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THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY
PERSONAL INFORMATION
1. Name: Bruce A. Bracken Date: 10/09/2001
Office Address:
312 Jones Hall
School of Education
The College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Phone: (757) 221-1712
Home Address:
25 The Palisades
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Phone: (757) 258-3932
POSITION
2. Position: Professor, School of Education (SPACE)
EDUCATION
Academic degrees, institutions and dates
Ph.D. University of Georgia, 1979 Educational Psychology
M.A. University of Georgia, 1977 School Psychology
B.S. College of Charleston, 1975 Psychology
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2000 - Present Professor
School Psychology and Counselor Education
School of Education
The College of William & Mary
1996 - 1999 Professor and Director,
Child and Family Studies
Department of Psychology
Tennessee Center of Excellence
University of Memphis
1989 - 1996 Professor
Department of Psychology and
Tennessee Center of Excellence
University of Memphis
1986 - 1988 Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Tennessee Center of Excellence
University of Memphis
1984 - 1986 Director of School Psychology Program
and Associate Professor
Department of Educational Psychology
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
1979 - 1983 Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Psychology
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
1978 - 1979 Staff Psychologist
Rutland Educational Center
Athens, Georgia
1977 - 1979 Teaching Assistant
Department of Educational Psychology|
University of Georgia
1976 - 1977 Coordinator
Child and Family Guidance Center
University of Georgia
Administrative Experience
1999 - current School of Education, Executive Committee
1996 - 1999 Director, Child and Family Studies
1994 - 1995 Chair, Tenure and Promotion Guidelines Revision
1990 - 1991 Chair, Department Tenure and Promotions Committee
1984 - 1986 Director, School Psychology Program
1984 - 1986 Director, Urban Education Doctoral Program
Specialization in Educational Psychology
1984 - 1986 Departmental Executive Committee
5. Professional
prizes, awards, honors, editorial positions on
scholarly journals, service on review boards outside the
College, and offices in professional societies
HONORS
Diplomate American Board of Assessment Psychology
Fellow American Psychological Association (Division 16, 53)
Fellow American Academy of Assessment Psychology
Research Award College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Research Award In
the Social Sciences, The University of Memphis
Research Award Alumni Association Distinguished Research Award,
The University of Memphis
Meritorious
Faculty College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Memphis Award
Excellence
Award 26th Annual Technical Publications, Art, and Online
Communication Competition, awarded for the UNIT Examiner'sManual (with R. Steve
McCallum and Riverside Publishing)
Journal Affiliations
Editor and Co-founder. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment,
1982 - present.
Editorial Board Member. Journal of School Psychology. 2000- present
(1988 - 1992)
Review Board. Current Issues in Education, 1998 - present.
Associate Editor. School Psychology International, 1987 - present.
Editorial Board Member. Canadian Journal of School Psychology.
1993 - present.
Editorial Board Member. International Journal of Testing, 2000 - present
Editorial Board Member. Psychology in the Schools. 2000 - present
(1987 - 1998)
Editorial Board Member. School Psychology Quarterly, 2002 - present
Editorial Board Member. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology. 1994 - 1997
Editorial Board Member. Assessment in Rehabilitation and Exceptionality.
1993- 1995.
Editorial Board Member. School Psychology Review. 1987 -1990
Editorial Board Member. Professional School Psychology. 1984-1986.
Editorial Board Member. Educational and Psychological Research. 1983 -1988
Ad hoc Journal
Reviewer
American Journal on Mental Retardation
Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
Developmental Psychology
Evaluation and Program Planning
International Journal of Psychology
Journal of Learning Disabilities
Journal of Pediatric Psychology
Journal of Personality
Journal of School Psychology
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
Journal of Special Education
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in the Schools
Perceptual and Motor Skills
Personality and Individual Differences
School Psychology Quarterly
Sex Roles: A Journal of Research
Offices Held
and Committee Assignments in Associations
President (2002 - 2004). International Test Commission
Member (2000 - 2002). Committee on Disability Determination for Mental Retardation.
National Research Council/National Academies of Science;
Editor Search Committee for School Psychology Quarterly (2001 - 2002). Division
16, American Psychological Association.
President-Elect (2000-2002). International Test Commission.
APA Representative (1998 - 2000). International Test Commission.
Council (1998 - 2002). International Test Commission.
Advisory Committee (1999 - 2002). Best Practices IV (Alex Thomas & Jeff
Grimes, Editors): National Association of School Psychologists Publication Board.
Chair (1997 -1999). American Psychological Association's Committee on Psychological
Testing and Assessment (CPTA).
1999 Presentation Proposal Reviewer. Division 16, American Psychological Association.
1999 Presentation Proposal Reviewer. Southwestern Psychological Association.
APA Liaison (1997 -1998). Joint Committee on the Standards for Educational and
Psychological Testing (AERA, APA, NCME).
Member (1997 -1999). American Psychological Association's Committee on Psychological
Testing and Assessment (CPTA).
Publication Board (1995 - 1998). National Association of School Psychologists.
Accreditation Site Reviewer (1993 - Present). American Psychological Association.
Professional Advocacy (Member; 1995 - 1997). National Association of School
Psychologists.
State Delegate (1995 -1997). National Association of School Psychologists (Tennessee)
Executive Board (1993 - 1995). Trainers of School Psychologists.
Corporate Board (1986 - Present). The Psychoeducational Corporation. Knoxville,
TN.
Corporate Board (1986 - 1995). Clinical Psychology Publishing Company. Brandon,
VT.
Member (1993 - 1996). Conference Workshop Selection Committee: National Association
of School Psychologists.
Member (1992 - 1994). NASP/educational Testing Service: School Psychologist
Specialty Exam Committee. Princeton, NJ.
Member (1993 - 1994). Assessment Task Force: National Association of School
Psychologists.
Reviewer/Consultant. Bayley Scales of Infant Development. The Psychological
Corporation, 1991.
Chair (1986 - 1989). Local Commission on Excellence in Education. Memphis Public
Schools, Memphis, TN. Appointed by Mayor of the City of Memphis.
Chair (1986 - 1988). Public Relations Committee. Tennessee Association of School
Psychologists.
Chair (1987). Conference Site Selection Committee. Tennessee Association of
School Psychologists.
Secretary (1984 - 1987). Trainers of School Psychologists.
Chair (1984 - 1986). Wisconsin School Psychologists Association Professional
Standards Committee.
Educational Consultant (1983 - 1984): Musement Park: Milwaukee Public Museum.
6. Courses Taught
Educational Psychology: Learning, Development, Measurement and Statistics
General Psychology
Identification and Assessment of Gifted and Creative Children
Individual Assessment of School Age Children and Adults:
Individual Assessment of Young Children: Preschool Assessment
Intermediate Statistics
Personality Assessment: Children and Adults
Personality Theories
Practicum in School Psychology: Advanced
Practicum in School Psychology: Beginning
Psychological Tests and Measurement
Research Methods
Roles and Issues in School Psychology
Survey of Individual Tests
Techniques of Educational Measurement
FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
7. a) All fellowships, grants, contracts, etc., awarded by
outside agencies. Specify dates, sources, and amounts
FUNDED PROPOSALS
VanTassle-Baska, J., & Bracken, B. A., (2002). Project Athena: A research
demonstration project for economically disadvantaged promising learners. Jacob
K. Javits Foundation ($2,976,508, funded 9/02).
VanTassle-Baska, J., & Bracken, B. A., (2002). Research studies on concept attainment in science among elementary grade learners. Proposal submitted to the National Science Foundation ($5,913,603, not funded).
