Faculty Vita

Samuel Odom, Ph.D.

Academic Degrees

Professional Experience

Faculty load

Faculty Teaching

Selected Publications

Bailey, D. B., Aytch, L. S., Odom, S. L., Symons, F., & Wolery, M. (1999). Early intervention as we know it. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 5, 11-20.

McConnell, S. R., & Odom, S. L. (1999). Performance-based assessment of social competence for young children with disabilities. Development and initial evaluation of a multi-measure model. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 19. 67-74

Odom, S. L., McConnell, S. R., McEvoy, M. A., Peterson, C., Ostrosky, M., Chandler, L. K., Spicuzza, R. J., Skellenger, A., Creighton, M., & Favazza, P. C. (1999). Relative effects of interventions for supporting the social competence of young children with disabilities. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education,19,75-91.

Frea. W., Craig, L., Odom, S.L. & Williams, D. (1999). Differentiated effects of structured social integration and group friendship activities for promoting social interactions. Journal of Early Intervention, 22, 230-243.

Odom, S. L., Horn, E. M., Marquart, J., Hanson, M. J., Wolfberg, P., Beckman, P. J., Lieber, J., Li, S., Schwartz, I., Janko, S., & Sandall, S. (1999). On the forms of inclusion: Organizational context and individualized service delivery models. Journal of Early Intervention, 22, 185-199.

Odom, S.L., & Diamond, K.E. (1998). Inclusion of young children with special needs in early childhood education: The research base. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 13, 3-26.

Funded Projects

Odom, S.L. (Principal Investigator) and Bailey, D.B. (1997-2001). Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training in Early Childhood, Families and Early Intervention. Four year leadership training grant funded by the Office of Special Education. 1997-98 = $224,809.

Odom, S.L. (Principal Investigator). (1994-99). Early Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion. Five year, multisite research institute funded by the Office of Special Education Programs. 1994-95 = $825,000, 1995-96 = $880,000, 1996-97 = $936,000, 1997-98 = $975,000, 1998-99 = $1,025,000.

Odom, S. L., & Brown, W. H. (Co-Principal Investigators). (1993-95). Observational Assessment of Social Goals and Strategies of Young Children with Disabilities and their Peers. Eighteen month project funded by the Office of Special Education. 1993-1995 = $75,000.

Odom, S. L., Brown, W. H., & Horn, E. (Co-Principal Investigators). (1991-96). Project BLEND: Beginning Learning Experiences in Developmentally Integrated Groups and Homes. Five year project funded by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation. 1995-96 = $179,256. Total Award ~ $600,000.

Horn, E. A., & Odom, S. L. (Co-Principal Investigator). (1992-96). Training of Early Childhood and Preschool Personnel. Four year project funded by the Office of Special Education. Total Award ~ $425,000.

Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships

American Association on Mental Retardation

American Educational Research Association

Association for Behavioral Analysis

Council for Exceptional Children (Division for Early Childhood)

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Society for Research in Child Development

Conference Presentations

Schwartz, I., Hanson, M., Lieber, J., Odom, S., & Wolery, R. (1998, December). Inclusion stories: Current findings of the Early Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion. at the DEC International Conference on Children with Special Needs, Chicago, IL.

Odom, S. L., & Lieber, J. (1999, March). Early childhood inclusion: Synthesis points, costs, and products. National meeting of State Early Childhood Coordinators, Washington, DC.

Odom, S. L., Brown, W. H., Li, S., & Zercher, C. (1999, April). Ecobehavioral analysis of engagement of preschool children with and without disabilities in teacher- and child-initiated activities. Presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.

Odom, S. L., Sandall, S., Horn, E., & Wolery, R. (1999, April). Current findings of the Early Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion. Annual conference of the Council for Exceptional Children, Charlotte, NC.

Odom, S. L. (1999, April). Ecology of preschool inclusion. Presentation to the Special Education SIG at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, CANADA.

Odom, S.L. (1998, February). Understanding and supporting peer relationships of young children with disabilities. Invited paper presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Association for Behavior Analysis, Chapel Hill, NC.

Odom, S.L. (1998, February). Factors affecting inclusive programs: An ecological perspective. Presentation to meeting of preschool inclusion coordinators, Partnerships for Inclusion, Chapel Hill, NC.

Odom, S. L., Zercher, C., Li, S., Marquart, J., & Sandall, S. (1998, April). Social relationships of preschool children with disabilities. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego.

Odom, S. L., Beckman, P., Hanson, M., Horn, E., & Li, S. (1998, May). Merging data and emerging themes: Multimethod/cross-site research on preschool inclusion. Conference on Research Innotvations in Early Intervention, Charleston, SC.

Odom, S. L., & Li, S. (1998, July). Social acceptance and rejection of preschool children in inclusive settings. Research to Practice Summit on Inclusion in the Early Years, Washington, DC.

Odom, S. L. (1998, September). Inclusion for young children with disabilities: Specialist support, programs, and peer relationships-What do we know? Keynote address delivered at the annual conference of the Special Education Services, Auckland, New Zealand.

Odom, S. L. (1998, September). How to promote social interactions and relationships among children. Workshop presented at the annual conference of the Special Education Services, Auckland, New Zealand.

Odom, S. L., Marquart, J., & Wolery, R. (1998, December). Cost and financing of inclusive early childhood education programs: Creating quality programs. Paper persented at the DEC International Conference on Children with Special Needs, Chicago, IL.

Odom, S. L., Schwartz, I., Sandall, S., Lieber, J., & Horn, E. (1998, December). Preschool inclusive practices. Roundtable presentation at the DEC International Conference on Children with Special Needs, Chicago, IL.

Odom, S. L., Hanson, M., Brennan, B., Horn, H., Marquart, J., Beckman, P., Lieber, J., Li, S., Schwartz, I., Janko, S., & Sandall, S. (1998, December). Current findings of the Early Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion. at the DEC International Conference on Children with Special Needs, Chicago, IL.

Honors/Awards

Outstanding Research Award, Special Education SIG, American Educational Research Association, 1999

Otting Professorship in Special Education

Merle B. Karnes Award for Service to the Division, Division for Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children, 1994.

Who's Who in American Education, 1989-97.

William C. Friday Endowed Professorship in Child Development and Family Studies, University of North Carolina, 1996.