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About the Authors and Reviewers
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About the Authors and Reviewers
Aileen C. Lau-Dickinson has earned a doctorate in Special Education Administration, a Master's in Speech Science, Bachelor's in Speech Education. She is certified in speech correction, mental retardation, visually handicapped, speech and drama, and as a school psychologist. She has taught numerous courses in assessment. She is currently in private practice assessing and teaching students with learning difficulties. She received the Frank R. Kleffner Clinical Career Award by the South Carolina Speech - Language - Hearing Association. Dr. Dickinson has a number of publications and presentations on developmental assessment and instruction.
Myles I. Friedman is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of South Carolina. A renowned educator and author, his books include Rational Behavior, Teaching Reading and Thinking Skills, Improving Teacher Education, Teaching Higher Order Thinking Skills to Gifted Students, Taking Control: Vitalizing Education, Ensuring Student Success, Improving the Quality of Life, and with Steven P. Fisher, Handbook On Effective Instructional Strategies. He spent more than 30 years conducting and applying research to improve education. Dr. Friedman's Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Educational Psychology were earned at the University of Chicago.Charles W. Hatch is President of CWH Consulting Company, Newberry, SC. He earned the Master of Arts in Teaching at Johns Hopkins University and his Ph.D. in Educational Research and Measurement at the University of South Carolina. He has taught college courses in tests and measurement, statistics, and test preparation. Dr. Hatch has published an Introductory Handbook for Statistical Package Programming and on predicting freshman retention. He has served as a consultant on test preparation, college retention, and microcomputers and software.
Jacqueline E Jacobs is Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policies, University of South Carolina. She has earned a Bachelor's degree in Special Education and Elementary Education, a Master's in Curriculum and Supervision, and a Doctorate in Special Education Administration. She served as a teacher and won an Outstanding Principal Award. She teaches courses in evaluation and measurement in special education. Her publications include articles on the role of the principal, reading recovery, and kids killing kids in school.
Amanda Nickerson is an Assistant Professor of School Psychology in the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology at the University of Albany, SUNY. She has taught classes on emotion, motivation, personality development and psychopathology, and has worked in the Devereaux Day School, Downington, PA. She also received a doctoral Leadership Fellowship from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. Dr. Nickerson has published on the subject of essential skills for direct care professionals, parent and peer relationships, crisis intervention, violence prevention, and has received a research grant to study intimacy and pro-social behavior in early adolescents.
Katherine C. Schnepel is a self-employed research and measurement consultant. She has earned Master's and Doctorate degrees in Educational Research and Measurement and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. She has served as an adjunct professor in the Departments of Educational Psychology and Educational Leadership and Policy, University of South Carolina. She has made presentations on testing and measurement and mastery learning and has been employed as a research and measurement specialist at Richland School District One, Columbia, SC. Subjects she has taught include test item writing, interpreting test scores, measuring student achievement, and program evaluation.
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