SHERI BERKELEY ACADEMIC HISTORY

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1 SHERI BERKELEY 1. ACADEMIC HISTORY Name: Sheri Berkeley Present Rank: Assistant Professor (Appointed August 15, 2007) Proportion Time Assigned: 60% EFT Teaching / 40% EFT Research Tenure Status: Non-tenured (tenure-track position) Graduate Faculty Status: Graduate Faculty Member: (Appointed Fall 2007) Highest Degree: Ph.D., George Mason University, May 2007 Academic Positions: Present: Assistant Professor; Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education; The University of Georgia; Athens, GA Summer 2007: Consultant; Special Education Content Grant; College of Education and Human Development; George Mason University; Fairfax, VA : Graduate Research Assistant; College of Education and Human Development; George Mason University; Fairfax, VA : Adjunct Instructor; College of Education and Human Development; George Mason University; Fairfax, VA EDSE 590: Research Methods in Special Education (Fall 2005, 2006) EDSE 403/503: Language Development and Reading (Summer 2006) EDSE 401/501: Introduction to Special Education (Summer 2005) : Graduate Teaching Assistant: Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education; Northern Illinois University; DeKalb, IL KNPE 492: Special Physical Education Clinic Practicum (Spring, Summer, Fall 1997; Spring, Summer, Fall 1998) : Clinic Coordinator and Student Teacher Supervisor; Special Education Teaching and Research Clinics; Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education; Northern Illinois University; DeKalb, IL Other Professional Employment: : Reading Resource Teacher; Mount Vernon High School, Fairfax County Public Schools; Alexandria, VA : Special Education Reading Focus Teacher; Whitman Middle School, Fairfax County Public Schools; Alexandria, VA : Learning Disabilities Reading Resource Teacher; Hayfield Secondary School, Fairfax County Public Schools; Alexandria, VA Summer 2002: Reduced Ratio (autism) Pre-School Teacher; Fairfax County Public Schools, Alexandria, VA Summer 2001: Cross Categorical Pre-School Teacher; Fairfax County Public Schools; Alexandria, VA : Learning Disabilities Resource Teacher; William Halley Elementary School, Fairfax County Public Schools; Alexandria, VA Summer 2000: Cross Categorical Pre-School Teacher; Fairfax County Public Schools; Alexandria, VA

2 : Autism, ED and PD Itinerant / Inclusion Teacher; Rose Hill Elementary School, Fairfax County Public Schools; Alexandria, VA : Self-Contained (autism) Teacher; Morehead Elementary School, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools; Charlotte, NC Post-Graduate Awards: 2. RESIDENT INSTRUCTION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION Undergraduate Courses Taught: UGA Course # Course Name Semester Enrollment Location SPED 4200 Methods for Individuals with Mild Disabilities Fall 13 Athens Academic Advising: Academic Year B.S.Ed. M.Ed./M.A. Ph.D./Ed.S. Total Fall SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES a. Publications: * denote publications that have gone through peer review ** denote publications which were invited Books Authored or Co-authored: Books Edited and Co-edited: Chapter in Book: **Berkeley, S. (2007). Reading comprehension instruction for students with learning disabilities. In T. E. Scruggs & M. A. Mastropieri (Eds.), Advances in learning and behavioral disabilities: Vol. 20, International perspectives, Oxford, UK: Elsevier. (100% contribution) Monographs: Peer Reviewed Journal Articles: * **Mastropieri, M. A., Berkeley, S., Scruggs, T. E., & Marshak, L. (in press). Strategies for improving content area instruction: Findings from recent research. Insights on Learning Disabilities. (40% contribution) *Berkeley, S. (2007). Middle schoolers with reading disabilities in book club? Teaching Exceptional Children Plus, 3(6), Article 5. Retrieved from (100% contribution)

