Keri S. Bethune James Madison University MSC B Memorial Hall Harrisonburg, Virginia bethunks@jmu.edu

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1 Keri S. Bethune James Madison University MSC B Memorial Hall Harrisonburg, Virginia bethunks@jmu.edu AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION Applied Behavior Analysis, Single-subject research design, Teacher education (including coaching), General curriculum access for students with autism and severe disabilities EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS Degrees Ph.D University of North Carolina at Charlotte Special Education M.Ed Fitchburg State College Special Education M.A Brandeis University Anthropology B.A University of New Hampshire Anthropology & Political Science Licenses 2012-present Virginia Behavior Analyst ( ) 2004-present Board Certified Behavior Analyst - Doctoral ( ) 2008-present North Carolina Teaching License (Adapted Curriculum) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2012-present Assistant Professor Department of Exceptional Education James Madison University Graduate Research Assistant General Curriculum Access Projects University of North Carolina at Charlotte Special Education Teacher New Town Elementary School, Waxhaw, NC Educational Coordinator Melmark New England, Andover, MA Applied Behavior Analysis Consultant Fitchburg Public Schools Teaching Assistant for BCBA Course Series University of Massachusetts at Boston 1

2 TEACHING James Madison University Fall 2013 IECE 466 Managing Classrooms and Guiding Behavior for Young Children IECE 614 Individualized Behavior Management for Young Children Summer 2013 EXED 510 Systematic Behavior Support and Interventions Spring 2013 EXED 501 Behavioral Assessment IECE 466 Managing Classrooms and Guiding Behavior for Young Children EXED 484 Instructional Methods for Remediation of Special Education Students EXED 486 Practice of Special Education Planning and Methods (Practicum) Fall 2012 EXED 200 Foundations of Exceptional Education IECE 614 Individualized Behavior Management for Young Children Summer 2012 EXED 440 Classroom Management and Professional Collaboration EXED 502 Nature and Issues of Mild Disabilities University of North Carolina at Charlotte Spring 2012 SPED 4270 Classroom Management (Adjunct Instructor) Fall 2011 SPED 4270 Classroom Management (Adjunct Instructor) Summer 2011 SPED 5270 Classroom Management: Online (Independent College Teacher) Spring 2011 SPED 4270 Classroom Management (Co-teacher) Fall 2010 SPED 2100 Introduction to Special Education (Co-teacher) Fall 2009 SPED 4271 Systematic Instruction (Co-teacher) University of Massachusetts at Boston Fall 2006-Fall 2007 Special Education Behavior Analysis Course Series (Teaching Assistant) ADVISING Eppard, K. (2013). Effects of physical activity on attending during whole group instruction of a student with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Honors Thesis Project. James Madison University. Chair of Honor s Thesis Committee. Blackwood, J. (2011). Using a SMART Board to increase students on-task behavior during math review. Master s Research Project, UNC Charlotte. Co-advisor with Dr. Charles Wood. Smith, D. M. (2010). Effects of time delay, differential reinforcement, and prompting techniques on manding with eye contact by students with autism spectrum disorder. Master s Research Project, UNC Charlotte. Co-advisor with Dr. Charles Wood. PUBLICATIONS Thompson, J. L., Bethune, K. S., Wood, C. L., Pugalee, D. K. (2014). Teaching Grade-Aligned Math Skills. In D. Browder & F. Spooner (Eds.), More Language Arts, Math, and Science for Students with Severe Disabilities. Baltimore, MD: Paul H Brookes Publishing Co. Bethune, K. S., & Wood, C. L. (2013). Effects of wh-question graphic organizers on reading comprehension skills of students with autism spectrum disorders. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 48,

