• Courtade, G., Jimenez, B., Trela, K., & Browder, D. M. (2008). Teaching to standards: Science. Verona, WI: Attainment Company, Inc.
• Browder, D. M., Gibbs, S. L., Ahlgrim-Delzell, L., Courtade, G., & Lee, A. (2007). Early literacy skills builder. Verona, WI: Attainment Company, Inc.
• Browder, D., Courtade-Little, G., Wakeman, S., & Rickelman, R. (2006). From sight words to emergent literacy. In D. Browder & F. Spooner (Eds.), Teaching reading, math, and science to students with significant cognitive disabilities. (pp. 68-93). Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.
• Browder, D. M., Ahlgrim-Delzell, L., Courtade, G., Gibbs, S. L., & Flowers, C. (2008). Evaluation of the effectiveness of an early literacy program for students with significant cognitive disabilities using group randomized trial research. Exceptional Children, 75, 33-52.