Krouse James Department of Special Education and Rehabilitative Sciences VITA 1. Academic Degrees 1982 Ed.D., Special Education, University of Virginia Minors: Research and Statistics, Supervision Dissertation: Peer Conformity Among Delinquent Subtypes 1978 M.S., Education of Exceptional Children, Pennsylvania State University Thesis: Attitudinal Differences Regarding Discharge as a Function of Length of Institutionalization Among Emotionally Disturbed Adolescents. . 1972 B.S., Chemistry/Secondary Education, Pennsylvania State University 2. Professional Experience July 1989 Present August 1986-July 1989 April 1986 Aug. 1986 Associate Professor of Special Education Clarion University Assistant Professor of Special Education Clarion University Associate Professor of Special Education (Granted early tenure and promotion) Bowling Green State University Assistant Professor of Special Education Bowling Green State University
Aug. 1981 April 1986 Summer 1995, Spring 1995 Summer 1993, Spring 1993 Fall 1992 & Summer 1992
Chair, Department of Special Education And Rehabilitative Sciences Clarion University Coordinator of Sped/Rehb Graduate Program Clarion University Director of Graduate Program in Behavior Disorders Bowling Green State University Graduate Instructor Department of Special Education University of Virginia
Aug. 1988 May 1996 Aug. 1983-July 1986
1979 1981
1979-1980
Director of Tutorial Clinic Department of Special Education University of Virginia Itinerant Teacher/Behavioral Consultant, Grades K-12 Intermediate Unit 8 Holidaysburg, PA Head Teacher, Adolescent Unit Holidaysburg State Mental Hospital Holidaysburg, PA Science Teacher Upper Moreland School District Willow Grove, PA
1977-1979
1975-1977
1972-1973
3. Faculty and Administrative Load (for Spring 2002 and Fall 2002) Spring 2002 Sped/Rehb 599 (3 cr) Field-Based Investigation Sped 567 (3 cr) Seminar in Advanced Applied Behavior Analysis Sped 230 (6 cr) Social & Emotional Disturbances Fall 2002 Ed 520 (3 cr) Introduction to Research Sped 540 (3 cr) Behavior Disorders Sped 425 (3 cr 2 sections combined) Behavior Management Sped 230 (3 cr)- 2 sections combined) Social and Emotional Disturbances 4. Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships Council for Exceptional Children Council for Children with Behavior Disorders Association for Behavior Analysis Pennsylvania Association for Behavior Analysis
5. Current Professional Assignments and Activities Associate Professor, Department of Special Education and Rehabilitative Sciences Graduate Faculty Academic Advisor, Graduate and Undergraduate Students Board of Directors, Big Brother Big Sisters, Clarion County Faculty Professional Development Committee Departmental Committees (Tenure, Chair; Promotion; Evaluation; SPED Committee)
6. Publications (most recent and/or important)
Krouse, J. & Sabousky, R. (2001). Curriculum development and transition. In R.W. Flexer,T.J.Simmons, P.Luft & R.M. Baer (Eds.), Transition planning for secondary students with disabilities (pp.227246). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Krouse, J. (2001, 1997, 1994). The case of Ray. (A casse study that appears in J.M. Kauffmans Characteristics of emotional and behavioral disorders of children and youth(6th,5th,4th ed). Columbus, OH: Charles E. Merrill. Krouse, J., & Kilwein, M. (2000). Preserving the individual case in behavioral research. In H.e. Klein (Ed.), Case method research and application (pp.23-34). Madison, WI: Omni Press. Jones, E. D., & Krouse, J. P. (1989). The effectiveness of databased instruction by student teachers in classrooms for pupils with mild learning handicaps. Teacher Education and Special Education, 11 (2) 9-19. Jones, E., Krouse, J., Feorene, D., & Saferstein, D. (1985). A comparison of concurrent and sequential instruction of four types of verbal math problems. Remedial and Special Education, 6 (5), 25-31. Pancsofar, E. Fiscus, E., Blackwell, R. & Krouse, J. (1985). Preparing teachers to transition students with severe handicaps from school to adult service options. Development Career for Exceptional Individuals, 8, 50-58. Mandlebaum, L., Russell, S., Krouse, J., & Gonter, M. (1983). Assertive Discipline: An effective classwide behavior management program. Behavioral Disorders, 8, 258-264. Krouse, J., & Kauffman, J. (1982). Minor physical anomalies in exceptional children: A review and critique of research. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 10, 247-264. Krouse, J. & Gerber, M., & Kauffman, J. (1982). Peer tutoring: Procedures, promises, and unresolved issues. Exceptional Education Quarterly, 4, 107-115. Krouse, J. (1981) Instructors Manual (to accompany J. M. Kauffmans, Characteristics of childrens behavior disorders, 2nd ed.). Columbus, OH: Charles E. Merrill. Kauffman, J. M., & Krouse, J. (1981). The cult of educability: Searching for the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Analysis and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities, !, 53-60.
7. Papers/Panel Presentations/Workshops Presented (most recent and/or important Applying behavior principles in residential settings. Mars Home for Youth, Mars, PA, January 9, 2002.
Effective behavioral programming for at-risk youth.
Mars Home for Youth, Mars, PA, August 24, 2001
Overview of the Lovaas method for teaching children with autism. National Autism Awareness Month. Sharon Regional Behavioral Health Services, Sharon, PA, April 14, 2000. Preserving the individual case in behavioral research. World Association for Case Method Research and Application. Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, July 2, 2000. Why are traditional approaches to verbal problem-solving ineffective? Council for Exceptional Childrens 64th Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA 1986. Using the principles of direct instruction to teach verbal math problem-solving. Council for Exceptional Childrens 64th Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA 1986. The effectiveness of date-based instruction by student teacher in LD classrooms. American Educational Research Foundation, 1986 Annual Convention,San Francisco, CA, April 17, 1986. Strategies for teaching verbal math problem. International Conference on Learning Disabilities, New Orleans, LA, October 5, 1985. Group-oriented contingencies: Procedures, promises, and unresolved issues. Council for Exceptional Childrens 63rd Annual Convention, Anaheim, CA, April 16, 1985. Difficulty level of assigned tasks in math. International Conference on Learning Disabilities, Dallas, ...