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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

Email

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.