VanTassle-Baska, J., & Bracken, B. A., (2002). The Clarion Project: An integrative scale-up to promote deep scientific reasoning in elementary students. Proposal submitted to the Department of Education ($1,435,648, not funded).
Bracken, B. A. (1991). Construct validation of preschool personality and behavior rating scales. Lipman Research Council.
Bracken, B. A., & Fagan, T. K. (1990). Conference - Intelligence: Theories and Practice. Sponsored by University of Memphis Center of Applied Psychological Research, the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, with additional support from the Psychological Corporation, DLM, American Guidance Service, and Riverside Publishing Company.
Bracken, B. A. (1989). Mother - child - environmental influences on fluid and crystallized intelligence. Lipman Research Council.
Bracken, B. A. (1987). Ipsative profile stability of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children and the Bracken Basic Concept Scale. Lipman Research Council.
Bracken, B. A. (1986). Efficacy of three preschool language curricula. Lipman Research Council.
Bracken, B. A. Effects of Personalization on the Reading Comprehension of Black, Hispanic and White Elementary School Students. Graduate Research Committee, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.
Bracken, B. A. The use of adaptive behavior as a means of Identifying White, Black, and Hispanic gifted children. Graduate Research Committee, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.
Bracken, B. A., & Prasse, D. P. Graduate Record Exam Training for Minority Students. Advisory Committee on Minority/Disadvantaged Student Life. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.
RESEARCH
8. Scholarly activity under the following separate headings
with full bibliographic data (include page numbers):
a) Refereed publications
in periodicals, chapters in books,
law review articles and conference proceedings
Bracken, B. A.,
& Lamprecht, M. S. (in press). Self-Concept: An equal opportunity construct.
School Psychology Quarterly.
Bracken, B. A., & Shaughnessy, M. F. (in press). An interview with Bruce
A. Bracken about the measurement of basic concepts in children. North American
Journal of Psychology.
Bracken, B. A., & Naglieri, J. A. (in press). Assessing Diverse Populations
with Nonverbal Tests of General Intelligence. To appear in C. R. Reynolds &
R. W. Kamphaus (Eds.) Handbook of psychological and educational assessment of
children (2nd Ed.). New York: Guilford.
Wasserman, J. D., & Bracken, B. A. (2003). Psychometric considerations of
assessment procedures. In J. Graham and J. Naglieri (Eds). Handbook of assessment
psychology (pp. 43 - 66). New York: Wiley.
Bracken, B. A., & Widaman, K. F. (2002). The role of intellectual assessment.
In D. Reschly, T. Myers, and C. Hartel (Eds.). Mental Retardation: Determining
Eligibility for Social Security benefits (pp. 69 - 140). Washington DC: National
Research Council/National Academies of Science.
Wasserman, J. D., & Bracken, B. A. (2002). Selecting appropriate tests:
Psychometric and pragmatic considerations. In J. F. Carlson & B. B. Waterman
(Eds.), Social and personal assessment of school-aged children: Developing interventions
for educational and clinical settings (pp 18 - 43). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn
& Bacon.
Bracken, B. A. (2002). President's Letter to the Membership. Testing International,
12, 2-4.
McEachron, G., Baker, C., & Bracken, B. A. (2002). What classroom environments
tell about the pedagogical aspects of subject matter: A cross-cultural comparison.
Manuscript submitted for publication.
Bracken, B. A., Bunch, S., Keith, T. Z., Keith, P. B. (2000). Childhood and
adolescent multidimensional self-concept: A five instrument factor analysis.
Psychology in the Schools, 37, 483 - 493.
Sweeney, R. B., & Bracken, B. A. (2000). Influence of family structure on
children's self-concept development. Canadian Journal of School Psychology,
16, 39 - 52.
Bracken, B. A., & McCallum, R. S. (2000). Assessing intelligence in a nation
that speaks more than 200 languages. (pp. 405-431). In L. Suzuki (Ed). Handbook
of Multicultural Assessment - 2nd Edition. New York: Josey-Bass.
Bracken, B. A. (2000). Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test. In C. R. Reynolds
& E. Fletcher-Janzen (Eds.), Encyclopedia of special education: A reference
for the education of the handicapped and other exceptional children and adults
(2nd ed.; pp. 1864-1865). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Bracken, B. A. (2000). Bracken Basic Concept Scale-Revised. In C. R. Reynolds
& E. Fletcher-Janzen (Eds.), Encyclopedia of special education: A reference
for the education of the handicapped and other exceptional children and adults
(2nd ed.; pp. 281-282). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Panter, J. E., & Bracken, B. A. (2000). Promoting school readiness. In K.
M. Minke & G. G. Bear (Eds.), Preventing school problems - Promoting school
success: Strategies and programs that work (pp. 101-142). Bethesda, MD: NASP.
Bracken, B. A. (2000). Maximizing content-relevant variance: The assessment
situation. In B.A. Bracken (Ed.) Psychoeducational assessment of preschool children,
Third Edition. (pp. 33-44). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Bracken, B. A. (2000). Clinical observation of preschool assessment behavior.
In B.A. Bracken (Ed.) Psychoeducational assessment of preschool children, Third
Edition. (pp. 45 - 56). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Bracken, B. A. (2000). Cross-Cultural Assessment: The Universal Nonverbal Intelligence
Test (UNIT). School Psychology in Virginia: The Newsletter of the Academy of
School Psychologists, Spring, 10-12.
Bracken, B. A., McCallum, R. S., & Shaughnessy, M. F. (1999). An interview
with Bruce A. Bracken and R. Steve McCallum, Authors of the Universal Nonverbal
Intelligence Test (UNIT). North American Journal of Psychology, 1, 277-288.
Bracken, B. A. (1999). Assessing diverse populations with nonverbal tests of
intelligence. Trainers' Forum: Periodical of the Trainers of School Psychologists,
17, 1,6-8.
Bracken, B. A., & McCallum, R. S. (1999). International testing matters:
The Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test (UNIT). The International Test Commission
Newsletter, 9(1), 7-12.
Bracken, B. A. (1999). Advances in school psychology: Thirty years of role expansion.
Communiqué, 27(8), 12-13.
Wheatcraft, T. K., & Bracken, B. A. (1999). Early identification and intervention
of psychosocial and behavioral effects of exceptionality. In D. Saklofske &
V. Schwean (Eds.) Handbook of psychosocial characteristics of exceptional children.
New York: Plenum.
Bracken, B. A. (1998). Basic concept acquisition and assessment: A celebration
of our world's many dimensions. Clinicians' Forum, 8(2), 1,7.
Bracken, B. A., Keith, L. K., & Walker, K. C. (1998). Assessment of preschool
behavior and social-emotional functioning: A review of thirteen third-party
instruments. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. Reprinted from Assessment
in Rehabilitation and Exceptionality, 1, 331-346.
