Sandy D. Devlin, Ed.D. Initial Appointment: August, 1990

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Sandy D. Devlin, Ed.D. Initial Appointment: August, 1990

Professor of Special Education

Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education

Undergraduate Faculty X Graduate Faculty X_

I. EDUCATION

Ed.D., Special Education, University of Alabama, 1990

M.Ed., Special Education, Mississippi State University, 1983

B.S., Special Education, Mississippi State University, 1981

II. PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE

Professor, Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education 2008 (Fall) – present.

Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special

Education, 2002-2008

Behavior Specialist, Disability Rights Mississippi, 1992-present.

Special Education Consultant, Mississippi Department of Education, 1992-

present.

Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 1996-2001

Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Mississippi State

University, 1994-1996

Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Mississippi State

University, 1990-1994

Instructor, Mississippi State University Meridian Campus, Spring-Summer, 1990

Consultant for Curriculum Development, Alabama State Department of

Education, fall, 1989

Instructor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Mississippi State

University, fall, 1987

Homebound Teacher, Starkville, Mississippi, Public Schools, 1987-1988

Director of Skills Unlimited, a sheltered workshop for dually diagnosed adults,

Community Counseling Services, Starkville, MS, 1987

Home Coach and Behavioral Consultant, Community Counseling Services,

Starkville, MS, 1986

Special Education Teacher, Weir Attendance Center, Weir, MS, 1981-1984

III. COURSE LOAD

A. Regularly Scheduled Courses

Fall 2012

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EDX 8393 Seminar in Emotional/Behavioral Disorders 3 hrs.

EDX 8173 Special Education in the Regular Classroom 3 hrs.

EDX 3223 Introduction to Emotional/Behavioral Disorders 3 hrs.

Spring 2012 (I was on sabbatical, these courses are typically taught by me)

EDX 8783 Internship in Special Education 3 hrs.

EDX 8403 Teaching Individuals with Emo. /Beh. Disorders 3 hrs.

Summer 2012

EDX 8780 Internship in Special Education 3 hrs.

EDX 8123 Organization and Supervision in Special Education 3 hrs. *

EDX 8133 Readings and Research in Special Education 3 hrs.

EDX 8213 Practicum and Remediation in Special Education 3 hrs.

EDX 8163 Teaching Strategies for the Gifted

*alternating summers

B. Theses/Dissertations/Practica/Special Problems/Tutorial Courses

Fall 2012 12 students

Spring 2012 3 students

C. COURSES DEVELOPED OR INNOVATIONS IN EXISTING COURSES

* Fall 2012. In EDX 8393, Seminar in Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, I

integrated information that I learned while on sabbatical in Sicily concerning

services for students with Autism in that country.

* Summer 2012. In EDX 8780, Internship is Special Education, once again

organized Camp Jigsaw, a camp for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

This year, students stayed on campus in a dorm for one week. Self-determination

skills training, social skills training, and pivotal response training were used

to maximize skill development. The students enrolled in the courses raised

over $6,000.00 to make camp a reality.

* Summer 2012. In EDX 8213, Practicum and Remediation in Special Education,

students worked in groups to burn CD’s of intervention strategies for children

with reading, mathematics, social skills, writing, and behavioral deficits. All

interventions were empirically based methods that the students researched. At the

end of the course, students exchanged CD’s. It was intensive work but each

came away with interventions that they could utilize in their classrooms

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immediately.

Summers 2010 and 2011. In EDX 8070 Internship in Special Education,

students designed and implemented a camp for adolescents with Aspergers/High

Functioning Autism. Camp Jigsaw involved Mississippi State University

graduate students and the campers in the teaching of self-determination through a

virtual environment, social skills through pivotal response training for the

development of social skills with typical peers, and the development of transition

skills through the use of video- taped pre-teaching and social stories.

Summers 2008- 12. In EDX 8133 Readings and Research in Special Education,

students were required to submit a grant for their school districts for

materials/supplies from either a state or federal source. These monies were to be

designated primarily for special needs students but could also benefit their home

schools or districts.

Spring of 2007. Integrated two courses with Dr. Harrison Kane (School

Psychology). Students enrolled in both Teaching Individuals with Emotional and

Behavioral Disorders (EDX 8403) and Integrated Assessment (EPY 9723) were

required to work hands-on in a public school setting under both of our

supervision. Students were engaged in intelligence testing, academic assessment,

personality assessment, behavioral assessment and produced an assessment report

and intervention plan as the final product.

Summer of 2005. Developed and taught a new course entitled Special Education

Law (EDX 8990). The course was taught as a weekend college and commenced in

the spring semester to accommodate students working full time during the day.

Feedback from students taking the course was excellent. As Special Education

Law continues to change, it is imperative that such a course be offered to students

not only in Special Education but in School Psychology and Counselor Education.

Summers of 2003 and 2004. Participated in an educational program in Belize,

Central America. Collaborated with members of the Council for Exceptional

Children’s International Division to develop and implement workshops for

parents and teachers of students in Corozol and in Dangrigia. The workshops

focused on differentiated instruction, behavior management, community based

instruction and multi-cultural special education.

Fall of 2003. Revised the schedule of Special Education in the Regular Classroom

(EDX 8173) to a weekend college format. The revised schedule better met the

needs of practicing teachers and those who commute from long distances to take

graduate level classes.

Fall of 2002. Redesigned EDX 8173, Special Education in the Regular Classroom

to meet the needs of students outside of Special Education. The course was added

to the newly developed Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program at

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Mississippi State University and included students from various disciplines

(agriculture, English, elementary education, science, counseling and school

psychology).

Fall of 2002. Revamped EDX 8393, Seminar in Emotional/Behavioral Disorders,

to include Problem-Based Learning as part of the activities for the course.

Spring of 2001. Collaborated with the Millsaps Vocational Center to allow

students enrolled in EDX 4133, Diagnostic- Prescriptive Methods and Materials

for Secondary Age Disabled to work with students with disabilities enrolled at the

vocational center. Students were responsible for assessments, curricular

modifications and lesson plan development for the semester.

Summer of 1997. Collaborated with Dr. Linda Morse (Educational Psychology)

to combine courses required for gifted certification into a block experience.

Students met from 8:00-12:00 each day and courses were integrated to include

competencies from Psychology of the Gifted (EPY 8293) and Teaching Strategies

for the Gifted (EDX 8163).

