Publications (in press or published)
Scholarly Presentations

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"Siglia Pimentel Hoher Camargo, SPED doctoral student, recipient of the 2011 Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund Educational Grant."

Publications (in press or published)

Síglia Pimentel Höher Camargo

Amy Heath

• Ganz, J. B., Heath, A. K., Rispoli, M. J., & Earles-Vollrath, T. (in press). Impact of AAC versus verbal modeling on verbal imitation, picture discrimination, and related speech: A pilot investigation. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities. doi: 10.1007/s10882-009-9176-2 .

• Heath, A. K., & Ganz, J. B. (commentary authors). (2009). A promising first attempt at implementing a modified Picture Exchange Communication System with three adolescents who were blind and had autism and moderate to severe cognitive impairments [abstract]. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention. 3(2), 107-112. Abstract of Lund, S. K., & Troha, J. M. (2008). Teaching young people who are blind and have autism to make requests using a variation on the Picture Exchange Communication System with tactile symbols: A preliminary investigation. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38, 719-730.

Rose Mason

• Terry, M., & Mason, R. (2009, February). The development of a measure of the home literacy environment. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Boston, MA.

Jacqueline Pacha

• Pacha, J., Landmark, L.J., & Zhang, D. (2009). Brazos Valley Employment Project: A demonstration project to increase entry-level employability skills for youth with disabilities. Manuscript in preparation.

• Pacha, J. & Ju, S. (2009). Entry level employability skills: Level of agreement between the perceptions of educators and employers. Manuscript in preparation.

• Pacha, J. & Roberts, E. (2009). Interagency collaboration: Interpreting the languages of special education and vocational rehabilitation. Manuscript in preparation.

Scholarly Presentations

Síglia Pimentel Höher Camargo

• Camargo, S.,  Rispoli, M., Franco, J., &  Lang, R. (2010). Speech generating devices in communication interventions for individuals with developmental disabilities: A review of the literature. In: Annual Conference of ABAI, San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Leigh Ann Eisterhold

• Eisterhold, L. & Benz, M.R.  (2009, October).  Disciplinary Déjà Vu: Factors Predicting Repeated Disciplinary Exclusion.  Oral presentation.  CEC Division on Career Development and Transition, Savannah, Georgia. 
  
  
• Eisterhold, L. & Smith, S.L.  (2009, June).  Effectiveness of vocabulary acquisition/intervention strategies with a bilingual student with mental retardation.  Poster presentation.  Texas Council for Exceptional Children, Irving, Texas.
  
  
• Smith, S.L., Eisterhold, L., Soares, D.A, & Vannest, K.J.  (2009, June).  Teacher time use: Strategies to monitor and maximize instructional time.  Poster presentation.  Texas Council for Exceptional Children, Irving, Texas.
  
  
• Eisterhold, L.  (2009, February).  Fixed-, random-, and mixed-Effects ANOVA: An introduction.  Lecture presentation.  Southwest Educational Research Association, San 

Amy Heath

• Ganz, J. B., & Heath, A. (2009, September). Autism Spectrum Disorder Strand Presentation: Implementation of self-monitoring interventions with individuals on the autism spectrum. Denver, CO: Presented at the International Conference on Children and Youth with Behavioral Disorders [Invited].

Rose Mason

• Mason, R.A., Oslund, E.L. (April, 2010) Video modeling to increase positive teacher interactions. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children. Nashville, TN.

Jacqueline Pacha

• acha, J. & Ju, Song (Accepted). Entry level employability skills: Do employers and educators agree? Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children, Nashville, TN.

• Pacha, J., & Landmark, L. J. (2009, July). Development of employability skills through different models of experiential learning. Presentation at the summer camp conference of the Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education, Fort Worth, TX.

• Pacha, J., Landmark, L. J., & Zhang, D. (2009, April). Development of employability skills through different models of work-based learning. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children, Seattle, WA.

• Landmark, L. J. & Pacha, J. (2009, April). Dazed and confused? Promising, best, effective, and substantiated practices for transition planning. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children, Seattle, WA.

• Grenwelge, C., Pacha, J., Landmark, L. J., & Zhang, D. (2008, February). Reaching out to transition-age youth through leadership and employment training. Presentation at the Texas Transition Conference, College Station, TX.

• Pacha, J., Zhang, D., Landmark, L. J. & Dudley, C. (2008, October). Providing work-based learning opportunities to students through university-school partnerships. Presentation at the Brewing Best Practices in Transition Conference sponsored by Division on Career Development and Transition a Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, Milwaukee, WI.