Faculty Vita

Genevieve Williamson, Ph.D.

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Certification/Licenses

Professional Experience

Faculty load

Faculty Teaching

Selected Publications

Manset, G. & Washburn, S. (in press) Inclusive education in high stakes, high poverty environments: The case of students with learning disabilities in Indiana's urban schools and the Graduation Qualifying Exam. In L. Miron & E. St. John (Eds.) Reinterpreting Urban School Reforms: a Critical-Empirical Review. NY: SUNY Press.

St. John, E. & Manset, G. (in press). Research-based Reading Reforms: the Impact of State funded Interventions on the Educational Outcomes of Urban Schools. In L. Miron, L. & E. St. John ( Eds.) Reinterpreting Urban School Reforms: a Critical-Empirical Review. NY: SUNY Press.

St. John, E., Manset, G. , Chung, C., Gordon, D. , Musoba, G. , Simmons, A. & Hossler, C. (in press). Comprehensive school reform: An exploratory study. In L. Miron & E. St. John ( Eds.) Reinterpreting Urban School Reforms: a Critical-Empirical Review. NY: SUNY Press.

Manset, G., St. John, E., Schu, S. , & Gordon, D. (2002) Early literacy practices as predictors of reading related outcomes: Test scores, test passing rates, retention and special education referral. Exceptionality, 10 (1), 11-28.

Manset, G. (2000) Equity for students with learning disabilities in high stakes accountability programs. Indiana Journal of Political Science, 15, 98-102.

Deng, M. & Manset, G. (2000). An Analysis of the "Learning in Regular Classrooms" Movement. Mental Retardation, 38 (2) 124-130.

Manset, G. & Washburn, S. (2000). Equity through accountability? Mandating minimum competency exit examinations for secondary students with learning disabilities. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 15 (3), 160-167.

Manset, G. (2000) Assessing communicative environments of preschool children with severe language delays: Integrating multiple perspectives in a qualitative analysis of topic control. Journal of Physical and Developmental Disabilities 12 (2) 89-101.

Manset, G., St. John. E., Simmons, A. (2000). Progress in Early Literacy; A summary of Indiana's Early Literacy Intervention Grant Program, 1997-2000. Indiana Education Policy Center: Bloomington, IN.

Manset, G. St. John, E. Musoba, G. Gordon, D. Chung, C. Simmons, A. (2000). Comprehensive school reform in Michigan: Implementation Study for 1999-2000. Indiana Education Policy Center: Bloomington, IN

Manset, G. St. John, E. , Simmons, A. Musoba, G. Gordon, D. Chung, C. (2000) Wisconsin's High Performing, High Poverty Schools. Indiana Education Policy Center: Bloomington, IN Indiana Education Policy Center

Manset, G., St. John, E., Jacobs, S., Hodges, D. Worthington, K., Manoil, K. Gordon, D. (2000). Innovations for Reaching Readers at Risk: Case Studies of Indiana's Early literacy Intervention Grant Program. Bloomington, IN: Indiana Education Policy Center.

Manset, G. (1999) Top down or bottom up? The writing process approach for students with learning disabilities. In L. Giorcelli and A. Watson ( Eds.) Accepting The Literacy Challenge Sydney: Scholastic.

Manset, G. & Semmel, M. I. (1998) Models of inclusive education programs for students with mild disabilities: An empirical research perspective . Proceedings of the International Conference on the Rights of Persons with Mental Handicaps, (pp. 27-30). Prague, Czech Republic: Charles University.

Manset, G. (1997) Learning Disabilities as a social construct: Implications for policy and practice . Proceedings of the International Conference on Contemporary Practices Of Psychology And Heritage Of J. Piaget And L. Vygotsky: The Intellectual And Emotional Development Of The Child, (pp. 109-113)., Riga, Latvia: Latvian Association of Professional Psychologists, University of Latvia.

Manset, G. & Semmel, M. I. (1997) Are inclusive programs for students with mild disabilities effective?: A comparative review of model programs. The Journal of Special Education, 31, 155-180.