Jackson, L. D., & Bracken, B.A. (1998). The relationship between students'
sociometric classifications and self-concepts. Journal of School Psychology,
36, 233-246.
Stein, R. J., Bracken, B. A., Haddock, C. K., & Shadish, W. (1998). The
preliminary development of the Children's Physical Self-concept Scale. Developmental
and Behavioral Pediatrics 19, 1-8
Swaim, K., & Bracken, B. A. (1997). Self-concepts of adolescent runaways
as compared to the self-concepts of a matched sample of non-runaways. Journal
of Clinical Child Psychology, 26, 397-403.
Bracken, B.A. (1997). The Tao of Intelligence. School Psychology Communiqué,
June, 25, 10-12. Washington, D.C.: National Association of School Psychologists.
Walker, K. C., & Bracken, B. A. (1996). Inter-parent agreement on four preschool
behavior rating scales: Effects of parent and child gender on inter-rater reliability.
Manuscript submitted for publication. Psychology in the Schools, 33, 273-284.
Bracken, B. A., & Walker, K. C. (1996). Utility of intelligence tests for
preschoolers. In D. P. Flanagan, J. L. Genshaft, and P. L. Harrison (Eds.).
Beyond traditional intellectual assessment: Contemporary and emerging theories,
tests, and issues (pp. 484-502). New York: Guilford Press.
McCallum, R. S., & Bracken, B. A. (1996). The Universal Nonverbal Intelligence
Test (UNIT). In D. P. Flanagan, J. L. Genshaft, and P. L. Harrison (Eds.). Beyond
traditional intellectual assessment: Contemporary and emerging theories, tests,
and issues (pp. 268-280). New York: Guilford Press.
Hall, W. N., & Bracken, B. A. (1996). Relationship between maternal parenting
styles and African American and White adolescents' interpersonal relations.
School Psychology International, 17, 253-267.
Bracken, B. A. (1996). Clinical applications of a multidimensional, context-dependent
model of self-concept. In B. A. Bracken (Ed.). Handbook of Self Concept: Developmental,
Social, and Clinical Considerations (pp. 463-505). New York: John Wiley and
Sons.
Keith, L. K., & Bracken, B. A. (1996). Self-concept instrumentation: A critical
review. In B. A. Bracken (Ed.). Handbook of Self Concept: Developmental, Social,
and Clinical Considerations (pp. 91-171). New York: John Wiley and Sons.
Bracken, B. A. (1996). Preschool assessment (and several other entries - - Buros
Mental Measurements Yearbook; profile analysis; readiness; self-concept; school
psychology specializations; reliability; validity). Entries in
T. K. Fagan & P. Warden (Eds.). Historical encyclopedia of school psychology,
Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing.
Boatwright, B. S., Bracken, B. A., Morgan, S. B., Relyea, G., & Young, J.
E. (1995). Boatwright-Bracken Adult Attention Deficit Scale: Construction and
preliminary validation. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment: Monograph Series,
108-130.
Leeming, F. C., Dwyer, W. O., & Bracken, B. A. (1995). Children's Ecological
Attitude and Knowledge Scale (CHEAKS): Construction and Validation. Journal
of Environmental Education, 26, 22-31.
Bracken, B. A. (1995). Review of the CID Preschool Performance Scale. The twelfth
mental measurements yearbook, Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.
Bracken, B. A. (1995). Review of the Cognitive Observational Guide. The twelfth
mental measurements yearbook, Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.
Bracken, B. A. (1994). Advocating for effective preschool assessment practices:
A comment on Bagnato and Neisworth. School Psychology Quarterly, 9, 104-109.
Bracken, B. A., & Crain, R. M. (1994). Children's and Adolescents' Interpersonal
Relations: Do Age, Race, and Gender Define Normalcy? Journal of Psychoeducational
Assessment, 12, 14-32.
Bracken, B. A., Keith, L., & Walker, K. (1994). Preschool social-emotional
functioning: A review of thirteen third-party instruments. Assessment in Rehabilitation
and Exceptionality, 1, 331-346.
Bracken, B. A., & Mills, B. (1994). School counselors' assessment of self
concept: A comprehensive review of ten instruments. The School Counselor, 42,
14-31.
Crain, R. M, & Bracken, B. A.. (1994). Age, race, and gender differences
in child and adolescent self-concept: Evidence from a behavioral-acquisition,
context-dependent model. School Psychology Review, 23, 492-507.
Bracken, B. A., & Newman, V. (1994). Child and adolescent interpersonal
relations with mothers, fathers, male peers, female peers, and teachers: A factor
analytic investigation. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 10, 108-122.
Bracken, B. A., McCallum, R. S., & Crain, R. M. (1993). WISC-III subtest
composite reliabilities and specificities: interpretive guides. Journal of Psychoeducational
Assessment, 11, 22-34.
Bracken, B. A. (1993). Editor's comments on the WISC-III special issue. Journal
of Psychoeducational Assessment, 11, 4-5
Bracken, B. A., Howell, K.K., & Crain, M. (1993). Prediction of Caucasian
and African-American preschool children's fluid and crystallized intelligence:
Contributions of maternal characteristics and home environment. Journal of Clinical
Child Psychology, 22, 455-464.
McCallum, R. S., & Bracken, B. A. (1993). Interpersonal relations between
school children and their peers, parents, and teachers. Educational Psychology
Review, 5, 155-176.
Bracken, B. A. (1993). School psychology and debate over assessment: Issues
of professional fire and brimstone. Trainers' Forum, 12, 1-4.
Fagan, T. K, & Bracken, B. A. (1993). Reaction to Naglieri's "Role
of Intelligence Assessment." The School Psychologist, 47, 6-7.
Bracken, B. A. (1992). The interpretation of psychological tests. In R. Most
and M. Zeidner. Psychological testing: An inside view. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting
Psychologists Press. (119-158).
Bracken, B. A. (1992). Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence
- Revised. In J. Conoley and J. Kramer (Eds.), The eleventh mental measurements
yearbook, Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. (pp. 1027 - 1029)
Bracken, B. A. (1992). Advances in Psychoeducational Assessment. Videotaped
contribution to a NASP/Division 16 videotape series
(A. Thomas & J. Braden, Eds.).
Bracken, B. A. (1992). Gender, race, and age differences in self concept: Do
they really exist. School Psychology Communiqué, 21, 12-13.
Howell, K. K., & Bracken, B. A. (1992). Clinical utility of the Bracken
Basic Concept Scale as a preschool intellectual screener: Comparison with the
Stanford-Binet for Black children. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 21,
255-261.
Delugach, R. R. Bracken, B. A., Bracken, M. J., & Schicke, M. C. (1992).
Self concept: Multidimensional construct validation. Psychology in the Schools,
29, 213-223.
Bracken, B. A., Bagnato, S., & Barnett, D. (1991). Early Childhood Assessment:
Position Statement of the National Association of School Psychologists. National
Association of School Psychologist. Solicited and adopted by the NASP Executive
Board and Delegate Assembly.
Bracken, B. A. (1991). Editor's comments on the WPPSI-R special issue. Journal
of Psychoeducational Assessment, 9, 197-199.
