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Juliet Hart Ph.D., Assistant Professor - (SPED)  • Special Education Website (SPED)
	Academic Degrees: Ph.D. , Special Education and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages , University of Miami , Coral Gables , FL , 2003 M.S.Ed , TESOL , University of Miami , Coral Gables , FL , 1999 B.S. , Psychology and Special Education, Cum Laude , University of Miami , Coral Gables , FL , 1995 Specialization(s): Language and multicultural issues in special education, child psychopathology, and strategies for students with disabilities in inclusive settings. Curriculum Vitae	Contact Information: 1122 W. Campus Rd. Joseph R. Pearson Hall, Room 524 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS  66045-3101 Phone:(785) 864-0595 E-mail: harthawk@ku.edu Fax: (785) 864-4149

Profile

A former teacher of students with emotional/behavioral disorders, Juliet Hart earned her doctorate degree in Special Education and TESOL at the University of Miami in 2003. Since that time she has been an Assistant Professor of Special Education at the College of William and Mary, and is a visiting assistant professor in Special Education at the University of Kansas this year. Her primary research interests include language, literacy, and multicultural issues in special education, child psychopathology, and classroom adaptations/strategies for students with disabilities in inclusive settings. She has been the recipient of two grants awarded by William & Mary and has submitted an IES grant proposal this summer in the amount of $500,000. Hart’s most recent work includes articles on a variety of special education and diversity topics that have recently or will be published in journals including Intervention in School and Clinic, Remedial and Special Education and Teacher’s College Record.

Recent work:

Editorial Activities

• Editorial Review Board, Sunshine State TESOL Journal, 2007-present.

Book Chapters

• Hart, J.E. (2007). Edith: She's Not Handicap! In Harry, Klingner, & Cramer (Eds.), Cases in the social construction of disability. New York: Teachers College Press.
• Shaver, A., Hart, J., & Avalos, M. (2003). Get real! Authentic assessment through electronic portfolios for TESOL Master's students. In T. Murphy (Ed.), TESOL Professional Development Series: Extending professional contributions (pp.77-85). Alexandria, VA: TESOL.

Journal Articles

• Hart, J.E., & Whalon, K.J. (forthcoming, March, 2008). 20 Ways to promote academic engagement and communication of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in inclusive settings. Intervention in School and Clinic, 43(4).
• Lavach, J. F. & Hart, J.E. (in press). Neuropsychological deficits, CNS chemotherapy, and remission in childhood leukemia. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology.
• Hart, J.E. (in press). Strategies for culturally and linguistically diverse students with special needs. Preventing School Failure.
• Luykx, A., Lee, O., Mahotiere, M., Lester, B., Hart, J., and Deaktor, R. (2007). Cultural and home language influences on children's responses to science assessments. Teachers College Record, 109(4), 897-926.
• Lavach, J. F. & Hart, J.E. (2007). Neuropsychological deficits, CNS chemotherapy, and remission in childhood leukemia. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 22, 825.
• Lavach, J.F. & Hart, J.E. (2007). Neuropsychological impairment following hemorrhagic thalamic arteriovenous malformation. Refereed conference proceedings posted on the website of the Fourth Mediterranean Emergency Medicine Congress (MEMC IV), sponsored by the European Society of Emergency Medicine (EuSEM), the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), Sorrento, Italy. http://memciv.abstractcentral.com/planner
• Lavach, J. F. & Hart, J.E. (2007). Neuropsychological impairment following hemorrhagic thalamic arteriovenous malformation: Educational implications. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 10(4), 278.
• Thomas, K. & Hart, J.E. (2007). Pre-service teacher perceptions of model eliciting activities. Mathematical Modeling ICTMA13: Education and the Design Sciences.
• Harry, B., Klingner, J.K., & Hart, J.E. (2005). African American families under fire: Ethnographic views of family strengths. Remedial and Special Education, 26(2), 101-112.
• Lee, O., Deaktor, R.A., Hart, J.E., Cuevas, P., & Enders, C.K. (2005). An instructional intervention's impact on the science and literacy achievement of culturally and linguistically diverse elementary students. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 42(8), 857-887.
• Cuevas, P., Lee, O., Hart, J.E., & Deaktor, R.A. (2005). Improving science inquiry: Lessons learned from children of diverse backgrounds. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 42(3), 337-357.
• Hart, J.E., Shaver, A. N., & Avalos, M. (2004). Graduate teachers' perceptions of the comprehensive exam. Sunshine State TESOL Journal, 3(1), 39-48.
• Lee, O, Hart, J. E., Cuevas, P., & Enders, C.K. (2004). Professional development in inquiry-based science for elementary teachers of diverse student groups. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 41(10), 1021-1043.
• Hart, J. E., & Lee, O. (2003). Teacher professional development to improve the science and literacy achievement of English language learners. Bilingual Research Journal, 27(3), 357-383.
• Hart, J. (2002). Social skill development for exceptional language learners. Sunshine State TESOL Journal, 1(1), 43-52.

Magazine/Newsletter Articles

• Hart, J.E. (Spring/Summer, 2006). Brown v. Board of Education revisited. William & Mary Alumni Magazine.
• Hart, J.E. (2006). Language minority students in American schools: An education in English. TESOL Quarterly, 40(4), 1-2.
• Hart, J.E. (2005). Room for talk: Teaching and learning in a multilingual kindergarten. TESOL Quarterly, 39(1), 129-131.
• Hart, J. (2002).  Language Ideologies: Critical perspectives on the official English language movement: Vol. 1, Education and the social implications of official language. TESOL Quarterly, 36(1), 118-119.

Other Resources

• Hart, J.E. (in press). Assistive technology. Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education, Sage Publications.
• Hart, J.E. (in press). Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education, Sage Publications.
• Hart, J.E. (in press). Least restrictive environment (LRE). Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education, Sage Publications.
• Hart, J.E. (in press). Mainstreaming. Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education, Sage Publications.