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Heidi J. Graff
hgraff@gmu.edu
EDUCATION
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
Doctor of Philosophy in Education, May 2007
Major: Special Education, Minor: Instructional Technology
Long Island University, Palmer School of Library and Information Science
Greenvale, New York
Masters in Library Science, August 1987
Major: School Library Media
State University of New York, College at Cortland, Cortland, New York
Bachelor of Science May 1986
Major: Elementary Education, Nursery - Sixth Grade
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Mason LIFE Director, College of Education and Human Development, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. July 2007-Present.
*Post-secondary education focus for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities
*Positives outcomes include community independence and employment
Professional Faculty, College of Education and Human Development, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. January 2008-Present.
*Teach classes for graduate students
*Characteristics of Autism and Strategies for Students with Autism
Research Faculty, Graduate School of Education, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. September 2006-Present.
*Project Coordinator
*United States Department of Education, Stepping Stones of Technology Grant
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Education, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. August 2006-December 2006.
*Single Case and Single Subject Design
*Co-teach class content, assignments, readings, and presentations
Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Education, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. August 2005-May 2006.
*Introduction to Special Education
*Consultation and Collaboration
Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate School of Education, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. August 2005-May 2006.
*Led LIFE Research Study
*Further Development of the KIHd System
Immersion Facilitator, Graduate School of Education, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. August 2004-May 2005.
*Manage Immersion Lab
*Co-Investigator of KIHd Usability Testing
School-Age and Administration Director, START: Services Toward Autism Recovery in Toddlers, Vienna, Virginia. October 1995-June 2004.
*Co-created and implemented intensive behavioral/developmental therapy program for young children on the Autism Broad Spectrum
*Major developmental domains targeted for intervention through a comprehensive curriculum: social-emotional, communication, visual-motor, and cognitive
CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES
Nursery, Kindergarten & Grades 1-6, Permanent
School Library Media Specialist (Library), Permanent
Public Librarian’s Professional Certificate
HONORS AND AWARDS
George Mason University Fellowship Award, Fall 2006 and Spring 2007
George Mason University Dissertation Fellowship Award, Fall 2006
George Mason University Fellowship Award, 2004 and 2005
Kappa Delta Pi, International Education Honor Society, George Mason University
Sallie Mae National First Year Teacher Award
Thomas J. Lahey P.T.A. Most Active Teacher Award
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AERA, American Educational Research Association, Division K, Teaching and Teacher Education with SIGS of Faculty Teaching, Evaluation of Development and Special Education Research
ASA, Autism Society of America
CEC, Council for Exceptional Children, CCBD, DLD, TAM, and TED Sections
CLD, Council for Leaning Disabilities
RESEARCH GRANTS
Organization for Autism Research Grant, September 2006
United States Department of Education, Stepping Stones of Technology Grant, May 2006
Applied Behavior Association Student Presentation Grant, May 2006
SERVICE
Summer Intern Supervisor, July-August 2008
Reviewer for Springer Publishing, March-June 2008
Student Interviewer, George Mason University, March 2006 and March 2007
Mentor, George Mason University, August 2004-May 2005
PUBLICATIONS and PATENTS
Behrmann, M. M., Wang, S., & Graff, H. J. (2005, November). Kellar Instructional Handheld data System. United States Provisional Patent Application No. 60/738,026.
Behrmann, M. M., Wang, S., & Graff, H. J. (2006, November). Kellar
Instructional Handheld data System. United States Patent Application
Docket No.: GMU-06-020U.
Graff, H. J. (2006). School days. In C. N. Ariel & R. A. Naseef (Eds.), Voices from the Spectrum, (pp. 49-52). Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Graff, H. J. (2008). An Inclusive Tale. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Graff, H. J., Behrmann, M. M., Mittapalli, K., Wang, S., Chung, Y., Shim, Y., Evmenova, A. S., & Mburu, P. (2008). Instructional Technology & Cognitive Improvement: The Development Process with the Kellar Instructional Handheld Device. Manuscript submitted.
Graff, H. J., Berkeley, S., & Vernon, G. (2008). Autism retrospective: An 11 year look at trends in research. Manuscript in preparation.
Mastropieri, M. A., Berkeley, S., McDuffie, K., Graff, H. J., Marshak, L., Conners, N., Diamond, C., Simpkins, P., Fulcher, A., & Bowdey, R. (2008). What has been published: An eighteen year synthesis of 10 journals. Exceptional Children, Manuscript accepted.
Mittapalli, K., Graff, H. J. & Behrmann, M. M. Chung, Y., Shim, Y., & Wang, S. (2008). Teacher technology usage to study students with autism. Manuscript in preparation.
PRESENTATIONS
STATE & LOCAL
Graff, H. J., Mittapalli, K., & Shim, Y. (2008, April). Measuring usability and reliability of the KIHd System. Presented at MICCA, Baltimore, Maryland.
Graff, H J., Chung, Y., Wang, S., & Behrmann, M. M. (2007, November).