Bracken, B. A., Howell, K. K., Harrison, T. E., Stanford, L. D., & Zahn,
B. H. (1991). Ipsative subtest pattern stability of the Bracken Basic Concept
Scale and the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children in a preschool sample.
School Psychology Review, 20, 309-324.
Bracken, B. A., & Barona, A. (1991). State-of-the-art Procedures for Translating,
Validating, and Using Psychoeducational Tests for Cross-Cultural Assessment.
School Psychology International, 12, 119-132.
Bracken, B. A., & Howell, K. K. (1991). Multidimensional self concept construct
validation: A three instrument investigation. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment,
9, 319-328.
Bracken, B. A. (1991). Assessment of adolescent social-emotional functioning
with the Multidimensional Self Concept Scale. Child Assessment News, 1, 8-9.
Bracken, B. A. (1991). Observing the assessment behavior of preschool children.
In B. A. Bracken (Ed.) The Psychoeducational Assessment of Preschool Children
(2nd Ed). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Bracken, B. A., & Delugach, R. R. (1990). The WPPSI and WPPSI-R: Good versus
better. School Psychology Communiqué, October, 1990 (Invited).
Bracken, B. A. (1990). Preschool intellectual assessment with the McCarthy Scales.
In B. A. Bracken (Ed). The Psychoeducational Assessment of Preschool Children.
(2nd Ed). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Bracken, B. A., Barona, A., Bauermeister, J. J., Howell, K. K., Poggioli, L.,
& Puente, A. (1990). Multinational validation of the Bracken Basic Concept
Scale. Journal of School Psychology, 28, 325-341.
Howell, K. K., Harrison, T. E., Stanford, L. D., Zahn, B. H., & Bracken,
B. A. (1990) An Empirical Evaluation of Three Preschool Language Curricula.
Psychology in the Schools, 27, 296-302.
Bracken, B. A., & Fagan, T. K. (1990). Guest Editors' Introduction to the
Conference Intelligence: Theories and Practice. Journal of Psychoeducational
Assessment, 8, 221-222.
Bracken, B. A., & Kuehn, K. L. (1989). K-ABC subtest specificity recalculated.
Journal of School Psychology, 27, 335-346.
Chattin, S. H., & Bracken, B. A. (1989). School psychologists' evaluation
of the K-ABC, McCarthy Scales, Stanford-Binet IV, and WISC-R. Journal of Psychoeducational
Assessment, 7, 112-130.
Bracken, B. A. (1989). Book Review: ASSESSMENT: Assessment in Special and Remedial
Education (4th Edition). Professional School Psychology, 4, 227-229.
Bracken, B. A., (1988). Ten psychometric reasons why similar tests produce dissimilar
results. Journal of School Psychology, 26, 155-166.
Bracken, B. A. (1988). Comment on Journal familiarity and perceived usefulness:
Familiarity does not necessarily breed contempt. School Psychology Review, 17,
363-365.
Bracken, B. A., & Fagan, T. K. (1988). Abilities assessed by the K-ABC mental
processing subtests: The perceptions of practitioners with varying degrees of
experience. Psychology in the Schools, 25, 22-34.
Bracken, B. A. (1988). Rate and sequence of positive and negative pole concept
acquisition. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in the Schools, 19, 410-417.
Bracken, B. A. (1988). Review of the McDermott Multidimensional Assessment of
Children. Buros Mental Measurements Yearbook. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska
Press.
Bracken, B. A. (1988). Review of Macmillan Graded Word Reading Test. Buros Mental
Measurements Yearbook. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.
Rhyner, P. M., & Bracken, B. A. (1988) Concurrent validity of the Bracken
Basic Concept Scale with language and intelligence measures. Journal of Communication
Disorders, 21, 479-489.
Bracken, B. A., & Fouad, N. A. (1987). Spanish translation and validation
of the Bracken Basic Concept Scale. School Psychology Review, 15, 94-102.
Bracken, B. A., Sabers, D., & Insko, W. (1987). Performance of matched groups
of black and white children on the Bracken Basic Concept Scale. Psychology in
the Schools, 23, 22-27.
Bracken, B. A. (1987). Limitations of preschool instruments and standards for
minimal levels of technical adequacy. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment.
5, 313-326.
Bracken, B. A. (1987). Review of the McDermott Multidimensional Assessment of
Children. Computers in Human Behavior, 2, 309-316. (Invited reprint with the
permission of the Buros Mental Measurement Yearbook)
Bracken, B. A., & Gross, L. S. (1987). Several entries in the Encyclopedia
of Special Education. New York: Wiley.
Bracken, B. A., & Barnett, D. (1987, June).The technical side of preschool
assessment: A primer of critical issues. Preschool Interests, 2, 6-10.
Bracken, B. A. (1986). Incidence of basic concepts in the directions of five
commonly used American tests of intelligence. School Psychology International,
7 1-10.
Bracken, B. A., & Cato, L. A. (1986). Rate of conceptual development among
deaf preschool and primary children as compared to a matched group of nonhearing
impaired children. Psychology in the Schools, 23, 95-99.
Fouad, N. A., & Bracken, B. A. (1986). Cross-cultural translation and validation
of two psychoeducational assessment instruments. School Psychology International,
7, 167-172.
Bracken, B. A. (1985). Critical review of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for
Children (K-ABC). School Psychology Review, 14, 21-36.
Bracken, B. A. (1985). Basic concepts: Acquisition and assessment. Preschool
Interests (Newsletter of the NASP/APA special interest group) 1-4.
Bracken, B. A. (1985). Review of the Ross Test of Higher Cognitive Processes.
Buros Mental Measurements Yearbook. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press,
1298-1299.
Bracken, B. A. (1985). Review of the Psychoepistemological Profile. Buros Mental
Measurements Yearbook. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska press, 1234-1235.
Bracken, B. A., McCallum, R. S., & Prasse, D. P. (1984). Peabody Picture
Vocabulary Test - Revised: An appraisal and review. School Psychology Review,
13, 49-60.
Bracken, B. A., & Murray, A. M. (1984). Stability and predictive validity
of the PPVT-R over an eleven month interval. Educational and Psychological Research,
4, 41-44.
Bracken, B. A., Prasse, D. P., & Breen, M. J. (1984). Concurrent validity
of the Woodcock-Johnson Psychoeducational Battery with regular and learning
disabled students. Journal of School Psychology, 21, 185-192.
Murray, A. M., & Bracken, B. A. (1984). Eleven month predictive validity
of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. Journal of Psychoeducational
Assessment, 2, 225-232.
Bracken, B. A. (1983). Comparison of the performance of gifted children on the
McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence
Scale. Journal of the Education of the Gifted, 6, 289-293.
Stoiber, K. C., Bracken, B. A., & Gissal, T. J. (1983). Cognitive processing
styles in reading disabled and a matched group of normal children. Journal of
Psychoeducational Assessment, 1, 219-234.
Troiano, A. B., Bracken, B. A. (1983). Creative thinking and movement styles
of three culturally homogeneous kindergarten groups. Journal of Psychoeducational
Assessment, 1, 35-46.
Bracken, B. A., & Prasse, D. P. (1983). Concurrent validity of the PPVT-R
for "at risk" preschool children. Psychology in the Schools, 20, 3-15.