Spring of 1996. Collaborated with the Special Education faculty to offer an 18-

hour block experience for Senior Special Education majors. Students met from

8:00-12:00 each day and courses were integrated to include competencies from

the Special Education methods courses, the Educational Foundations planning and

managing course and the Educational Psychology evaluating course. The block

also included a class on assistive technology and working with parents. All

classes were field-based.

Academic year of 1995-96. Collaborated with the Special Education faculty to

increase the credit hours for gifted certification from 6 to 12. Two existing

courses, Readings and Research in Special Education and Internship in Special

Education were adopted to include personalized study in the area of gifted

education.

Spring of 1995. Students enrolled in EDX 4133, Diagnostic and Prescriptive

Methods and Materials for Secondary Students with Disabilities, participated in a

television workshop for the Satellite Education Resources Consortium Project.

Students enrolled in the course, along with Starkville High School personnel

discussed academic and social skill building in adolescents. This was a two-hour

live interactive program.

Fall of 1994. The Psychology of Exceptional Children and Youth (EDX 4223)

and Individualizing Instruction (EDC 4113) courses were expanded to include a

two hour practicum per week for each student enrolled. The students were

provided the opportunity of working in their content area with elementary or

secondary students with diverse learning or behavioral styles. Practicum students

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participated in modifying curriculum, developing alternative teaching strategies

and employing various behavioral techniques as needed.

Summer of 1993. Revised the format of a graduate course, Teaching Strategies

for the Gifted. For the first time, the three hour course offered a practicum in the

form of an enrichment camp for local students identified as gifted. During a

weekend, MSU students had the opportunity to work “hands-on” with gifted

fourth graders from the Starkville Public School District. The MSU students

developed activities and materials that provided enrichment for the gifted

students. MSU students and the gifted participants clocked 90 hours engaged in

intensive study during the enrichment camp. Each summer, the topic for the

enrichment camp changes.

Fall of 1991. Modified the curriculum of Individualizing Instruction (EDC 4113),

a class designed for non-special education majors) to include collaboration with

Very Special Arts Mississippi. Since that time, pre-service teachers enrolled in

EDC 4113 have had the opportunity to develop and then implement learning

stations during area Very Special Arts festivals. The stations focused on drama,

visual art, music or dance. In many cases, this experience is the only real contact

EDC 4113 students have with children with disabilities prior to student teaching.

V. ADVISEMENT LOAD (2010-2011)

D. Advisor/Major Professor:

25 Master's Candidates

3 Specialist Candidates

3 Doctoral Candidates

E. Graduate Committee Assignments

Number of Masters Committees as member: 25 (sped&school

psych)

Number of Specialist Committees as member: 3

Number of Doctoral Committees as member: 6

Number of Doctoral Committees as chair: 0

VI. OTHER UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENTS

Departmental Service

Supervisor, adjunct faculty and instructors *

Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education Library Representative

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Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education Scholarship Committee

Chair, Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education Recruitment and

Retention of Minority Students Committee

Chair, Special Education Faculty Search Committee

Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education Promotion and Tenure

Committee*

Chair, Sabbatical Leave Committee, Curriculum, Instruction, and Special

Education*

Ed. Psych., Counseling and Special Ed. Promotion and Tenure

Committee

Coordinator, Special Education Program (7 years)

Graduate Coordinator for Special Education *

Curriculum and Instruction Faculty Load Committee

Curriculum & Instruction Diversity Committee

Curriculum & Instruction Faculty Development Committee

Curriculum & Instruction Merit Pay Committee

Curriculum & Instruction Scholarship/Assistantship Committee

Curriculum & Instruction Summer School Policy Committee

Committee member, Special Education Search Committee, Meridian *

(* denotes current service)

College Service

Served on mock NCATE team for College of Education , Spring ‘07

Undergraduate Education Advisory Council

College of Education Promotion and Tenure Committee*

College of Education Promotion and Tenure Committee – chair 2010 and

2011

Faculty Search Committee for Physical Education

Faculty Search Committee for Counselor Education

Faculty Search Committee for Instructional Systems, Leadership and

Workforce Development

Chair, Faculty Search Committee for Special Education, Counseling,

Educational Psychology and Special Education

NCATE Committee*

NCATE Assessment Team Committee*

(*denotes current service)

University Service

Academic Dishonesty Committee (7 years)

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University Roundtable

University Committee on Courses and Curriculum

VII. OFF-CAMPUS /PUBLIC SCHOOL SERVICE ACTIVITIES

* 2012, spring – Co hosted Autism Outloud, a public forum dedicated

To hearing the heartfelt stories of those affected by autism.

* 2011 – 2012, Served as advisor for Jigsaw MSU, an MSU organization

for students attending MSU and Starkville High who have autism

spectrum disorders.

* 2012, Appeared on a local radio program discussing autism spectrum

disorders with Jigsaw MSU president, Alex Orsak.

* 2012, Taped a segment for Italian television, Medical Excellence, via

Skype entitled, Autism Spectrum Disorders in the United States.

* 2012, Conducted workshops for teachers, parents, administrators,

School psychologists, and mental health coordinators in Catania and

Syracusa, Sicily.

2012, Served as consultant to Attalla County, Houston, Greenville,

Marshal, South Pontotoc, Montgomery, and Starkville School Districts.

Served as an expert witness in a court case in New Orleans, Louisiana.

2012, Conducted a workshop for Houston School District

Teachers on IEP errors.

2011, Organized and served as faculty advisor for TEAAM,

Together Enhancing Autism in Mississippi.

2011, Provided disability consultation for area Headstart

Programs.

2011, Developed, organized, and provided funding for Camp

Jigsaw, a summer camp for adolescents with Autism Spectrum

Disorder.

2010, Developed, organized, and provided funding for Camp

Jigsaw, a summer camp for adolescents with Autism Spectrum

Disorder.

2010, Provided Bullying Prevention Training to all faculty, students, and

administrators for Starkville Public Schools.

1995-2010, Provide Functional Behavioral Assessments and Develop

Behavior Intervention Plans to the following districts on an as-needed

basis; Tishomingo County, Alcorn County, Houston Public, Montgomery

County, Philedelphia City, Starkville Public, Oktibbeha County.

1995-2011, Behavior Specialist, State of Mississippi.

2009-10, On-going training for Special Education Faculty in Oxford,

Mississippi on Crisis Prevention and Intervention.

