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2012 Spring Convention Keynote Speakers
Pre-Convention Keynote | March 14, 2012
Sally A. Baas, Ed.D., school psychologist practioner, consultant and professor, is Minnesota NASP delegate and has served/chaired many NASP and MSPA committees. She co-chairs the NASP GPR Committee, serves on Child and Professional Relations Committee, Native American Work Group, and is a Trustee for the NASP Children’s Fund. MORE
Beth Doll, Ph.D., is a Professor in the School Psychology program at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. She has worked as a school psychologist in four states across school districts, child guidance clinics and universities. The central premises of her work are that adaptive and healthy school settings prompt children to be developmentally competent or predispose them to maladjustment; and that very limited school mental health resources must be carefully planned to meet the needs of all students. Her recent books include Resilient Classrooms (2004, Guilford Press), Transforming School Mental Health, an edited book on population-based models of school mental health services (2009, Corwin Press / NASP), Resilient Playgrounds (2010, Routledge) and most recently, the Handbook of Youth Prevention Science (2010, Routledge). MORE
Convention Keynote | March 15, 2012
Philip J. Lazarus, Ph.D., NASP President Advocating for the Emotional Well-Being of our Nation's Youth, This keynote will focus on how professionals can best advocate for the emotional well-being of our nation's youth. According to the Surgeon Generals' Report on Mental Illness, one out of every five children in the United States suffers from a mental or addictive disorder that impairs his or her ability to succeed in school and levels of anxiety and depression have increased dramatically in children. However, there are evidence-based approaches (e.g., social-emotional learning) and policies (e.g., anti-bullying) that schools can use to foster the mental health of children and these will be highlighted. MORE
Concurrent Sessions | March 15, 2012
Christine Neddenriep, Ph.D., NCSP, is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the School Psychology Program at UW-Whitewater. She also serves as the Professional Preparation and Training Representative to the WSPA board. She joined the faculty at UW-Whitewater in 2005 after practicing three years as a school psychologist in the Omaha Public Schools, where she specialized in the needs of children with behavioral disorders and autism. She earned her doctoral degree in School Psychology from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Her areas of research interests include the implementation and evaluation of academic and behavioral interventions in educational settings. Ms. Neddenriep teaches course work in the assessment of behavior and personality, academic interventions, school-based consultation, and research methods in school psychology.
Lisa Hoeme, M.A., has master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. She is currently the Director of the Educational Partnerships Program with Imagine a Child's Capacity, a non-profit agency located in Madison, WI. In addition to this role, Lisa has worked as an educational and behavioral consultant for school districts statewide for the past ten-years and is also a mental health consultant for Head Start in Dane County. She has also presented at numerous statewide conferences. Lisa recently was a partner in developing a district-wide Functional Behavior Assessment and is assisting in its implementation. She is passionate about the integration of best practices of various disciplines to provide a meaningful and motivating life of learning for all, including herself.
Lisa Ladson, B. A., C.A.B.A., is an Educational & Behavioral Consultant, working as an independent contractor for Imagine a Child’s Capacity in Madison, Wisconsin. She is a former special educator who has served as a classroom teacher, certified resource teacher and behavior specialist, assisting individuals with disabilities for over 20 years. Lisa has completed certification requirements for Board Certification in Behavior Analysis. Along with providing consultative services to school districts in both Wisconsin and Illinois, Lisa has presented at numerous statewide conferences and was recently a partner in developing a district-wide Functional Behavioral Assessment Guide. Lisa also is co-author of Lights, Camera, Autism! Using Video Technology to Enhance Lives, 2011.
Sharon Hammer, M.A., is a Masters Level Psychotherapist. She has almost 20 years experience working with individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. Sharon has provided services in a variety of settings such as in-home treatment programs, schools, and clinics. She is currently employed by Imagine a Child’s Capacity (ICC). At ICC, Sharon is an Educational and Behavioral Consultant, providing training and consultation to schools, community members and parents. She also facilitates social skill development and integrated playgroups with individuals on the autism spectrum. Sharon is a Board Member of the Autism Society of Wisconsin and is committed to increasing awareness and possibilities throughout the community for individuals on the autism spectrum. Sharon also is co-author of Lights, Camera, Autism! Using Video Technology to Enhance Lives, 2011.