3 * **Mastropieri, M. A., Scruggs, T. E., & Berkeley, S. (2007). Peers helping peers. Educational Leadership, 64(5), (20% contribution) *Mastropieri, M. A., Scruggs, T. E., Norland, J. J., Berkeley, S., McDuffie, K., Halloran Tornquist, B., & Conners, N. (2006). Differentiated curriculum enhancement in middle-school science: Effects on classroom and high-stakes tests. Journal of Special Education, 40, (15% contribution) *Berkeley, S., Zittel, L. L., Pitney, L. V., & Nichols, S. E. (2001). Locomotor and object control skills of children diagnosed with autism. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 18, (80% contribution) Bulletins or Reports: Abstracts: Book Reviews: Other Publications: **Scruggs, T. E., Mastropieri, M. A., & Berkeley, S. (in press). Peer tutoring. In E. Anderman & L. Anderman (Eds.), Psychology of classroom learning. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. (40% contribution) Berkeley, S. (2007). Reading Comprehension Strategy Instruction and Attribution Retraining for Secondary Students with Disabilities. Doctoral Dissertation: George Mason University. (100% contribution) * **Brigham, F. J., Berkeley, S., Simpkins, P., & Brigham, M. S. P. (2007). Current practice alerts: A focus on reading comprehension strategy instruction. Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD) and Division for Research (DR) of the Council for Exceptional Children, Issue 12. (35% contribution) Works Submitted But Not Yet Accepted: Berkeley, S., Scruggs, T. E., & Mastropieri, M. A. (submitted). Reading comprehension instruction for students with learning disabilities, : A meta-analysis. Athens, GA: The University of Georgia. (50% Contribution) Mastropieri, M. A., Berkeley, S., McDuffie, K., Graff, H. J., Marshak, L., Conners, N., Diamond, C. M., Simpkins, P., Fulcher, A., Bowdey, R., & Scruggs, T. E. (submitted). What is published in the field of special education? An analysis of 10 prominent journals. Fairfax, VA: George Mason University. (15% contribution) Mastropieri, M. A., Scruggs, T. E., & Berkeley, S. (submitted). Does special education improve learning of secondary content? A meta-analysis. Fairfax, VA: George Mason University. (5% contribution) Chalk, J.C., Boon, R., Fore, C., & Berkeley, S. (submitted). The effects of cognitive organizers on the comprehension and retention ability for high school students with learning disabilities. Athens, GA: The University of Georgia. (5% contribution)

4 Berkeley, S., Mastropieri, M. A., & Scruggs, T. E. (submitted). Reading comprehension strategy instruction and attribution retraining for secondary students with disabilities. Athens, GA: The University of Georgia. (90% contribution) b. Creative Contributions Other Than Formal Publications: c. Grants Received: d. Recognitions and Outstanding Achievements: 2007 Outstanding Achievement and Academic Excellence for PhD in Education Award; George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 2006 Graduate School of Education Dissertation Completion Fellowship Award; George Mason University; Fairfax, VA 2005 Kellar Institute Fellowship Award; George Mason University, Fairfax, VA Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education Doctoral Leadership Training Grant H234D Fellowship Graduate School of Education Fellowship Award; George Mason University, Fairfax, VA e. Areas of Research: Research interests include issues related to improving instruction for secondary students with learning disabilities and students at risk for learning problems including: reading, instructional methods, and responsiveness to intervention. f. Supervision of Student Research: g. Editorship or Editorial Board Member of Journals or Other Learned Publications: Invited Ad Hoc Reviewer for Professional Journal: 2007-Present Teaching Exceptional Children (TEC), 2007 = 2 h. Convention Papers and Presentations: * denotes papers that have a published counterpart **denotes presentations that were invited National Presentations Berkeley, S., (2008, April). Motivating secondary students to use reading comprehension strategies with expository text. Paper to be presented at the Council for Exceptional Children National Convention and Expo, Boston, MA.

5 Mastropieri, M. A., & Berkeley, S. (2008, April). What do we REALLY know about how to teach content area instruction? Paper to be presented at the Council for Exceptional Children National Convention and Expo, Boston, MA. *Berkeley, S., Mastropieri, M.A., & Scruggs, T.E. (2008, March). Reading Comprehension Strategy Instruction and Attribution Retraining for Secondary Students with Disabilities. Paper to be presented at the American Education Research Association National Convention, New York, NY. Berkeley, S., Marshak, L., Mastropieri, M. A., & Scruggs, T. E. (2008, March). Improving student comprehension of social studies text: A self-questioning strategy for inclusive middle school classes. Paper to be presented at the American Education Research Association National Convention, New York, NY. Berkeley, S., Scruggs, T. E., & Mastropieri, M. A. (2007, April). An updated synthesis of intervention research on reading comprehension for LD students ( ). Paper presented at the American Education Research Association National Convention, Chicago, IL. Mastropieri, M. A., Scruggs, T. E., Graetz, J., & Berkeley, S. (2007, April). Does special education improve learning of secondary content? A meta-analysis. Paper presented at the American Education Research Association National Convention, Chicago, IL. Berkeley, S., Scruggs, T. E., & Mastropieri, M. A. (2007, April). Effective reading comprehension strategies: Practical implications from meta-analyses. Paper presented at the Council for Exceptional Children National Convention and Expo, Louisville, KY. Mastropieri, M. A., Berkeley, S., Bowdey, B., Graetz, J., & Scruggs, T. E. (2007, April). What does DI really look like? Examples from recent research. Presented at the Council for Exceptional Children National Convention and Exp, Louisville, KY. *Berkeley, S. (2006, April). Middle schoolers with reading disabilities in book club? Paper presented at the Council for Exceptional Children National Convention and Expo, Salt Lake City, UT. Berkeley, S. (2006, April). Reading comprehension instruction for students with learning disabilities: A research meta-analysis. Student paper presented at the Council for Exceptional Children National Convention and Expo, Salt Lake City, UT. Mastropieri, M. A., McDuffie, K., Berkeley, S., Graff, H. J., Marshak, L., Conners, N., Diamond, C., Simpkins, P., Fulcher, A., & Bowdey, R. (2006, April). What has been published: A seventeen year analysis of 10 journals. Paper presented at the Council for Exceptional Children National Convention and Exp, Salt Lake City, UT. Mastropieri, M. A., Scruggs, T. E., Marshak, L., Berkeley, S., & McDuffie, K. (2006, April). Teachers talk to teachers: Implementing research based practices in inclusive middle school science and social studies classes. Presented at the Council for Exceptional Children National Convention and Exp, Salt Lake City, UT. Mastropieri, M. A., Berkeley, S., Bowdey, R., McDuffie, 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.