2009-10, Training with Starkville Public School System Administrators

2009-10, Training with Starkville Public School System Counselors on

Positive Behavior Support

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2009, Fall - Guest Speaker, National Christian Radio Station Topic:

Autism.

2009-10- Editorial Board, Mississippi Reading Journal.

2009, Fall- Developed and Implemented an IDEA workshop,

Alcorn County, MS.

2009, Fall – Developed and Implemented a workshop on Asperger

Syndrome, Alcorn County, MS.

2009, Spring- Developed and Implemented Crisis Intervention Training.

Houston, MS.

● 2008 – Developed and Implemented Crisis Intervention Training,

Senatobia Public Schools, Senatobia, MS.

2008 - Guest reviewer, The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social

Sciences.

2008 – Editorial Board, Mississippi Reading Journal.

Summer, 2008- Implemented Anger Management Training at Diamond

Grove residential Facility with the Adolescent Male’s Unit, Louisville, MS.

Spring, 2007- Implemented Anger Management Training at Starkville

Alternative School, Starkville, MS.

Fall, 2007 – Workshop on Autism Spectrum Disorders with the Harden

House Adoption-Foster Care Division, Southern Christian Services for

Children and Youth.

Fall, 2007 – Workshop on working with students with Asperger’s

Syndrome, Parent Center, Starkville, MS.

Fall, 2007 - Anti-Bullying Workshop for Houston Middle School students,

Houston, MS.

Fall, 2007 – Anti-Bullying Workshop for Houston Middle School teachers,

Houston, MS.

Spring, 2007 – Training on Functional Behavioral Assessment at North

Pontotoc Elementary.

Spring, 2007 - Developed a pictorial augmentative communication device

for a student with Autism in Houston, Mississippi.

Spring, 2007 – Training on Functional Behavioral Assessment for Baldwin

County Schools, Baldwin, MS.

Spring, 2007 – Developed Positive Behavioral Supports for Paul’s Home

for Boys (Residential group home for adolescents with

emotional/behavioral disorders), Sturgis, MS. ( includes two years of

follow- up and training for foster mother and Oktibbeha County Schools.

Spring, 2007 – ADHD workshop, Starkville Parenting Center, Starkville,

Ms. Spring, 2007 – Parent training for parents of student’s with Tourette’s

Syndrome, Houston Public Schools, Houston, MS.

Spring, 2007 - Workshop for Special Educators at Houston Public Schools

on the new IDEA regulations, Houston, MS. Spring, 2007- Presented a

workshop for Special Educators at Houston Public Schools on

administering the Brisance Inventory of Basic Skills Assessment, Houston,

MS.

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Spring, 2007 – Presented a workshop on Mattie T. at Houston Public

Schools, Houston, MS.

Fall, 2006- Presented a workshop for Starkville Family Center on

Behavior Management, Starkville, MS.

Fall, 2006 – Differentiating Instruction Workshop, Philadelphia, MS.

Fall, 2006 – Differentiating Instruction Workshop, Enterprise, MS.

Fall, 2006 – Differentiating Instruction Workshop, Cleveland, MS.

Fall, 2006 – Positive Behavior Support Workshop, Philadelphia, MS.

Spring, 2006 – Differentiating Instruction Workshop, Houston, MS.

Spring, 2006 – Discrete Trial Training for Children with Autism

Workshop, Macon, MS.

Spring, 2006 – Teacher Support Team Training, Houston, MS.



2002-2008 -Served as a behavioral consultant to the following school

districts on an as needed basis: Quitman, Houston, and Attalla County,

Enterprise, Macon, Starkville, Louisville, Columbus

Fall, 2005 – Served on the Teacher Support Teams for the Houston,

Mississippi

Fall. 2005 – Workshop on Characteristics of Students with Emotional

Behavioral disorders workshop. Houston, Mississippi

Fall, 2005 – Differentiating Instruction Workshop. Cleveland, Mississippi

Fall, 2005 – Differentiating Instruction Workshop. Philadelphia,

Mississippi

Fall, 2005 – Differentiating Instruction Workshop. Fayette, Mississippi

Fall, 2005 – Response to Intervention Workshop. Philadelphia, MS.

Fall, 2005 – Response to Intervention Workshop. Houston, MS

Fall, 2005 – Differentiating Instruction Workshop. Quitman, MS

Summer, 2005 – Assisted Houston School District in developing a

Corrective Action Plan in response to district weaknesses

Spring, 2004 – Discrete Trial Training Workshop. Macon

Spring, 2004 – Developed Positive Action Class for students with

challenging behaviors. Quitman, Mississippi

Spring, 2004 – Discrete Trial Training Workshop. Quitman, MS

Fall, 2004- Teaching Strategies for Students with Attention Deficit

Hyperactivity Disorder. Houston, MS

Fall, 2004 -Functional Behavioral Assessment Workshop. Mississippi

State University

Fall, 2004 – Inclusion and Differentiating Instruction workshop.

Philadelphia, MS

Summer, 2004 – International Service Learning Project. Belize, Central

America.

Spring, 2003 – Crisis Prevention and Intervention workshop. Louisville,

MS

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Spring, 2003 – Developing Academic Interventions workshop. Quitman,

MS

Spring, 2003 – Crisis Prevention workshop. Quitman, MS

Fall, 2003 – Understanding Cultural Diversity workshop. Quitman, MS

Fall, 2003 – Safety and Crisis Management workshop. Quitman Clerical

Staff.

Fall, 2003 – Classroom Accommodations and Modifications for Students

with ADHD workshop. Houston, MS ( Middle School)

Fall, 2003 – Classroom Accommodations and Modifications for Students

with ADHD workshop. Houston, MS (Elementary School)

Fall, 2003 - Utilizing Effective Instruction Techniques workshop.

Quitman, MS ( Jr. High)

Fall, 2003 – Positive Behavior Support workshop. Quitman, MS ( Jr.

High)

Summer, 2003 – International Service Learning. Belize, Central

America.

Fall, 2002 – Positive Behavior Management workshop. Quitman, MS

Fall, 2002 – Positive Behavior Management workshop. Louisville, MS

Fall, 2002 – Positive Behavior Management workshop. Mill creek

Residential Facility, Pontotoc, MS

Fall, 2002 – Conflict Resolution workshop. Quitman School District.

Fall, 2002 – Worked with Houston School District on developing

programming for a Student with Asperger’s Syndrome

Fall, 2002 – Provided Functional Behavioral Assessment and served on

I.E.P. committee for a high school student in Cumberland, MS.