Funded Projects

Proffitt Research Grant Awarded for: Carving out the Margins: Redefining Disability through Modern School Reform ($6,500)

North central Regional Education Laboratory for evaluation of Effective School Programs in Wisconsin. $50,000 for one year, possible continuation. With Edward St. John

North central Regional Education Laboratory for evaluation of Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Projects in Michigan. $70,000 for one year, possible continuation. With Edward St. John

Indiana DOE Contract for evaluation study of Early Literacy Intervention Grant Program $170,000, with Dr. Edward St. John,

Indiana DOE Contract for evaluation study of Early Literacy Intervention Grant Program (with Dr. Edward St. John, Indiana Educational Policy Research Center, $140,000 a year for one year with possible continuation for up to three years).

Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships

American Educational Research Associations (AERA)

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

Conference Presentations

Manset, G. & Washburn, S. (2000) Administrators' perspectives of the impact of mandatory graduation qualifying examinations on students with Learning Disabilities. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) New Orleans, LA.

Manset, G., St. John, E., Michaels, R. & Gordon, D. (2000) Early Literacy Practices as Predictors of Reading Related Outcomes: Test Scores, Test Passing Rates, Retention and Special Education Referral. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) New Orleans, LA.

Manset, G. (2000) Equity for students with disabilities on high stakes examinations. Indiana Political Science Association, Annual Meeting.

Washburn, S. , Manset, G., & Qualley, M. (1999). Mandating the ISTEP Grade 10 qualifying exam for students with learning disabilities: Potential Impacts. Indiana Council for Exceptional Children, Indianapolis, Indiana., Annual Meeting.

Manset, G. & Washburn, S. (1999) School-level factors as predictors of success on minimum competency graduation examinations for secondary students with mild disabilities. Presentation at the annual meeting American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.

Manset, G. & Rogers, D. (1998). Developing a valid method for evaluating inclusive school ecologies. Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Annual Convention, Minnesota, MN.

Manset, G. & Rogers, D. (1998). Evaluating inclusive school programs for primary students with language and learning disabilities: Reconceptualizing our approach Annual Convention, American Educational Research Association, San Diego CA.

Manset, G. (1997). Socially constructive views of inclusive education, Implications for teacher educators. Paper presented as part of the symposium on "Constructivism: The Best Approach for the Next Millennium?" at the annual national meeting of American Association for Teaching and Curriculum (AATC), Indianapolis, IN.

Manset, G. (1997) Models of inclusive education programs for students with mild disabilities: An empirical research perspective , International Conference on the Rights of Persons with Mental Handicaps, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (Invited Keynote Speaker).

Service/Outreach Projects

School of Education Policy Council, 2000-

Search committee for Dept. Chair, Department of C & I (2000)

Chair, Research, Development & Equipment Committee (2000)

Secretary, American Educational Research Association, Special Education Special Interest Group (2001-2002)

Reviewer, American Educational Research Association- (AERA) Special Education Special Interest Group, Proposals for 2001 Convention (2000)

Consortium Member, Project CASE-LINK, U.S. Dept. of Education funded project designed to develop, research and disseminate interactive multimedia web-based modules supporting problem-based learning in Special Education.(1997-1999)

Honors/Awards

Proffitt Research Grant Awarded for: Carving out the Margins: Redefining Disability through Modern School Reform ($6,500)(2000)

North central Regional Education Laboratory for evaluation of Effective School Programs in Wisconsin. $50,000 for one year, possible continuation. With Edward St. John (2000)

North central Regional Education Laboratory for evaluation of Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Projects in Michigan. $70,000 for one year, possible continuation. With Edward St. John (2000)

Indiana DOE Contract for evaluation study of Early Literacy Intervention Grant Program $170,000, with Dr. Edward St. John, Indiana DOE Contract for evaluation study of Early Literacy Intervention Grant Program (with Dr. Edward St. John, Indiana Educational Policy Research Center, $140,000 a year for one year with possible continuation for up to three years). (1999)

Proffitt Research Award (for Project EXIT: An examination of the impact of mandating minimum competency exit examinations on programming and outcomes for student with mild disabilities) 11,787 for one year. (1998)