Kellar Institute for Human DisAbilities (KIHd) - College of Education and Human Development - George Mason University
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The Kellar Institute for Human DisAbilities (KIHd) is an interdisciplinary campus-based organization focusing on improving the lives and productivity of children and adults with disabilities. KIHd combines the resources of the university with local, state, regional, national, public, and private sector agencies and organizations to develop products, services, and programs for persons with disabilities.

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Licensure, Certificates & Training Grants

The Kellar Institute for Human DisAbilities (KIHd) collaborates with a consortium of Virginia universities to offer training/licensure options for teachers of students with visual impairments and severe disabilities. Distance education makes the programs more accessible and maximizes the number of individuals who can receive the training.

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VDOE Grants

With the support from Virgina Department of Education KIHd serves teachers, parents, therapists, and community service providers by providing a variety of continuing learning experiences via annual workshops, conferences, and project activities. In many cases, KIHd uses distance education to provide teacher training and professional development across the state.

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Research

The Kellar Institute for Human DisAbilities (KIHd) continues to build and support numerous educational research projects that vary across disciplines spearheaded by the Mason faculty members. Our goal is to increase evidence based instructional and behavioral strategies to improve academic outcomes for all students with disabilities.

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Leadership Grants
DOCTORAL AND MASTERS STUDENTS

The Kellar Institute for Human DisAbilities (KIHd) doctoral and masters students conduct cutting edge research at George Mason University that is aimed to serve persons with disabilities and their families.

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Berkeley, S., & *Menditto, A. (June, 2016). Insights into the learning of students with learning disabilities: A synthesis of 30 years of intervention research on self-regulation of reading comprehension strategies. Paper presented at the International Association of Research in Learning Disabilities Conference, Austin, TX.

Annetta, L., *Shapiro, M., Stribling, S., *Menditto, A., *Kurz, L.A., Berkeley, S., & *Luh, A. (2016, April). Developing a project based learning progression in a serious educational game design and development project. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Baltimore, MD.

Stribling, S., Berkeley, S., *Kurz, L., *Luh, A., & *Menditto, A. (2016, April). Critically reading a middle school STEM project through a gender lens. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association, Washington, DC.

Berkeley, S., Deemer, E., Lin, X., Schneider, B., Shumow, L., Want, M., & Wang, X. (2015, December). Key interpersonal competencies. Invited panel presentation at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium on Hard-to-Measure Cognitive, Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Competencies, Washington, D.C.

Berkeley, S., Annetta, L., & Stribling, S. (2015, October). Understanding how students with learning disabilities self-regulate learning of science. Paper presented at the 37th International Conference on Learning Disabilities, Las Vegas, NV.

*Kurz, L., King-Sears, M.E., & Berkeley S. (2015, October). Creating success for students with learning disabilities in science. Paper presented at 37th International Conference on Learning Disabilities, Las Vegas, NV.

*Menditto, A., *Whitehead, A., & Berkeley, S. (2015, October). Promoting self-regulation of students with learning disabilities within project-based learning. Paper presented at the 37th International Conference on Learning Disabilities, Las Vegas, NV.

*Rehberg, M., & Stribling, S. (2015, October). Tales from a gate-keeper: Strategies for successful research partnerships in K-12 schools. Poster presented at the 37th International Conference on Learning Disabilities, Las Vegas, NV.

*Shapiro, M., *Luh, A., & Annetta. L. (2015, October). Learning progression in science: Implications for students with learning disabilities. Poster presented at the 37th International Conference on Learning Disabilities, Las Vegas, NV.

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW OR IN PREPARATION

Annetta, L.A., Lamb, R., Vallett, D., & *Shapiro, M. (under review). Project based learning progressions: Identifying the nodes of learning in a project based environment.

Berkeley S., & *Menditto, A. (under review). Insights into the learning of students with learning disabilities: A synthesis of 30 years of intervention research on self-regulation of reading comprehension strategies.

Berkeley, S., Menditto, A., Luh, A., & Yin, R. (in progress). Influence of effort attributions on self-efficacy of students with learning disabilities.

Stribling, S., Berkeley, S., *Kurz, L., *Luh, A., & *Menditto, A. (in progress). Critically reading a middle school STEM project through a gender lens.

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