Fall, 2002 – Served as consultant for Quitman School District for students

with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders.

Summer, 2002 – Developed, conducted and disseminated School Climate

Survey for Quitman School District.

Spring, 2002 – Designed classroom for students with Emotional/

Behavioral Disorders for Marion School District, Marion, MS.

Spring, 2002 – Parent Training workshop on Behavior Management.

French Camp Academy, French Camp, MS

Spring, 2002 – Designed and implemented group intervention on anger

management at Houston Alternative School, Houston, MS

Fall, 2001 – Development of student support teams. Choctaw County,

MS

Fall, 2001 – Crisis Prevention Intervention workshop. Alternative School.

Aberdeen, MS

Fall, 2001 – Crisis Prevention Intervention workshop. Marion, MS

Fall, 2001 – Participated in University Roundtable Retreat for Mississippi

State University, Columbus, MS

Fall, 2000 – Assisted Choctaw County Schools in implementing an EBD

class at Ackerman High School, Ackerman, MS.

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Fall, 2000 – Collaborated with teachers at Houston Middle School

concerning a child with oppositional defiant behavior, Houston, MS.

Fall, 2000 – Designed curriculum and instructional strategies for a student

with autism in an inclusionary setting, Eupora, MS

Fall, 2000 – Workshop for Hattiesburg Public Schools on Implementation

of IDEA.

Fall, 2000 – Participated in behavioral plan development for a student

arrested for assault. Quad County Alternative, Starkville, MS

Fall, 2000 – Workshop for Meridian Public Schools on Implementing

IDEA, Meridian, MS.

Fall, 2000 – Developed curriculum for a child with Autism in the

Starkville School District, Starkville, MS.

Fall, 2000 – Participated in Manifestation Determination Review for two

students with emotional/behavioral disorders. – Louisville, MS.

Fall, 2000 – Workshop for Grenada Public Schools on Implementing

IDEA, Mississippi State University Continuing Education and Outreach

Program.

Summer, 2000 – Served as transition coordinator between Eupora High

School and Youth Villages Residential Facility in Memphis, TN.

Summer, 2000 – Participated in curriculum and I.E.P. development for a

student with Down Syndrome, Sudduth Elementary School, Starkville,

MS.

1997-present – Collaborated with Mississippi Protection and Advocacy to

develop contracts between school districts and families of students with

disabilities.

1997-98 – President, Starkville Parents for Public Schools, Starkville, MS.

Summer of1997 – Workshop on teaching of gifted students in the general

classroom, Starkville Public Schools, Starkville, MS.

Summer, 1996 – Workshop on alternative teaching strategies, Louisville,

MS.

1995-present – University Expert, University Relations. Serve as faculty

expert for variety of disabling conditions.

Fall, 1995 – Workshop on alternative teaching strategies, Starkville, MS.

Fall, 1995 - Facilitated a panel discussion on inclusion for the local Phi

Delta Kappa Chapter, Starkville, MS.

1994-95 - Participant, Writer's Day, Rosa Stewart Elementary School,

Starkville Public Schools, Starkville, MS.

1994-95 - Served as a consultant for the inclusion pilot project at

Overstreet Elementary School, Starkville, MS.

1993-94 - Educational Consultant for Community Counseling Services

Adolescent Treatment Facility for Behaviorally Disordered Youth,

Starkville, MS.

1993-94 - Advisor, Project Peak, Starkville Public Schools.

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1993-94 - Oktibbeha/Webster County Early Intervention Interagency

Council.

1992-93 - Mississippi Respite Care Advisory Council.

1992-93 - Grant Funding Committee, Starkville Foundation for Public

Education.

1991-93 - President for Starkville Parents for Public Schools, Starkville,

MS.

1990-97 - Advisor, Student Council for Exceptional Children.

1992-94 - Vice-President for Membership, Phi Delta Kappa.

1990-93 - Coordination and supervision of the development and

implementation of Project Prevention into twelve public schools in

Mississippi.

1990 - Guest Reviewer, Journal of Early Intervention.

MULTICULTURAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCES

* Participated in research and educational workshops in Catania and

Syracusa, Sicily, March 2012.

Attended the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu,

Hawaii, January, 2012.

Attended the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders International

Conference, September, 2011.

Attended a Character Education Conference, Chattanooga, June, 2009.

Attended the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Conference, Prato, Italy

July, 2008.

Attended the International Council for Exceptional Children Conference

Louisville, Kentucky, April, 2007.

Participated in the development of two workshops presented to the faculty

of Silipakorn University in Thailand, December, 2005.

Participated in an International Service Learning Project in Belize, Central

America, Summers, 2003-4.

Attended International Council for Exceptional Children Conference.

New Orleans, LA, Spring 2004. Attended the C-SPED Conference on

Special Education Law, Jackson, Mississippi, Fall, 2003.

Participated in an International Service Learning Project for Individuals

with Disabilities, Belize, Central America, Summer, 2003.

Attended the Annual Conference on Autism and Developmental

Disabilities, Kauai, Hawaii, Spring, 2003.

Attended 18th

Annual Pacific Rim Conference on Individuals with

Disabilities Honolulu, Hawaii, Spring, 2003.

Attended the National Conference on Multiple and Developmental

Disabilities, New Orleans, LA., 2002.

Attended the International Council for Exceptional Children Conference,

New York, New York, 2002.

Attended Project ACHIEVE training. M.S.U., Summer, 2002.

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Attended Professional Technology Training (PT3), M.S.U., Summer,

2002.

Attended 16th


Disabilities - Honolulu, Hawaii, 2001.

Attended 15th


Disabilities - Honolulu, Hawaii, 2000.

Attended the Southeast Regional Council for Children with Behavioral

Disorders - Biloxi, Mississippi, 2000.

Attended the Crisis Prevention Institute, Nashville, TN, 1997.

Attended the International Division of Early Childhood Conference,

Orlando, FL, 1995.

Attended the National American Council on Rural Special Education,

Las Vegas, Nevada, 1995.

Attended Mississippi Council for Exceptional Children, Jackson, MS,

1994.

Attended Alabama Council for Exceptional Children - Tuscaloosa, AL,

1993.

Attended the National Council for Exceptional Children, Baltimore,

Maryland, 1993.

Attended Regional Drug-Free School and Communities Conference,

Nashville, TN, 1993.

Attended the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders Regional

Conference, Orange Beach, AL, 1993.