Katee Duffy, M.A., N.C.C. In the role of National Clinical Measurement Consultant at Riverside Publishing, the assessment division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Katee collaborates with state agencies, departments of education, school districts, and private agencies to provide resources, consultation, training, and technical assistance within the clinical and special needs portfolio. Clinically trained as a psychotherapist, specializing in early childhood, Katee has twenty years experience partnering with children and families in the fields of counseling, social services, and early care and education. Katee holds certifications from the National Board of Certified Counselors and the Massachusetts State Departments of Public Health and Early Education and Care. Her professional interests include early childhood, mental health, adoption, early literacy, children's literature, assessment and psychometrics. katee.duffy@hmhpub.comwww.riversidepublishing.com
Milton J. Dehn, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized speaker on cognitive processing assessment, working memory and children’s memory impairments. His career has included university teaching in a graduate school psychology program and practicing school psychology in schools and in a private practice. Mr. Dehn is the co-founder and program director of Schoolhouse Tutoring, an agency that provides tutoring, remedial instruction and memory interventions for children with learning and memory problems. He is the author of the Children’s Psychological Processes Scale, Essentials of Processing Assessment, Working Memory and Academic Learning, Helping Students Remember, and Long-Term Memory Problems in Children and Adolescents.
Jim Ysseldyke, Ph.D., is Birkmaier Professor of Educational Psychology (School Psychology track) in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. From 1983-1989, Ysseldyke was Director of the Minnesota Institute for Research on Learning Disabilities. From 1990-1999, he was Director of the National Center on Educational Outcomes. From 1988-1993, he was Director of the University of Minnesota School Psychology Program. From 1986-1992, Ysseldyke served as Editor of Exceptional Children, the main journal of the International Council for Exceptional Children. Dr. Ysseldyke completed the Masters and doctoral degrees in School Psychology at the University of Illinois, and worked as a school psychologist in the Oakland County, Michigan schools.
Denise Gibbs, Ph.D., taught in Alabama for more than 25 years prior to retiring from the University of Montevallo where she had served as a professor in Communication Science and Disorders, Director of the Speech and Hearing Center, and Director of the Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders. Currently, as the Director of the Alabama Scottish Rite Foundation Learning Centers, Dr. Gibbs provides professional development for school systems across Alabama. Dr. Gibbs, who is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, served two terms as President of the Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama, has been a member of the Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech Pathology and Audiology, and has been a member of the Legislative Council of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. She was a founding member of the Alabama Branch of the International Dyslexia Association and served two terms as the first president of that organization. She has served as a consultant to the Alabama Department of Education, authoring the state’s Problem Solving Team Manual and other instructional materials which are available for download at www.alsde.edu.
Lynne R. Frigaard is the Administrator/Fetal Alcohol Specialist at Arc Northland, formerly Association of Retarded Citizens. She has 30 years experience in the field of professional training, program development, advocacy & nonprofit management. Frigaard has been developing materials & providing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders education across the state of Minnesota since 1993. She has participated in many national & international conferences on Fetal Alcohol and is considered to be among Minnesota’s leaders in the effort to prevent Fetal Alcohol. Frigaard and her co-trainer, Addie Jesswein, were the recipients of The Arc of the United States Peter Leibert National Prevention Action Award for 2000. Frigaard and Arc Northland were recognized again in 2002. Recently, Frigaard worked on a CDC funded national FASD training project with The Arc of The United States. The CDC has approved the FASD curriculum developed by this group and it has been distributed across the country. Currently, Frigaard is working with the University of Minnesota-Duluth on the development of a FASD certificate program.
Kathryn L. Bush, Ph.D., WI DPI Consultant for School Psychology Services will discuss informed consent (the applicable federal & state laws, rules, & guidance) in an RtI and PBIS world. Kathryn Bush is the School Psychology Consultant for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. She is beginning her second year in that role, after 25+ years experience as a school psychologist in public schools. She has experience at all levels, preK-12.