3 Bethune, K. S., & Wood, C. L. (2013). The effects of coaching on teachers use of function-based interventions for students with severe disabilities. Teacher Education and Special Education, 36, doi: / Browder, D. M., Jimenez, B. A., Spooner, F., Saunders, A., Hudson, M., & Bethune, K. S. (2013). Early numeracy instruction for students with moderate and severe developmental disabilities. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 37, Bethune, K. S. (2013). [Review of the book] A review of Dictionary of Developmental Disabilities Terminology 3 rd Ed., by Accardo, P. J., & Whiteman, B. Y. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 72, 133. Saunders, A., Bethune, K. S., Spooner, F., & Browder, D. B. (2013). Solving the Common Core equation: An approach to teaching CCSS mathematics standards to students with moderate and severe disabilities. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 45(3), Hicks, S. C., Bethune, K. S., Wood, C. L., Cooke, N. L., & Mims, P. J. (2011). Effects of direct instruction on the acquisition of prepositions by students with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44, Thompson, J. L., Bethune, K. S., Wood, C. L., Pugalee, D. K. (in preparation). Teaching Grade-Aligned Math Skills. In D. Browder & F. Spooner (Eds.), Teaching Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities. New York, NY: Guildford Press. Hicks, S. C., Wood, C. L., Bethune, K. S., & Cooke, N. L. (in preparation). Effects of direct instruction on the acquisition and generalization of prepositions by students with an intellectual disability. Browder, D. M., Flowers, C., Saunders, A., Bethune, K. S., & Spooner, F. (in preparation). A field test of teaching Common Core State Standards to students with significant cognitive disabilities with implications for planning levels of access. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS Bethune, K. S. (2011). Effects of Coaching on Teachers Use of Function-Based Interventions for Students with Severe Disabilities. UNC Charlotte Special Education and Child Development Research Fund. Proposed amount: $360 (fully funded). PRESENTATIONS Bethune, K. S. (2014, March, Invited). Improving Teacher Fidelity when Implementing PBS Procedures: Coaching to Build Sustainability in our Schools. Breakout session presented at the 2013 Commonwealth Autism Service Annual Conference, Richmond, VA. Bethune, K. S. (Chair). (2013, May). Teaching Mathematics to Students with Severe Developmental Disabilities. Symposium presented at the 2013 Association for Behavior Analysis International Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN. Bethune, K. S., & Wood, C. L. (2013, May). Effects of Coaching on Teachers Use of Function-Based Interventions for Students with Severe Disabilities. Poster presented at the 2013 annual convention of Association for Behavior Analysis International, Minneapolis, MN. 3

4 Bethune, K. S., & Wood, C. L. (2013, May). Effects of wh-question graphic organizers on reading comprehension skills of students with autism spectrum disorders. Poster presented at the 2013 annual convention of Association for Behavior Analysis International, Minneapolis, MN. Bethune, K. S. (2013, May, Invited). Teaching State Standards to Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities. Invited presentation at the 2013 Virginia Council of Administrators of Special Education. Virginia Beach, VA. Bethune, K. S. (2013, March, Invited). Curricular instruction for individuals with autism. Invited presentation at the 2013 Virginia Association for Behavior Analysis, Harrisonburg, VA. Wood, C. L., Bethune, K. S., Schnorr, C., & Thompson, J. (2013, February). Using inservice and coaching to support teachers and practitioners. Paper presented at the 2013 North Carolina Association for Behavior Analysis Conference, Wilmington, NC. Wood, C. L., Bethune, K. S., & Thompson, J. L. (2012, February). Academic interventions for students with autism spectrum disorders. Paper presented at the 2012 North Carolina Association for Behavior Analysis Conference, Winston-Salem, NC. Saunders, A., Spooner, F., & Bethune, K. S. (2011, November). Professional development series: Gradealigned academics for students with low incidence disabilities. Symposium presented at the 2011 annual convention of Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, Austin, TX. Hudson, M., & Stevenson, K. M. (2011, October). Teaching math to students with severe disabilities. Inservice presentation for South Carolina Research to Practice Institute, Columbia, SC. Stevenson, K. M. (2011, May). Using systematic instruction to teach early numeracy skills to elementary school students with severe disabilities. In F. Spooner (Chair), Teaching academic skills to students with severe developmental disabilities. Symposium presented at the 2011 annual convention of Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), Denver, CO. Stevenson, K. M., & Wood, C. L. (2011, May). Effects of direct instruction on the acquisition of prepositions. Poster presented at the 2011 annual convention of Association for Behavior Analysis International, Denver, CO. Stevenson, K. M., Hicks, S. C., Wood, C. L., Cooke, N. L., & Mims, P. J. (2011, April). Effects of direct instruction on the acquisition of prepositions. Poster presented at the 2011 annual convention of Council for Exceptional Children, National Harbor, MD. Saunders, A. F., Flynn, S. D., & Stevenson, K. M. (2011, April). Computer-based video instruction as an evidence-based practice for teaching functional skills. Poster presented at the 2011 annual convention of Council for Exceptional Children, National Harbor, MD. Stevenson, K. M., Hicks, S. C., & Wood, C. L. (2011, February). Effects of direct instruction on the acquisition of prepositions. Symposium presented at 2011 annual conference of North Carolina Association for Behavior Analysis (NCABA), Charlotte, NC. Stevenson, K. M., & Zakas, T. (2011, February). Teaching reading/language arts to all students. Webinar Conference presented for the University of Idaho, Boise. 4