Attended Alabama Council for Exceptional Children, Tuscaloosa, AL,

1990-93.

Attended Mississippi Council for Exceptional Children, Jackson, MS,

1990-92.

Attended the National Council for Exceptional Children Convention,

Atlanta, GA, 1991.

IX. CURRENT PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION

MEMBERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION

Autism Task Force for the State of Mississippi

Association for Teachers of the Gifted

American Council on Rural Special Education

Council for Exceptional Children

Council for Children with Behavior Disorders

Mississippi Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders, secretary

Phi Kappa Phi

Phi Delta Kappa

Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children

International Special Education Division, Council for Exceptional

Children

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X. PUBLICATIONS

Ward, P., Devlin, S.D., Crumpton, R. (under revision). Using a blocking and

fading procedure to reduce inappropriate vocalizations and occurrence

of off-mat behavior in a pre-school child with trisomy 4 and a partial

deletion on chromosome 2. Journal of Developmental Disabilities.

Devlin, S. D. , Crutch, C. O., Hickerson, S. & Iqbal, U. (under revision).

Benefits of pivotal response training on children with autism and children with

behavioral concerns. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities.

Breland, F.W., Devlin, S. D., Devlin, E.K. (Fall, 2009). Early childhood social

brain development contributes to success in school and home. Updates

on Data, Education, and Policy: Center for Urban Child Policy. (invited)

Devlin, S. D., Krenzer, D., Edwards, J. (Spring, 2009). Collaboration among

grandparents and professionals with discrete trial training in the treatment

for traumatic brain injury. Physical Disabilities: Education and Related

Servic, 27, #2. *

Ward, P., Devlin, S.D., Crumpton, R. (under review). Using a blocking and




Kane, H.D. & Devlin, S. D. (under review). Group differences in Cognitive

Ability: A CHC Theory Framework. Mankind Quarterly.

Devlin, S. D., & Doggett, R.A. (manuscript in preparation). Conducting

functional behavioral assessments and developing positive behavior

supports in the school setting. Authored book accepted by Prentice

Hall/Merrill publishing. Manuscript in preparation. *

Kane, H.D. & Devlin, S. D. (2008). A comparison of differential

reinforcement techniques in reducing inappropriate verbalizations:

A case study from Thailand. Journal of Research Methodology,

20, 492-50 *

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Ward, P., Graves, S. & Devlin, S. D. ( 2008). Managing the behavior of at-risk

juveniles using job-card grounding and a token economy. The International

Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Science, 3. *

Kuhn, R., Bodkin, A. E., Devlin, S. D. & Doggett, R. A. ( 2008). Using pivotal

response training with peers in special education to facilitate play in two

children with autism. Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 43(1) 37-45. *

Devlin, S. D. & Harber, M. D. (2004). Behavioral interventions for young

children with autism: A collaborative approach. Journal of Developmental

Disabilities, 39, 291-299. *

Carter, S.L., & Devlin, S. D., Doggett, R. A., Harber, M. & Barr, C. (2004).

Determining the influence of tangible items on screaming and hand

mouthing following an inconclusive functional analysis. Behavioral

Interventions, 19, 51-58.*

Devlin, S. D. (2002). Reading recognition in learning disabled students.

In T.S. Watson & Skinner (Eds.), Comprehensive Encyclopedia of School

Psychology. New York: Kluwer Publishing. *

Arnault, L., Devlin, S. D.and Harber, M. (2003). A review of states offerings in

alternate routes to teacher licensure. In Haberman, M., Schuck, R., &

Arnault, L. (Eds.) Alternate Routes to Teacher Licensure (pp. 112-125).

New Orleans, LA: Sommerset Scholar’s Press.*

Arnault, L.S. & Devlin, S. D. (2001). Comparisions of state requirements for

alternate route certification and special education standards. Chapter in

Alternate Route in Teacher Certification, Association of Teacher Education.

Reston, VA: Association of Teacher Educators.

Arnault, L.S., Devlin, S. D., & Hoda, N. (2001). Comparison of state

requirements for alternate route certification in special education and special

education teaching standards. In M. Haberman, R. Schuck, & L. Arnault

(Eds.), Alternate Routes in Teacher Certification (pp. 30-37). Reston, VA:

Association of Teacher Educators. *

Arnault, L.S., Devlin, S. D., & Coffey, K. (2001). Issues in alternate route

certification in special education. In M. Haberman, R. Schuck, & L. Arnault

(Eds.), Alternate Routes in Teacher Certification (pp. 25-29). Reston, VA:

Association of Teacher Educators.

Devlin, S. D. & Arnault, L.S., & Schuck, R.F. (2000). Scholars Guide to

Publication. Reston, VA: Association of Teacher Educators. *

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Devlin, S. D. & Epps, A. (1997). Diffusing School Violence. Journal of Safe

Management of Disruptive and Assaultive Behavior.

Devlin, S. D. (1997, February). Preventing substance abuse among at risk youth by

fostering resiliency at school. Teaching for Excellence, Spartanburg, SC.

Elrod, G. F., Tesiowski, D. G., & Devlin, S. D. (1997). Best practices in the

vocational assessment of special needs learners. In H. B. Vance (Ed.), Best

practices in assessment for school and clinical settings (end Ed.). Brando,

VT: Clinical Psychology Publishing Co.

Cahalane, B. H., & Devlin, S. D. (1996). The disproportionate representation of

minorities in rural special education programs and what can be done about

it. Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of American Conference of

the American Council on Rural Special Education, Baltimore, MA.

Blendinger, J., Devlin, S. D., & Elrod, F. G. (1995, Fall). Controlling aggressive

students, Phi Delta Kappa Fastback, Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa. *

Devlin, S. D. (1995). Drug use in rural America - What you can do about it. In D.

Montgomery (Ed.), Rural partnerships: Working together. Proceedings of

the 14th Annual Conference of the American Council on Rural Special

Education, Las Vegas, NV.

Elrod, G. F., Devlin, S. D., & Obringer, S. J. (1994). Infusing rural school-

community partnerships into transition components of individualized

education plans: Processes and outcomes. In D. Montgomery (Ed.), Rural

partnerships: Working together. Proceedings of the 13th annual conference

of the American Council on Rural Special Education (pp. 288-295). Salt

Lake City, University of Utah).

Bundy, P., & Devlin, S. D. (1994). Teaching students with learning disabilities to

read: Research into practice, Baylor Educator, 19, 20-26.