KIHd (Handheld Collaborative Data Collection and Analysis System). Presntation at NCTI Technology Innovators.
Graff, H. J. (2007, May). Kellar Instructional Handheld data (KIHd) System. Presentation at MIT Enterprise Forum Tech-Transfer Program.
Behrmann, M. M., Wang, S., & Graff, H. J. (2006, June). Kellar Instructional Handheld data (KIHd) System. Presentation at Innovations in eLearning Symposium 2006.
NATIONAL
Graff, H. J. & Behrmann, M. M. (2008, April). From Research to Practice to Dissemination: The Path of a Technology Innovation Tool. Poster presented at CEC Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.
Graff, H. J. & Mittapalli, K. (2008, March). Measuring Reliability of Teacher Training on a Technology Tool in a Special Education Setting. Presented at AERA, New York, New York.
Behrmann, M. M., Evmenova, A., Neuber, K., & Graff, H. J. (2008, January).
The KIHd System: Data Collection for students with Autism. Presented at ATIA, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Graff, H. J. & Behrmann, M. M. (2007, October). Cognitive learning and the Kellar
Instructional Handheld data (KIHd) System. Presented at RERC, Boulder, Colorado.
Graff, H J., Chung, Y., Wang, S., & Behrmann, M. M. (2007, July). Implementation of the Kellar Instructional Handheld data (KIHd) System in a school servicing students with Autism. Poster presented at Office of Special Education Programs Project Directors’ Conference, Washington, DC.
Graff, H. J. & Behrmann, M. M. (2007, April). The KIHd System: Online data collection with students on the Autism spectrum. Presented at Council for Exceptional Children, Louisville, Kentucky.
Graff, H. J. (2007, February). The KIHd System: Testing teacher perceptions and data driven decisions for students with Autism. Poster presented at the ABA Autism Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.
Graff, H. J. (2006, October). KIHd System pilot project. Poster presented at the CLD Conference, McLean, Virginia.
Shi, L. & Graff, H. J. (2006, October). A constructivist approach for an on-line learning module for pre-service special education teachers. Paper presented at AECT Conference, Dallas, Texas.
Graff, H. J. & Evmenova, A. (2006, May). Kellar Instructional Handheld data (KIHd) System. Poster presented at ABA Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
Mastropieri, M. A., Berkeley, S., Bowdey, R., McDufie, K., Conners, N., Diamond, C. M., Fulcher, A., Marshak, L., Simpkins, P., Graff, H. J., & Scruggs, T. E. (2006, April). What does the field of special education publish? A 17-year analysis. Paper presented at American Education Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Graff, H. J. & Behrmann, M. M. (2005, November). KIHd System. Poster presentation at TED/TAM Conference, Portland, Maine.
GUEST PRESENTER
Single Subject Design, EDSE 590, Research in Special Education, George Mason University, Summer 2008
Autism, EDSE 401/501, Introduction to Special Education, George Mason University, Summer 2008
LIFE Study, LIFE Parent Meetings, George Mason University, February 2006 and September 2005
Autism, EDSE 401/501, Introduction to Special Education, George Mason University, Summer 2005
Family Perspective, EDSE 662, Consultation & Collaboration, George Mason University, Summer 2005
Autism, EDSE 401/501, Introduction to Special Education, George Mason University, Summer 2004
Family Perspective on Autism, Argosy University/Washington DC, June, 21, 2003
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Capstone Case Competition, Prism Presentation, School of Management, George Mason University, 2007
Annual Spring Colloquium, Jane West, Ph.D., Vice President of Government Relations & External Affairs, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), George Mason University, 2007
CEC Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, April, 2007
ABA Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, February 2007
ABA Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, May 2006
CEC Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, April, 2006
TED/TAM Conference, Portland, Maine, November 2005
Annual Spring Colloquium, Jay Mathews, Lead Education reporter, The Washington Post Johnson-Dewberry Hall, George Mason University, 2005
What to do with All Those Point Sheets? Data-Driven Behavior Support, Doug McElroy, CEC Convention, Baltimore, Maryland, April 2005
Power Card Strategy: Using Special Interest to Motivate Students with
Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Elisa Gagnon, Ph.D., CEC Convention, Baltimore, Maryland, April 2005
Increasing Learning in Inclusive Middle and Secondary Schools: Strategies for Success! Margo Mastropieri, Ph.D., CEC Convention, Baltimore, Maryland, April 2005
National Accessible Reading Assessment Project for Researching and
Designing Valid Reading Assessments Accessible to All Students, CEC Convention, Baltimore, Maryland, April 2005
Annual Spring Colloquium, Karen R. Harris, Ph.D., Co-director of the Center of Accelerating Student Learning and Editor of The Journal of Educational Psychology, Johnson-Dewberry Hall, George Mason University, 2004
The Fourth R: Conflicts over Religion in America’s Public Schools,
Joan DelFattore, Ph. D., Bowen Lecture in Education Policy, George Mason University, 2004
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