Bracken, B. A. Prasse, D. P. (1982). Comparison of the PPVT, PPVT-R, and intelligence
tests used for the placement of Black, White, and Hispanic EMR students. Journal
of School Psychology, 19, 304-311.
Bracken, B. A. (1982). Observing the assessment behavior of preschool children,
in K. D. Paget, & B. A. Bracken (Eds.) Psychoeducational Assessment of Preschool
Children, San Antonio, TX: The Psychological Corporation, 63-80.
Bracken, B. A. (1982). Effect of personalized basal stories on reading comprehension
of fourth grade poor and average readers. Contemporary Educational Psychology,
7, 320-324.
Karnes, F. A., McCallum, R. S., & Bracken, B. A. (1982). Comparison of the
PPVT and PPVT-R as possible instruments for screening gifted children. Psychological
Reports, 51, 591-594.
Pedriana, A. J., & Bracken, B. A. (1982). Performance of gifted children
on the PPVT and PPVT-R. Psychology in the Schools, 19, 183-185.
McCallum, R. S., Mimms, M., & Bracken, B. A. (1982). Comparability of the
Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised, and
Stanford-Binet for trainable mentally retarded persons. Educational and Psychological
Research, 2, 255-260.
Bracken, B. A. (1981). McCarthy Scales as a learning disability diagnostic aid:
A closer look. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 14, 128-130.
Prasse, D. P., & Bracken, B. A. (1981). Comparison of the PPVT-R and WISC-R
with White and Black urban educable mentally retarded students. Psychology in
the Schools, 18, 174-177.
Bracken, B. A., & McCallum, R. S. (1981). Comparison of the PPVT and PPVT-R
for White and Black preschool males and females. Educational and Psychological
Research, 1, 79-85.
Bracken, B. A. (1981). Relative image evoking ability of personalized and nonpersonalized
sentences. Journal of Mental Imagery, 5, 121-124.
Bracken, B. A., & Prasse, D. P. (1981). Alternate form reliability of the
PPVT-R for White and Black EMR students. Educational and Psychological Research,
1, 151-154.
Bracken, B. A. (1980). Self attitudes of gifted children and the effectiveness
of a program to enhance these attitudes. Psychological Reports, 47, 715-718.
Bracken, B. A., Ledford, T. L., McCallum, R. S. (1979). Effects of cerebral
dominance on college level achievement. Perceptual Motor Skills, 49, 445-456.
b) books written
BOOKS AND CURRICULA
Bracken, B. A. (2002). Examiner's manual: Bracken School Readiness Assessment.
San Antonio, TX: The Psychological Corporation.
Bracken, B. A., & McCallum, R. S. (2001). UNIT Compuscore Software Program.
Itasca, IL: Riverside Publishing.
McCallum, R. S., Bracken, B. A., & Wasserman, J. (2001). Essentials of nonverbal
assessment. New York: Wiley.
Bracken, B. A. (Ed) (2000). Psychoeducational assessment of preschool children,
Third Edition. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Bracken, B. A. & McCallum, R. S. (1998). Examiner's Manual: Universal Nonverbal
Intelligence Test (UNIT). Chicago, IL: Riverside Publishing.
Bracken, B. A. (1998). Examiner's Manual: Bracken Basic Concept Scale - Revised.
San Antonio, TX: The Psychological Corporation.
Bracken, B. A. (Ed.) (1996). Handbook of Self Concept: Developmental, Social,
and Clinical Considerations. New York: John Wiley and Sons. (Also translated
into Japanese).
McCallum, R. S., & Bracken, B. A. (1996). Nonverbal Assessment of Intelligence
and Related Constructs. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon. Book in Progress.
Bracken, B. A. (1993). Examiner's Manual: Assessment of Interpersonal Relations.
Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
Bracken, B. A. (1992). Examiner's Manual: Multidimensional Self Concept Scale.
Austin, TX:
PRO-ED.
Bracken, B. A. (Ed.) (1991). Psychoeducational Assessment of Preschool Children,
2nd Edition. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Bracken, B. A. (1987). Bracken Concept Development Program.San Antonio, TX:
The Psychological Corporation.
Bracken, B. A. (1984). Examiner's Manual: Bracken Basic Concept Scale. San Antonio,
TX: The Psychological Corporation.
Paget, K.D. , & Bracken, B. A. (1982). Psychoeducational Assessment of Preschool
Children. San Antonio, TX: The Psychological Corporation.
Tests
Bracken, B. A. (2002). Bracken School Readiness Assessment. San Antonio, TX:
The Psychological Corporation.
Boatwright, B. A., & Bracken, B. A. (In development). Boatwright-Bracken
Adult Attention Deficit Scale. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.
Boatwright, B. A., & Bracken, B. A. (In development). Boatwright-Bracken
Child Attention Deficit Scale. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.
Bracken, B. A., & Howell, K. K. (In development). Bracken-Howell Depressive
Symptomatology Scale. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.
Bracken, B. A., Keith, L. K., Walker, K. C. (In development). Clinical Assessment
of Behavior: School and Parent Forms. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.
Bracken, B. A., & McCallum, R. S. (1998). Universal Nonverbal Intelligence
Test- - UNIT. Itasca, IL: Riverside Publishing.
Bracken, B. A. (1998). Bracken Basic Concept Scale - Revised. San Antonio, TX:
The Psychological Corporation.
Bracken, B. A. (1998). Bracken Basic Concept Scale - Revised (Spanish Form).
San Antonio, TX: The Psychological Corporation.
Leeming, F. C., Dwyer, W. O., & Bracken, B. A. (1995). Children's Ecological
Attitude and Knowledge Scale. Published in: The Journal of Environmental Education,
26, 22-31.
Bracken, B. A. (1993). Test di Valutazione Dell 'Autostima. Edizioni Erickson:
Trento, Italy.
Bracken, B. A. (1993) Test Delle Relazioni Interpersonali. Edizioni Erickson:
Trento, Italy.
Bracken, B. A. (1993). Assessment of Interpersonal Relations. Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
Bracken, B. A. (1992). Multidimensional Self Concept Scale. Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
Bracken, B. A. (1984). Bracken Basic Concept Scale: Screening Scale. San Antonio,
TX: The Psychological Corporation.
Bracken, B. A. (1984). Bracken Basic Concept Scale: Diagnostic Scale. San Antonio,
TX: The Psychological Corporation.
c) edited volumes
McCallum, R. S., & Bracken, B. A. (Eds.) (1995). Attention Deficit Disorder:
A Monograph of the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. Knoxville, TN: Psychoeducational
Corporation.
Bracken, B. A., & McCallum, R. S. (Eds.) (1993). Wechsler Intelligence Scale
for Children - Third Edition: A Monograph of the Journal of Psychoeducational
Assessment. Knoxville, TN: Psychoeducational Corporation.
McCallum, R. S., & Bracken, B. A. (Eds.) (1993). Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-educational
Battery - Revised: A Monograph of the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment.
Knoxville, TN: Psychoeducational Corporation.
Bracken, B. A., & McCallum, R. S. (Eds.) (1991). WPPSI-R: A Monograph of
the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 9, 197-291.