Wendi Dawson, Ms.Ed., Education Consultant, Special Education Team Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Transition Consultant, TBI, OIMs. Ed., UW Madison. As Transition Consultant and the Wisconsin Statewide Transition Initiative (WSTI) Liaison for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wendi works statewide to develop supports and resources for students, families and schools. Wendi also functions as the grant liaison to the Wisconsin Post High School Outcomes Survey which is another statewide grant funded through DPI that collects and reports Wisconsin’s indicator 14 data. In addition to her work in the area of transition, Wendi serves as the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Orthopedic Impairment (OI) Consultant for the department. Wendi’s background includes working as a Director of Special Education, Transition Consultant and Special Education Teacher at the school district and CESA level.
Daniel Parker, M.A., M.S. As Autism Consultant and Parent Engagement Liaison for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Daniel works statewide to develop supports and resources for students, families and educators. Working closely with the Wisconsin Statewide Parent Educator Initiative (WSPEI), Daniel supports districts in their efforts to improve family engagement activities as well as collaborating with other statewide parent organizations to provide families with timely and accurate information and resources to improve outcomes for students with disabilities. As Autism Consultant, Daniel develops statewide training for educators and works with organizations such as ASW to promote autism related professional development to families in Wisconsin. Daniel has a unique blend of home based, teaching and administrative background at the school and district levels with a focus on data, applied behavior analysis, social skills interventions and the use of technology in teaching.
Eva M. Kubinski, M.S., is a School Administration Consultant on the Special Education Team at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. She provides training and support in the areas of assessment (both large scale and individual diagnostic), graduation, disproportionality and school improvement. Prior to joining the Department of Public Instruction, Ms. Kubinski worked for ten years at the Comprehensive Center for Region VI, a federally funded technical assistance center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as a Trainer and as an Assistant Director. She also has worked in several Wisconsin school districts as a School Psychologist. Ms. Kubinski is DPI licensed as a School Psychologist, has a M.S. in Educational Psychology and a B.S. in Psychology, both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dan King, M.S., Certified Instructional Technology Specialist with 33 years public school experience. Currently working with Innovative Educator Consulting presenting Educational Technology based workshops around the State (currently focusing on deployment and use of iPads in the K-12 environment). Dan also is an adjunct professor in the Education Dept. at Viterbo University in La Crosse, WI.
Sally King, M.S., Sally is a Wisconsin certified Speech and Language Therapist with 34 year of experience in the public schools. She has worked with the full spectrum of communication disorders using a variety of technologies. She has extensive training in Autism strategies, assistive technology devices and also served as a Technology Coach for the Onalaska Schools.
Patrice Vossekuil, M.A., is the Director of Coordinated Educational Research Group, LLC, the Wisconsin Affiliate of the International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP), Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. As a licensed IIRP trainer in restorative practices, Ms. Vossekuil also facilitates restorative circles and conferences in schools and conducts family group empowerment and decision-making conferences that involve school, family and community participants in conflict reconciliation, relationship-building and positive youth development. Ms. Vossekuil is a baccalaureate graduate of Northwestern University and received her Master’s degree in Instructional Leadership from Marquette University. Her background is in professional development of educators in alternative/at risk education and humane education. She is presently on staff with the Dodge County Safe Schools/ Healthy Students Grant Initiative and an adjunct instructor in restorative practices at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
Marilyn Henrich, M.S., is a licensed school social worker and received her Masters of Social Work from UW Madison. Currently she manages a grant "Safe Schools/Healthy Students" for the Beaver Dam Unified School District. She is also a Trainer of Trainers for Tribes, Non Violence Physical Crisis Intervention and Restorative Practices and has an extensive background in policy development and assisting youth and their families address Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug abuse (ATOD) issues.
Bridgette Hensley, Psy.D., is a licensed psychologist in Wisconsin and a graduate of the Illinois School of Professional Psychology. She is the Director of the Counseling and Testing Center at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Her clinical interests include: depression, anxiety disorders, suicide and suicide prevention, trauma and recovery, autism and Asperger’s disorders, as well as gay and lesbian identity development. She has been active in suicide prevention on campuses and at local levels for the last eight years. Hensley is a member of the La Crosse Area Suicide Prevention Initiative. She is also a QPR Gatekeeper Trainer and QPR Master Trainer for the QPR Institute. Hensley enjoys the outdoors, swimming, cooking and spending time with family and friends.
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