Elrod, G. F., Devlin, S. D., & Obringer, S. J. (1994). Rural school-community

partnerships: We take care of our own! Rural Special Education Quarterly,

13, 46-50.

Devlin, S. D., & Elliott, R. N. (1994). Substance Abuse Among Students Enrolled

in Special Education. The Alabama Council for Exceptional Children

Journal, 2, 6-8.

Devlin, S. D., Mattox, K., & Keith, S. (1993, Fall). Drug prevention curriculum.

Project Prevention: A Drug Prevention Curriculum Specifically Designed

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for Students with Disabilities. A federally funded curriculum for use by

special education teachers.

Devlin, S. D., & Elliott, R. N. (1992). Drug Use Patterns of Adolescents with

Behavioral Disorders. Behavioral Disorders, 17, 264-272.

Devlin, S. D., & Elliott, R. N. (1991). Patterns of Drug Use Among Adolescents

with Behavior Disorders. Baylor Educator, 16, 24-31.

Devlin, S. D. (1991). Educational Research: Should It Be A Priority for Teacher

Educators? Baylor Educator, 16(2).

Cahalane, B., Devlin, S. D., & Hammittee, D. (1990, Fall). A collegial approach to

developing alternative strategies to meet the needs of diverse students within

the regular classroom: A training manual for use with regular educators in

an inservice setting. Alabama State Department of Education Manual.

Levert, S. G., Levert, P. N., Elliott, R. N., & Devlin, S. D. (1990). Spelling

practice with imitation-modeling feedback and a computer. Alabama

Exceptional Children, 7, 12-14.

Johnson, L. J., Pugach, M. C., & Devlin, S. D. (1990). Professional collaboration:

The challenge of the 1990s. Teaching Exceptional Children, 22, 9-11.

(*denotes cross-disciplinary collaboration)

XI. SUBMISSIONS

Cash, J. & Devlin, S. D. (fall, 2011). Components of parent training: An

ethnographic study of training parents as interventionists in rural settings.

Rural Special Education Quarterly.

Devlin, S. D. , Crutch, C. O., Hickerson, S. & Iqbal, U. (under revision).

Benefits of pivotal response training on children with autism and children

with behavioral concerns. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities.

Edwards, J., & Devlin. (Spring, 2010) The Effect of a Social Story

Intervention with and without a Reinforcement Componenet in Increasing

Initiated Conversations with Adolesent Males. Journal of Developmental

and Physical Disabilitie.

Ward, P., Devlin, S.D., Crumpton, R. (under revision). Using a blocking and


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Chandler, T. & Devlin, S. D. (2008). Anger management training with students

placed in an alternative school setting due to multiple referrals for

aggressive behavior. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social

Sciences. *

G. Hendren, G., & Devlin, S. D. (Spring 2006). Tourette syndrome: A counseling and

teaching concern in rural schools. Rural Special Education Quarterly. *

Hoda, N.E., Baylot, L., Devlin, S. D. & Dogget, T. (Fall, 2002). IDEA violations,

requirements, and issues for placement of children with behavioral disorders: Jonathan’s Story. Beyond Behavior. *

Weaver, A.D., Dufrene, B.A. & Devlin, S. D. (Fall, 2002). The effects of teacher

training in appropriate instruction giving on the compliance of a student

with emotional disturbance. Exceptional Children. *

Devlin, S. D. & Garner, L.G. (2001). Drug use patterns of gay & lesbian

students. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services. Health & Human

Services, Los Angeles, CA. *

Epps, A.L. & Devlin, S. D. (2001). Pre-service teacher opinions and skills toward

the inclusion of students with disabilities into the general education

classroom and how it relates to IDEA. Exceptional Children. *

Epps, A.L. & Devlin, S. D. (2001). Are general education teachers ready for

inclusion? A study of pre-service teacher attitudes. Exceptionality.

Dittmer, K.I. & Devlin, S. D. (Spring 2000). A review of treatments for

oppositional defiant disorder. Intervention in School and Clinic. *

Epps, A. & Devlin, S. D. (Spring 2000). Coping with nocturnal enuresis through

proper assessment and treatment strategies. Intervention in School and

Clinic.

Bowen, L.H., Devlin, S. D. (Fall 1999). Theories explaining the etiology,

assessment, and treatment of school refusal behavior. Behavioral

Interventions. *

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Dittmer, K. I. & Devlin, S. D. (Fall 1999). A review of treatments for

oppositional defiant disorder. Journal of Positive Behavioral Interventions.

*

Freeland, J. & Devlin, S.D. (Fall, 1999). Obsessive - compulsive disorder in

children: A behavioral perspective. Behavior Research and Therapy. *

Smith, S. & Devlin, S.D. (Fall, 1999). Childhood posttraumatic stress disorder.

Journal of Pediatric Psychology. *

Devlin, S.D. (1998). Effect of a Contingency Contract on Increasing Student

Response in a Classroom Setting. Behavioral Interventions.

Devlin, S.D. (1998). Effects of DRO on the elimination of overt shoulder

twisting in an elementary student with ADHD. Behavioral Interventions.

Devlin, S.D. (1998). The correlation between depression, suicide, and homicide.

Journal of Safe Management of Disruptive and Assaultive Behavior.

(denotes cross-disciplinary collaboration)

XII. RESEARCH AND/OR CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS

2012 Creative Achievements

2012, spring – Co hosted Autism Outloud, a public forum dedicated

to hearing the heartfelt stories of those affected by autism.

2011 – 2012, Served as advisor for Jigsaw MSU, an MSU organization

for students attending MSU and Starkville High who have autism

spectrum disorders.

2012, Appeared on a local radio program discussing autism spectrum

disorders with Jigsaw MSU president, Alex Orsak.

2012, Taped a segment for Italian television, Medical Excellence,

Entitled, Autism Spectrum Disorders in the United States.

Grants

2012

Kroger Company Foundation Grant to fund Project Dream: Developing

Responsible, Energetic Adolescent Males.61,411.00 under review

Wal-Mart: Funding for Camp Jigsaw. 500.00. Funded.

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DORE. Approximately 300,000.00 to implement intervention services for

Students in Houston, MS who are at risk for school failure.


Editorial Review Board, The Mississippi Reading Journal

Grants

2011

Co authored: Special Education Reasearch Grant Competition: Autism

Spectrum Disorders. Grant sought to develop Mississippi Autism

Training Institute. $2,040,117.00. not funded.