Bracken, B. A., & Fagan, T. K. (Eds.) (1990). Intelligence: Theories and
Practice. A Monograph of the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 8, 217-454.
e) INVITED Scholarly
Papers and Talks
Invited Symposium Presenter. National Research Council report on SSA eligibility
in mental retardation. Presented at the American Psychological Association annual
conference, Chicago, IL, August, 2002.
Invited Address (with J. D. Wasserman). AERA, APA, NCME Joint Standards for
Educational and Psychological Testing: Advances and Voids. Presented at the
International Congress of Applied Psychology (Division 2), Singapore, July 2002.
Invited Symposium Chair. Issues in individual psychological assessment. Presented
at the International Congress of Applied Psychology (Division 2), Singapore,
July 2002.
Invited Chair: Plenary Session. International Conference on Computer-Based Testing
and the Internet. Special Conference of the International Test Commission, Winchester,
England, July 2002.
Invited Chair. Practical Aspects of Computer-Based Testing. Special Conference
of the International Test Commission, Winchester, England, July 2002.
Invited Address: Curriculum-Based Assessment with the Bracken Basic Concept
Scale -Revised and the Bracken Concept Development Program. Cross-Currents 2002,
27th Annual Conference of the Special Education Association of British Columbia,
Vancouver, B.C., March, 2002.
Invited Workshop. Enhancing equitable assessment with the Universal Nonverbal
Intelligence Test. Presented for the Kentucky Association for Psychology in
the Schools and Eastern Kentucky University, Lexington, KY, March, 2002.
Invited Workshop. Introduction to the Bracken Basic Concept Scale - Revised.
Louisiana School Psychological Association, Lafayette, LA, November, 2001.
Invited Workshop. Nonverbal assessment of diverse populations. To be presented
at the Third Annual Assessment Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL, November, 2001.
Invited Workshop. Advanced applications of the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence
Test: Focus on Administration and Interpretation. Presented at the Nebraska
Association of School Psychologists, Lincoln, NE, October, 2001.
Invited Presentation. Working with Linguistically Diverse Students: The Challenge.
Presented at the Nebraska Association of School Psychologists, Lincoln, NE,
October, 2001.
Invited Workshop. Enhancing equitable assessment practices. Presented at the
Idaho Association of School Psychologists,Twin Falls, ID , October, 2001.
Invited Workshop. Advanced applications of the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence
Test. Presented at the Colorado Association of School Psychologists, Breckenridge,
CO, October, 2001.
Invited Workshop. Assessing Diverse Populations with the Universal Nonverbal
Intelligence Test. Presented at the California Association of School Psychologists
Annual Conference, Costa Mesa, CA, March, 2001.
Invited Workshop. Advanced applications of the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence
Test. National Association of School Psychologists, Washington DC, April, 2001.
Invited Workshop. Equitable Assessment of Diverse Populations. New York Public
Schools, NY NY, December, 2000.
Invited Key note address. Fabulous, Factual Foibles, and Fads: Scintillating
Psychometrics. To be presented at the Pennsylvania Association of School Psychology.
State College, PA, November, 2000.
Invited Workshop. Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test. To be presented at
the Pennsylvania Association of School Psychology Fall Conference. State College,
PA, November, 2000.
Invited Workshop. Nonverbal Assessment of Intelligence: The Universal Nonverbal
Intelligence Test. Presented at the Virginia Association of School Psychologists
Conference. Williamsburg, VA, November, 2000.
Invited Presentation. Introduction to the Bracken Basic Concept Scale - Revised.
Presented at the Virginia Association of School Psychologists Conference. Williamsburg,
VA, November, 2000.
Invited Workshop. History and rationale of nonverbal assessment of intelligence.
Presented at the Florida Association of School Psychologists. Miami, FL, November,
2000.
Invited Workshop. Assessing diverse populations with the Universal Nonverbal
Intelligence Test. Presented at the Florida Association of School Psychologists.
Miami, FL, November, 2000.
Invited Workshop. Equitable Assessment of Diverse Populations. Hamilton County
Public Schools (Chattanooga), TN, August, 2000.
Invited Workshop. Equitable Assessment of Diverse Populations. Chicago Public
Schools (Chicago, IL) August, 2000.
Test User Qualifications in the United States of America. Paper presented as
part of the International Test Commission symposium at the International Congress
of Psychology, Stockholm, Sweden, July, 2000.
Invited Key note address. Fabulous, Factual Foibles: Scintillating Psychometrics.
Presented at the Massachusetts School Psychologists Association. Boston, MA,
May, 2000.
Invited Workshop. Equitable Assessment Practices. Presented at the Massachusetts
School Psychologists Association. Boston, MA, May, 2000.
Invited Workshop. Equitable Assessment of Diverse Populations. Hillsboro County
Public Schools (Tampa), FL, May, 2000.
Invited workshop. Nonverbal Assessment of Intelligence: The Universal Nonverbal
Intelligence Test. Presented at the 6th annual William & Mary School Psychology
Conference. Williamsburg, VA, March, 2000.
Invited Workshop. Introduction to the Bracken Basic Concept Scale - Revised.
North Carolina Speech, Hearing, and Language Association's annual conference,
Raleigh, NC, March, 2000.
Invited Workshop. Equitable Assessment of Diverse Populations. Presented for
Clark County Schools (Las Vegas), NV, February, 2000.
The Revised Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing: Important changes
and features. Invited address presented at the Joint European Conference of
the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology and the International
Test Commission, Graz, Austria, July, 1999.
Roundtable Discussion: Using instruments in multicultural and multilingual applications.
Invited participation at the Joint European Conference of the International
Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology and the International Test Commission,
Graz, Austria, July, 1999.
Assessing intelligence in a nation with over 200 languages: A nonverbal solution.
Invited featured address presented at the Southwestern Psychological Association,
Albuquerque, NM, April, 1999.
Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test: Psychometric science applied to cross-cultural
practice. Invited workshop presented at the Southwestern Psychological Association,
Albuquerque, NM, April, 1999.
Multicultural assessment of intelligence with the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence
Test. Invited workshop presented at the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind
and the Arizona Association of School Psychologists, Tucson, AZ, March, 1999.
Advanced applications of the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test. Invited
workshop presented at the Wisconsin School Psychology Association, Appleton,
WI, March, 1999.
Assessing Diverse Populations with the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test.
Invited workshop presented at the Mid South School Psychologists Conference,
Tunica, MS, November, 1998.
The Bracken Basic Concept Scale - Revised: Changes and Applications. Invited
workshop presented at the Mid south School Psychologists Conference, Tunica,
MS, November, 1998.
Testing Diverse Populations with the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test.
Invited workshop presented at the New Mexico Association of School Psychologists
Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, November, 1998.
Identifying Gifted Minority Children with the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence
Test. Invited workshops presented for the Tennessee State Department of Education,
Jackson and Nashville, TN, July, 1998.
Social-emotional assessment. Invited workshop presented at the Maryland School
Psychology Association, Baltimore, May, 1998.
Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test. Invited workshop presented at the Maryland
School Psychology Association, Baltimore, May, 1998.
Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test. Invited workshop presented for Georgia
State University and the Atlanta Public Schools. Atlanta, GA, May, 1998.
