Overview
I am a professor of education, researcher, and published author with extensive experience writing and editing for academic and public audiences. During my career, I have worked with dozens of practitioners, professors, doctoral students, and others in bringing their work to completion and ultimate publication.I provide quick responses, always meet deadlines, offer steady guidance, and listen carefully to your vision and needs from concept to completion. I offer honest and supportive feedback, am available to talk with you as often as you need, and will help to balance your personal voice with the expectations of your target audience and the standard for quality writing in the profession.I have edited and authored works in education, psychology, and reference. Just a few topics are evidence-based practices, literacy and reading, special education, teaching and learning in online environments, learning theories, educational leadership, higher education, identity and personality, research methodologies, cognitive development, self-efficacy, assessment, linguistics, nutrition, and language acquisition.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Education & Reference
Humanities & Social Sciences
Psychology
Languages
English (US)
Awards
- Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement honoree from Marquis Who’s Who (2018)
Certifications
- New York State, Permanent Certificate, K-6 and Special Classes for the Deaf Council on Education of the Deaf, Professional Certificate, Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education
Work experience
Walden University
Aug, 2015 —
Present
I work with doctoral students pursuing a Ph.D. or Ed.D. as mentor and dissertation chair.
Self-employed
Jul, 2015 —
Present
The Concenter Group offers solutions to issues on college and university campuses from discord on campus to scholarly and editing assistance to faculty and graduate students.
Defiance College and University of Detroit
Jul, 2004 —
Jun, 2015
(almost 11 years)
I provided academic leadership at each university.
Miami University
Jul, 2001 —
Jun, 2004
(almost 3 years)
I provided academic leadership to the School of Education and Allied Professions.
Kent State University
Jul, 1997 —
Jun, 2001
(almost 4 years)
I provided academic leadership to a department that included programs in special education, rehabilitation counseling, school psychology, cultural foundations, educational psychology, instructional technology, and evaluation and measurement.
Portfolio
Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education.
Exceptional Lives (4th, 04) by Turnbull, Rud - Turnbull, Ann - Shank, Marilyn - Smith, Sean J [Paperback (2004)]
Flash Cards, online (180 days). These third party Flash Cards are effective study aids especially when you only have a limited amount of time. These flash cards work with your textbook or by themselves. and can help you to review and learn essential terms and ... read more
What is Special about Special Education? Exploring the Role of Evidence-based Practices provides a thorough and insightful treatment of evidence-based practices in contemporary special education and their role in making special education truly special for stud... read more
Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education has always been known for its innovation, strong research base and accessibility. The tenth edition has all of those strengths, but has a greater focus on highly effective, research-based practices tha... read more
The field of deaf studies, language, and education has grown dramatically over the past forty years. From work on the linguistics of sign language and parent-child interactions to analyses of school placement and the the mapping of brain function in deaf indiv... read more
An innovative resource for literacy teachers, Teaching the Struggling Reader takes a novel approach to instruction--the reading program is based on the needs of the struggling reader, rather than the other way around. Most teachers plan their reading lesson an... read more
The second edition of Language and Literacy Development in Children Who are Deaf provides the most current information about teaching language, reading, and writing to deaf children. Models and strategies are clearly described and supported by theory, current ... read more
This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the major psychological, social, and educational issues affecting the lives of children, adolescents, and adults who are deaf and hard of hearing, and their families. Psychological, Social, and Education... read more
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