Co-Authored: Project STING 5000.00. not funded.

Co-Authored: Cellular South Grant: Project ALL. 10,000.00. not funded.


Editorial Review Board, The Mississippi Reading Journal

2008

Co-authored a Fulbright Hayes Grant: Study Abroad and Research in an

Elementary School in Mexico. 75,000 * (not funded)

Co-authored Project Outdoor Haven: The Development of an Outdoor

Classroom in Rural Mississippi. Lowe’s Educational Grant Partnership.

10,352.00 (August) * (not funded)

Co-authored Project Going Green: Developing the Awareness of the Impact of

Recycling on Protecting the Earth at West Clay Elementary School. Mississippi

Excellence in Recycling Award. 1,000 * (not funded)

Co-authored Project Positive Action: Creating a Positive Action Class for

Houston Elementary School. Mississippi Department of Education. 50,000 *

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2005

Co-authored a Fulbright Hayes Grant: Study Abroad and Research in

Thailand. 81,000.00 * (not funded)

2004

Positive Behavior Support: Implementation at Quitman Middle School.

50,000.00 Capacity Building Grant. Mississippi State Department of Education.

Funded.

2002

Project Care: Implementing a School-Based System of Care Approach to

Educating Students with Emotional/Behavorial Disorders in Choctaw County

Public Schools. $50,000.00 Capacity Building Grant. Mississippi State

Department of Education. Funded.

2001

Project Stepping up: JUMP Mentoring Program for At-Risk Youth in Starkville,

MS. $219,000. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

2000

Project Care: Implementing A School-Based Systems of Care Approach to

Educating Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders in Amory Public

Schools. $50,000.00 Capacity Building Grant. Mississippi State Department of

Education. Funded.

Project Inner Strength: A School Based Systems of Care Approach to Educating

Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders in Mississippi. $170,000.00.

United States Department of Education. * (not funded)

1992

Project Prevention: Development and Dissemination of a Drug Prevention

Curriculum for Children with Disabilities. $63,237.00. United States

Department of Education. Funded. *

1990

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Project Prevention: Development and Dissemination of a Drug Prevention

Curriculum for Children with Disabilities. $60,046.00. United States

Department of Education. funded *


Other:

Devlin, S. D. (1995, June). Latchkey Kids. What to tell your child when they

stay home alone. In Mississippi State University's News You Can Use.

Informational television news clip for MSU television which reaches 50,000

homes on WTVA at noon. *

Devlin, S. D. (1995, February). Creative after school activities for preschoolers.

In Mississippi State University's News You Can Use. Informational television

news clip for MSU television which reaches 50,000 homes on WTVA at noon. *

Devlin, S. D. (1995, February). Interacting with teenagers. In Mississippi State

University's New You Can Use. Informational television news clip for MSU

television which reaches 50,000 homes on WTVA at noon. (I)

Devlin, S. D., & Mattox, K. (1995, February). Academic and Social Skill

Building In Adolescents. Television workshop for the Satellite Education

Resources Consortium Project. *


XII. PRESENTATIONS

Cash, J. & Devlin, S. (2012, April). Autism in rural settings: Paucity of services

And impact on children with ASD. Paper to be presented at the

International Conference for the Council for Children with ASD.

Denver, CO.

Cash, J. & Devlin, S. ( 2012, January). Implementing an individual functional

Curriculum for a child with autism in rural settings. Paper to be presented

At the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu,

Hawaii.

Cash, J. & Devlin, S. D. (2011, November). What I learned at camp: Graduate

Interns, teens with autism and their experiences at Camp Jigsaw in the

Summer of 2011. Presentation presented at the annual meeting of

Mid-South Educational Research Association, Oxford, MS.

Cash, J. & Devlin, S.D. (2011, September). Implementing an individual

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Functional curriculum for a child with autism in rural settings. Paper

Presented at the Biannual International Conference of CEC:CCBD,

New Orleans, LA.

Devlin, S. D., Crutch, C. O., Hickerson, S. D., Iqbal, U. (2011, November).

Benefits of pivotal response training on children with autism and children

with behavioral concerns. Presentation presented at the annual meeting

of Mid-South Educational Research Association, Oxford, MS.

Cash, J. & Devlin, S. D. (2001, September) Implementing an individual

Functional curriculum for a child with autism in rural settings.

Paper presented at the Biannual International Conference of the Council

For Children with Behavioral Disorders, New Orleans, LA.

Chandler, T. & Devlin, S. D. (2008, July). Anger management training with

students placed in an alternative school setting due to multiple referrals for

aggressive behavior. International Conference on Interdiciplinary Social

Sciences, Prato, Italy. *

Ward, P., Graves, S. & Devlin, S.D. (2008, July). Managing the behavior of at-

risk juveniles using job-card grounding and a token economy.

International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Prato, Italy.

*

Chandler, T. & Devlin, S. D. ( 2007, October). Anger management training

with students placed in an alternative school setting due to multiple

referrals for exhibiting aggressive behavior. American Society of

Criminology, Atlanta, GA. *

Ward, P., Graves, S. & Devlin, S. D. (2007, October). Managing the behavior

of at-risk juveniles using job-card grounding and a token economy.

American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA. *

Crumpton, J. R., & Devlin, S. D. (2007, November). Collaboration using

discrete trial training with a young boy with autism. Mid-South

Educational Research Association, Hot Springs, AR. *

Chandler, T. & Devlin, S. D. (2007, November). Anger management

Training with students placed in an alternative school setting due to

multiple referrals for exhibiting aggressive behavior. Counseling,

Educational Psychology and Special Education (CEPSE) Graduate

Student Research Symposium, Mississippi State University. *

Edwards, J., Krenzer, D., & Devlin, S. D. (2007, November). Collaboration

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Among grandparents and professionals with discrete trial training in the

treatment of traumatic brain injury. CEPSE Graduate Student Research

Symposium, Mississippi State University.