5 Stevenson, K. M. (2011, February). Data based decisions. Webinar Conference presented for the Wyoming Department of Education. Lee, A., Spooner, F., Saunders, A., & Stevenson, K. M. (2010, August). General curriculum access for students with significant cognitive disabilities: Project Mastery TSTA research-based professional development. Casper, WY. Wood, C. L., Stevenson, K. M., & Hicks, S. C. (2010, February). A behavioral and instructional analysis of concept formation. Symposium presented at 2010 annual conference of North Carolina Association for Behavior Analysis (NCABA), Winston-Salem, NC. Stevenson, K. M., & Saunders, A. F., Jimenez, B., & Knight, V. (2010, February). Systematic instruction for students with significant cognitive disabilities. Project MASTERY in-service presentation for South Carolina state teachers, Columbia, SC. Stevenson, K. M. (2010, February). Positive behavior supports: practical strategies for the classroom and community. Training presented at Evidence Based Practices for Students with Significant Disabilities for Life Span Education, Charlotte, NC. Stevenson, K. M. (2008, May). Longitudinal study addressing the tantrum behavior of a child with autism and Landau Kleffner Syndrome. In J. T. Ellis and F. L. Bird (Chairs), Innovative approaches to antecedent management: Use of behavioral relaxation. Symposium presented at the 2008 annual convention of Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), Chicago, IL. Stevenson, K. M., Finney, P. A., & Mooney, C. (2008, May). Decreasing elopement behavior while increasing appropriate replacement behaviors in a child with autism. Poster presented at the 2008 annual convention of Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL. Stevenson, K. M. (2008, May). Effects of a long-term treatment package to address tantrum behavior in a child with PDD/NOS. Poster presented at the 2008 annual convention of Association for Behavior Analysis International, Chicago, IL. Stevenson, K. M. (2007, October). Longitudinal study addressing the tantrum behavior of a child with autism and Landau Kleffner Syndrome. Poster presented at the 2007 annual convention of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA. Stevenson, K. M. (2007, October). Effects of a long-term treatment package to address tantrum behavior in a child with PDD/NOS. Poster presented at the 2007 annual convention of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, MA. AWARDS 2013 James Madison University College of Education Essie Glass Faculty Award 2011 Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis Student Presenter Grant SERVICE Guest Reviewer, The Journal of Special Education, 2013 Department of Exceptional Education Assistant Professor Search Committee,

6 Guest Reviewer, The Journal of Special Education, 2012 Developed, implemented, and analyzed the results of a survey of Ph.D. curriculum and instruction program graduates, UNC Charlotte, Student Volunteer, Annual NCABA Conference, Charlotte, Registration Volunteer, Annual NCABA Conference, Winston-Salem, Coordinator of PhD Applicant Student Hosts, UNC Charlotte, Guest Reviewer, The Journal of Special Education, 2010 Registration Volunteer, Annual TED Conference, Charlotte, Session Volunteer, Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), Boston, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Association for Behavior Analysis International Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) CEC Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities CEC Teacher Education Division North Carolina Association for Behavior Analysis 6