6 Paper presented at the American Education Research Association National Convention, San Francisco, CA. *Mastropieri, M. A., Scruggs, T. E., Norland, J. J., & Berkeley, S. (2006, April). Differentiated curriculum enhancement in middle-school science: Effects on classroom and high-stakes tests. Paper presented at the American Education Research Association National Convention, San Francisco, CA. **Mastropieri, M. A., Scruggs, T. E., Simpkins, P., Berkeley, S., Conners, N., McDuffie, K., Norland, J., Halloran, B., & Marshak, L. (2005, April). Making science fun for everyone! Strategies for enhancing success of students with disabilities. Preconvention workshop presented at the Council for Exceptional Children National Convention and Exp, Baltimore, MD. *Berkeley, S. (1998, April). Children with high-functioning autism: How motor ability affects communication. Paper presented at the Council for Exceptional Children National Convention and Exp, Minneapolis, MN. Berkeley, S., & Zittel, L. L. (1998, March). Teaching the child with autism in physical education. Presented at Achieving a Balance: The 6 th National Conference on Adapted Physical Activity, Malcom, IL. Zittel, L. L., Stefely, C., McCarthy, T., & Berkeley, S. (1998, March). Curriculum design and activities for early childhood: Pre-kindergarten through third grade. Presented at Achieving a Balance: The 6 th National Conference on Adapted Physical Activity, Malcom, IL. State Presentations *Brigham, F. J., Berkeley, S., Simpkins, P., & Brigham, M. S. P. (2006, October). Comprehension strategies: Best practices for recall and understanding. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Federation, Council for Exceptional Children, Charlottesville, VA. Berkeley, S., & Simpkins, P. (2005, March). Reading comprehension strategies in action. Presented at Virginia Council for Learning Disabilities Spring Symposium, Reston, VA. Berkeley, S., & McCarthy T. (1997, November). Children with autism participating in games and activities: Communication materials to assist. Presented at the Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance State Conference, Shaumburg, IL. Local Presentations Berkeley, S. (2007, October). Improving motivation and reading for older students with LD. Invited speaker for county in-service for special education reading teachers. Fairfax County Public Schools, Alexandria, VA. Berkeley, S. (2007, October). Reading Comprehension Strategy Instruction and Attribution Retraining for Secondary Students with Disabilities: A dissertation. Invited speaker for a master s level special education research course, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Berkeley, S., & Conners, N. (2007, March). The dissertation process: Start to finish. Invited speaker for doctoral level education research course, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

7 Berkeley, S., & Liu, K. (2006, March). Motivating reluctant readers who have learning disabilities. Presented at the Closing the Achievement Gap Conference, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Berkeley, S., Fulcher, A., Marshak, L., & Simpkins, P. (2005, July). Collaboration in schools. Invited panel speaker for master s level special education course on consulting and collaboration, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Berkeley, S. (2005, February; 2006, June). Reading in the secondary school. Invited speaker for master s level special education course on secondary methods, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Berkeley, S., & Zittel, L. L. (1998, May). Adapted physical education for children with autism. Invited speaker for undergraduate physical education course on adapted physical education, North Central College, Naperville, IL. Berkeley, S. (1998, October; 1997, October). Teaching children with autism. Invited speaker for undergraduate physical education course on adapted physical education, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL. Zittel, L. L., & Berkeley, S. (1998, February; 1997, February; 1996, February). Modification for games in physical education for children with disabilities. Invited speakers for undergraduate physical education course on adapted physical education, Kishwaukee College, DeKalb, IL. Berkeley, S. (1997, November). Games for children to play with siblings who have autism. Workshop for Siblings of Children with Autism, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL. Berkeley, S. (1997, October; 1996, October). Inclusion of children with mental retardation. Invited speaker for undergraduate physical education course on adapted physical education, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL. 4. PUBLIC SERVICE 5. OTHER SERVICES Department Committees: 2007-Present Member, Admissions Committee for Special Education Master s Program in Gwinnett National Committees: 2006-Present Member, Division of Learning Disabilities (DLD) / Division for Research (DR) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Research Committee Professional Conference Proposal Reviewer: 2006-Present Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) National Conventions: Teacher Education Division (TED) ; Division for Research (DR)