Social-emotional assessment: A context dependent model. Invited workshop presented
at the Oklahoma School Psychological Association's fall conference, Oklahoma
City, OK, October, 1997.
Multidimensional, context-dependent social-emotional assessment. Invited workshop
presented at the Wisconsin School Psychological Association, Milwaukee, WI,
October, 1997.
Intellectual assessment of culturally-different, hearing impaired, linguistically
impaired, and psychiatrically affected students: The Universal Nonverbal Intelligence
Test. Invited workshop presented at the Wisconsin School Psychological Association,
Milwaukee, WI, October, 1997.
Multidimensional, Context-Dependent Social-Emotional Assessment. Invited workshop
presented for the Minnesota Association of School Psychologists' Mid-Winter
Conference, Brainerd, MN, February, 1997.
Multidimensional, Context-Dependent Social-Emotional Assessment. Invited workshop
presented at the Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA,
February, 1997.
Psychological Research Contributions to K-12 Education: The University of Memphis
Center for Applied Psychological Research. Invited paper presented at the International
Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Memphis, TN, January, 1997.
Assessment and Diagnosis of Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities, and Attention
Deficit Disorder in a Prison Population. Invited workshop presented for the
Federal Bureau of Prisons, Memphis, TN, June, 1996.
Social-Emotional Assessment: A Context-Dependent Model. Invited workshop presented
at the National Association of School Psychologists' Annual Conference, Atlanta,
GA, March, 1996.
Social-Emotional Assessment: A Context-Dependent Model. Invited workshop presented
for the Tennessee Association of School Psychologists, Southeastern Region.
Chattanooga, TN, March, 1996.
Intellectual/Achievement Assessment: Views of a Trainer. Invited presentation
at the Trainers of School Psychologists Semi-annual meeting, Atlanta, GA, March,
1996.
Context-Dependent Social-Emotional Assessment. Invited workshop presented at
the Illinois School Psychologists Spring Conference, Springfield, IL, February,
1995.
Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test (UNIT): When a Language Loaded Test Won't
Do. Invited workshop presented with R. Steve McCallum at the Mid-South School
Psychologist's Fall Conference, Huntsville, AL, November, 1994.
Context-Dependent Social-Emotional Assessment. Invited workshop presented at
the New York Association of School Psychologists Fall Conference, Buffalo, NY,
October, 1994.
Cross-cultural Assessment with the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test. Invited
workshop presented at the New York Association of School Psychologists Fall
Conference, Buffalo, NY, October, 1994.
Invited Discussant: Development of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development -
Second Edition (BSID-II): Methodological and conceptual Issues. Presented at
the National Association of School Psychologists annual conference, Washington,
D.C., April, 1993.
Cross-cultural and Nonverbal Assessment. Invited workshop presented at the International
Conference on Cognitive Assessment of Children and Youth in School and Clinical
Settings. South Padre Island, TX, November, 1993.
Context-dependent social-emotional assessment: A model for the systematic interpretation
of personality instruments. Invited workshop presented at the Michigan Association
of School Psychologists' fall conference, Shady Creek, MI, October, 1993.
Intelligence Testing: Our futures or our past. Invited debate with Daniel Reschly
conducted at the Michigan Association of School Psychologists' fall conference,
Shanty Creek, MI, October, 1993.
Multidimensional context-dependent social-emotional assessment. Invited workshop
presented at the Louisiana School Psychologist Association's annual conference,
Lafayette, LA, November, 1992.
Advances in preschool assessment: Invited workshop presented at the Tennessee
Association of School Psychologist's Fall Conference, Chattanooga, TN, November,
1991.
Interpreting personality instruments through a context-dependent multidimensional
model of social-emotional adjustment. Invited workshop presented at the Tennessee
School Psychologists Spring Conference. Fall Creek Falls, TN, May, 1991.
The Multidimensional Self Concept Scale and Assessment of Interpersonal Relations:
Two New Clinical Scales for the Assessment of Social-emotional Adjustment. Invited
workshop presented at the Mid-South Regional Conference on Psychology in the
Schools. Nashville, TN, November, 1990.
The Fundamentals of Preschool Assessment. Invited workshop for the Oklahoma
State Department of Education. Tulsa, OK, June, 1990.
Alternative strategies for preschool Assessment. Invited discussant for symposium
presented at the American Psychological Association's Annual Conference, New
Orleans, 1989.
Preschool Cognitive Assessment. Invited workshop for the National Association
of School Psychologist and Georgia Association of School Psychologists. Atlanta,
1989.
Assessment and Instruction in Early Education. Invited presentation at the 1989
Research and Testing Conference. Virginia Department of Education, Tyson's Corner,
VA, 1989.
The Bracken Concept Development Program: Assessment and Intervention. Invited
presentation at the 1989 Research and Testing Conference. Virginia Department
of Education, Tyson's Corner, VA, 1989.
Psychometric Considerations in Psychoeducational Decision-Making: Problems and
Solutions. Invited presentation at the Michigan Association of School Psychologist's
Fall Conference. Battle Creek, 1989.
Preschool Assessment: Practice and Policy. Invited workshop for the Indiana
State Department of Education. Indianapolis, 1989.
Preschool Assessment. Invited workshop presented for the Ohio School Psychologists'
Spring Conference, Columbus, OH. 1988.
Preschool Assessment Workshop. Invited presentation for the Louisiana School
Psychologists' Fall Conference, Baton Rouge, LA. 1988.
Preschool Assessment. Invited workshop presented for the Pennsylvania School
Psychologists' Fall Conference, University Park, PA. 1988.
Key Note Address: Developmental Assessment. Invited presentation at the Georgia
Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA. 1988.
Advanced Issues in Preschool Assessment. Invited presentation at the Mississippi
Association of School Psychologists' Fall Conference, Jackson, MS, 1987 (Invited).
Bracken Basic Concept Scale: Standardization and Interpretation. Invited presentation
at the Annual Central States School Psychology Conference, Kansas City, MO,
1986.
Examination of Concept Acquisition and Assessment with the Bracken Basic Concept
Scale. Invited workshop at the Illinois School Psychology Association Conference.
Champaign, IL, 1986.
Basic Concept Acquisition Among Retarded Adult Individuals. Invited presentation
at the Ellisville State School. Ellisville, MS, 1986.
Cross-cultural Translation and Validation of the Bracken Basic Concept Scale.
Invited presentation at the University of Arizona's Biennial Minority Assessment
Conference. Tucson, AZ, 1985.
Performance of Matched Groups of Black and White Children on the Bracken Basic
Concept Scale. Invited presentation with D. Sabers and W. Insko at the University
of Arizona's Biennial Minority Assessment Conference, Tucson, AZ, 1985.
Bracken Basic Concept Scales: Development and Use. Invited workshop at the University
of Arizona's Biennial Minority Assessment Conference. Tucson, AZ, 1985.
Panel of Publishers' Symposium: Opportunities for minorities to publish in refereed
journals. Invited presentation at the University of Arizona's Biennial Minority
Assessment Conference. Tucson, AZ, 1985.)
Continuing Education workshop: Preschool Assessment. Invited presentation for
the Florida Association of School Psychologists. Tampa and Panama City, FL,
1985.