Ward, P., Graves, S., & Devlin, S.D. (2007, November). Managing the

behavior of at-risk juveniles using job-card grounding and a token

economy. CEPSE Graduate Student Research Symposium, Mississippi

State University.*

Crumpton, J. R., Ward, P., & Devlin, S.D. (2007, November). Using a fading

procedure to reduce the frequency of problem behaviors in a pre-school

child. CEPSE Graduate Research Symposium, Mississippi State

University. *

Henington, C., & Devlin, S. (2006, November). Before and after special

Education: The Three Tier Model and differentiated instruction. Paper

Presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research

Association. Birmingham, AL. *

Kane, H.D. & Devlin, S. (2005, December). Individual differences in

cognitive ability: Meeting the needs of children with differential

instruction. Paper presented to the faculty of Silapakorn University,

Thailand. *

Henington, C., Kuhn, L., Bodkin, A., & Devlin, S. ( 2005, April).

Designing positive action classrooms: The nuts and bolts. Workshop

presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School

Psychologists. Atlanta, GA. *

Doggett, R. A., Sheperis, C., Devlin, S., Henington, C., Bailey D., & ( 2005,

January). Positive behavioral interventions and supports: Practical

implementation in two rural school districts. Paper presented at the

Third Annual International Conference on Education. Honolulu, HI. *

Weaver, A.D., Dufrene, B.A., & Devlin, S.D. (2002, Oct.). The effects of teacher

training in appropriate instruction giving on the compliance of a student

with serious emotional disturbance. In T. Doggett’s Symposium “Data-

based decision making.” Mid-South Conference of School Psychology:

Chattanooga, TN. *

Shelton, A. & Devlin, S. D. (2002, Oct.). Using repeated curriculum-based-

assessments coupled with a folding-in-technique to increase accuracy and

fluency of multiplication facts in an 8th

grade male diagnosed with

Asperger Syndrome. Mid-South Conference of School Psychology:

Chattanooga, TN. *

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Devlin, S. D. & Keeton, G. (2000, May). Project CARE - A Community Based

Approach for Providing Services to Students with Emotional/Behavioral

Disorders. Mississippi Council for Children with Behavior Disorders.

Biloxi, MS.

Devlin, S. D. (2000, March). Functional Behavioral Assessments and

Intervention Planning Made Easy. 16th

Annual Pacific Rim Conference on

Individuals with Disabilities. Honolulu, Hawaii.

Devlin, S. D. (1999, February). Increasing Self-Help Skills Through Discrete

Trial Methodology. 15th

Annual Pacific Rim Conference on Individuals

with Disabilities. Honolulu, Hawaii.

Rhymer, K. & Devlin, S. D. (1999, Fall). An Overview of Treatment Strategies

for Enuresis and Encopresis in Young Children. Mid-South Research

Consortium. New Orleans, LA. *

Devlin, S. D., Owens, L., & Wilburn, B. (1997, November). Using a

multisensory approach to teach reading. MSU Reading Conference,

Mississippi State University.

Blendinger, J. Devlin, S.D., Elrod, G.F. (1997, January) Controlling Agressive

Students. Phi Delta Kappa Chapter Meeting, Mississippi State University.

*

Devlin, S.D. (1996, November). Building self-esteem through reading and

writing. Mississippi State university Reading Conference, Mississippi

State, MS *

Cahalane, B. H., & Devlin, S. D. (1996, March). The disproportionate

representation of minorities in rural special education programs and what

can be done about it. National American Council of Rural Special

Education, Baltimore, MD.

Devlin, S. D. (1995, November). Fostering acceptance through reading and

writing. Mississippi State University Reading Conference, Mississippi

State, MS.

Devlin, S. D. (1995, November). Protecting at-risk children from developing

substance abuse problems by fostering resiliency at school. International

Early Childhood conference on Children with Special Needs, Orlando, FL.

*

Cahalane, B., & Devlin, S. D. (1995, October). All children are special.

Starkville Public Schools, Starkville, MS.

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Devlin, S. D. (1995, March). Drug use in rural America - What you can do about

it. National American Council of Rural Special Education, Las Vegas,

NV.

Devlin, S. D. (1995, February). Teaching in an Era of Full Inclusion. Phi Delta

Kappa Chapter Meeting, Mississippi State University.

Devlin, S. D. (1994, October). The role of drug abuse on the development of

violent behavior: Fostering protective factors at school. Mississippi

Federation - Council for Exceptional Children, Jackson, MS.

Devlin, S. D. (1994, April). Preventing substance abuse among disabled

students: The fostering of resiliency. National Council for Exceptional

Children Conference, Denver, CO.

Devlin, S. D., & Elliott, R. N. (1993, November). A comparative look at the drug

use patterns of adolescents with and without learning and behavioral

problems and what can be done about it. Regional Council for Children

With Behavioral Disorders Conference, Orange Beach, AL.

Devlin, S. D., & Keith, S., & Mattox, K. (1993, February). Project Prevention

A Curriculum Specifically Designed To Prevent Illegal Drug Use Among

Students With Disabilities. Alabama Federation Council for Exceptional

Children, Birmingham, AL.

Devlin, S. D. (1992, April). Developing a student respite care business - why and

how? National Council for Exceptional Children Conference, Baltimore,

MD.

Devlin, S. D. (1992, March). The Importance of respite for parents of children

with disabilities. Alabama Federation Council for Exceptional Children,

Birmingham, AL.

Devlin, S. D., & Obringer, S. J. (1992, January). The underachievement of gifted

females: What do we know? What do we need to know? Mississippi

Council for Exceptional Children, Jackson, MS.

Devlin, S. D. (1991, October). Providing respite for parents of children with

disabilities through a student organization. Southeastern Regional

Association of Teacher Educators, Little Rock, AR.

Devlin, S. D. (1991, February). Drug use patterns of students with specific

disabilities. Alabama Council for Exceptional Children, Tuscaloosa, AL.

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Devlin, S. D. (1991, January). Drug use patterns of students with and without

emotional conflict. Mississippi Council for Exceptional Children, Jackson,

MS.

Devlin, S. D. (1990, October). Managing the special education classroom.

Oktibbeha County Special Educators, Starkville, MS.

Cahalane, B., & Devlin, S. D. (1990, February). Alternative strategies for

integrating students with mild learning and behavior problems within the

classroom. Alabama Council for Exceptional Children, Tuscaloosa, AL.

Awards and Honors

2006 – Nominated for Outstanding Service, College of Education,

Mississippi State University

1999 – Behavior Specialist selected to serve on the Mississippi Autism

Task Force.

1994 - Received the Kappan Award for excellence in teaching and

contributions to education.

1991 - M. Ray Loree Award for Outstanding Dissertation in the

College of Education. The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.

Documents

Sandy D. Devlin, Ed.D. Initial Appointment: August, 1990