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Effie Papoutsis Kritikos
CURRICULUM VITAE
Effie Papoutsis Kritikos
5500 N. St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, Illinois60625
Work Phone (773) 794-5585
Fax (773) 794-5590
EDUCATION
1993-1998UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, Ph.D. May 1998, Special Education
Research focus involved educators’ beliefs about language assessment services to bilingual/bicultural individuals.
1990-1992NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, M.A. June 1992, Speech-Language Pathology
1985-1990UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, B.S. May 1990, Speech and Hearing Science
CERTIFICATION
1992ILLINOIS TYPE 10 CERTIFICATE, Speech and Language Impairment
1993CERTIFICATE OF CLINICAL COMPETENCE
1994ILLINOIS CREDENTIALED DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST-PROFESSIONAL
LICENSE
1993SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, State of Illinois
EXPERIENCE
1999-PresentASSISTANT PROFESSOR, NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
1998-PresentCONSULTANT, NORTHEASTERN ILLINOISUNIVERSITY-ChicagoPublic Schools,CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
1993-1997RESEARCH ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
1992-1997SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, early childhood, elementary, middle, high school, clinic and hospital settings
ACADEMIC COURSES TAUGHT
Taught courses in assessment in special education, alternative curriculum, identification and diagnosis of mental retardation, seminar in mental retardation, research project in disabilities, and development of cognition, learning and language.
CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS
Presented at almost 50 international, national, state and regional conferences regarding technology, field-based
teaching programs, career changing, substance abuse integration, functional curriculum development for students
with mild to moderate cognitive disabilities, multicultural issues, inclusion, collaboration, creative activities across
the curriculum, bilingual/bicultural assessments, portfolio assessment, demographic correlates of attendance, and
early intervention services.
PUBLICATIONS
Publications include articles, book chapters and books regarding early intervention, speech-language pathologists beliefs, teachers beliefs,multicultural issues, collaboration, services provided for families of children with cognitive disabilities and real life issues curriculum infusion.
REVIEWER
American Education Research Association
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
Athens Institute of Educational Research
Bilingual Research Journal
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
Hawaii International Conference on Education
IllinoisState Manual on Recommended Practices for English Language Learners
Journal of Speech-Language-Hearing Research
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools
Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal
GRANT AWARDS
2000-2006Project Director, Preparation of Personnel in Minority Institutions Grant, 84.312E, United States
Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 4 years,
$790,498.00.
2005-2007Project Director, Career Switchers Pursuing LBSI Certificates in MA, Chicago Public Schools,
$237,500.00.