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.