Continuing Education workshop: New Instrumentation. Invited presentation for
the Florida Association of School Psychologists. Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1985.
Invited Mini Skill Invited workshop: Assessing Cognitive Concepts with the Bracken
Basic Concept Scale. Presented at the Florida Association of School Psychologists'
Fall Conference. Tampa FL, 1983.
Invited Luncheon Presentation: School Psychologists' Role in the Identification
of Abused and Neglected Children. Presented at the Florida Association of School
Psychologists. Tampa, FL, 1983.
Invited workshop: Simultaneous and Successive Cognitive Processing. Presented
at the University of Southern Mississippi, 1982.
f) contributed
scholarly papers and talks
Presentation (with Susan Lamprecht). Ipsative subtest stability of the Universal
Nonverbal Intelligence Test. Presented at the International Congress of Applied
Psychology (Division 2), Singapore, July 2002.
Symposium Chair: Meet the editors: School Psychology Journal Editors' Roundtable.
National Association of School Psychologists, Washington DC, April, 2001.
Symposium: Using nonverbal tests to assess diverse populations - - focus on
interpretation. Presented at the American Psychological Association annual conference,
San Francisco, CA, August, 2001.
Paper Presentation. Early Childhood Applications of the Revised Bracken Basic
Concept Scale. Presented at the California Association of School Psychologists
Annual Conference, Costa Mesa, CA, March, 2001.
Fair assessment of minorities: The Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test. Presented
as part of a symposium Making Assessment Fair at the American Psychological
Association's annual conference, Washington, DC, August, 2000.
Test User Qualifications in the United States of America. Paper presented as
part of the International Test Commission symposium at the International Congress
of Psychology, Stockholm, Sweden, July, 2000.
Symposium. Bracken Basic Concept Scale - Revised: Contributions to early childhood
assessment. Presented with B. Bracken (Chair), B. Gridley, J. Panter, P. Wells,
P. Wilson at the National Association of School Psychologists annual conference,
New Orleans, March 2000.
Symposium. Making Assessment More Fair - - Taking Verbal and Achievement out
of Ability Tests. Presented at the American Psychological Association Annual
Conference, Washington, DC, 2000.
Editors' Roundtable. Presentation for the Division 16 Conversation Hour Series.
Presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Washington,
DC, 2000.
Selecting the Best Test for the Referral: Psychometric Considerations. Presented
as part of the symposium Challenges and Issues in Psychological Testing and
Assessment at the American Psychological Association's annual conference, Boston,
August, 1999.
Training and preparation of professionals in preschool and early childhood education.
Roundtable Discussion presented at the American Psychological Association's
annual conference, Boston, August, 1999.
Testing diverse populations with the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test.
Presented as part of the symposium New nonverbal intelligence tests in the assessment
of diverse populations at the American Psychological Association's annual conference,
Boston, August, 1999.
The Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. Editors' Roundtable Discussion
presented at the American Psychological Association's annual conference, Boston,
August, 1999.
Fairness issues in cross-cultural assessment: The Universal Nonverbal Intelligence
Test Presented with R. Steve McCallum at the Joint European Conference of the
International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology and the International
Test Commission, Graz, Austria, July, 1999.
Roundtable Discussion: Using instruments in multicultural and multilingual applications.
Invited participation at the Joint European Conference of the International
Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology and the International Test Commission,
Graz, Austria, July, 1999.
Nonverbal assessment of intelligence: An alternative to test translation and
adaptation. Presented with J. Naglieri and A. Bardos at The International Conference
on Adapting Tests for Use in Multiple Languages and Cultures, Georgetown University,
Washington, D.C., May, 1999.
Translation and validation of the Spanish Bracken Basic Concept Scale - Revised.
Presented at The International Conference on Adapting Tests for Use in Multiple
Languages and Cultures, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., May, 1999.
Joint confirmatory factor analysis of the MCSC and SDQ-II. Presented with S.
Maller, J. Panter, T. Wheatcraft, P. Wilson, J. Henry, & K. Matoka at the
annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, April, 1999.
Advanced interpretations of the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test. Miniskill
workshop presented with R. S. McCallum at the National Association of School
Psychologists Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, April, 1999.
Striving to develop the best tests possible: An author's perspective. Symposium
participation at the American Speech, Hearing, and Language Annual Conference,
San Antonio, TX, November, 1998.
Nonverbal assessment of intelligence: Theory and practice. Symposium (Chair)
presented at the 24th International Congress of Applied Psychology, San Francisco,
CA, August, 1998.
Test Standards Panel Symposium. Symposium participation at the American Psychological
Association annual conference, San Francisco, CA, August, 1998.
Testing diverse populations with the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test.
Symposium participation at the American Psychological Association annual conference,
San Francisco, CA, August, 1998.
Nonverbal assessment of intelligence: Implications for culturally-different,
hearing impaired, linguistically impaired, and psychiatrically affected clients.
Workshop presented with R. S. McCallum at the First Annual Assessment Psychology
Conference, Orlando, FL, April, 1998.
Nonverbal assessment of intelligence: Implications for culturally-different,
hearing impaired, linguistically impaired, and psychiatrically affected students.
Workshop presented with R. S. McCallum at the National Association of School
Psychologists' Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, April, 1998.
A cross-sectional analysis of developmental trends in child, adolescent, and
adult depressive symptomatology. Presented with K. Howell at the National Association
of School Psychologists' Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, April, 1998.
Comments on Standards Chapter: Fairness in Testing and Use. Symposium on the
Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing for the 21st Century. Symposium
participant with Braden, J., Liu, T., Oakland, T., Reschly, D., Swerdlik, M,
and Goh, D. (Chair) at the National Association of School Psychologists' Annual
Conference, Orlando, FL, April, 1998.
Testing the cognitive ability of diverse populations. Presented with Achilles
Bardos and Jack Naglieri at the ERIC/CASS Assessment '98 Conference. St. Petersburg,
FL, January, 1998.
The clinical assessment of behavior: DSM-IV profiles and diagnostic criteria.
Presented with Lori Keith at the American Psychological Association's annual
conference, Chicago, August, 1997.
Maternal parenting styles and adolescents' interpersonal relations. Presented
with Wanda Hall at the American Psychological Association's annual conference,
Chicago, August, 1997.
Methods and Practices of Test Translation. Symposium Participant. Equitable
Psychological Assessment for Language-Minority Learners: Theory, Research, and
Practice. Presented at the American Psychological Association's Annual Conference,
August, 1996.
Advancing the Field of Intellectual Assessment: Technical, Theoretical, and
Cultural Considerations. Symposium presentation at the National Association
of School Psychologists' Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, March, 1966.
Childhood behavior rating scale items: To what do parents agree? Paper presented
with Lori K. Keith and Kathryn C. Walker at the American Psychological Association
Annual Conference, New York, August, 1995.
Confirmatory factor analysis of a multidimensional model of self-concept: An
examination of construct validity. Presented with Lori K. Keith at the National
Association of School Psychologists' annual conference, Chicago, IL, March,
1995.
Inter-parent agreement on childhood behavior ratings: Does item content make
a difference? Presented with Lori K. Keith and Kathryn C. Walker at the Tennessee
Association of School Psychologists' Fall Conference, Nashville, TN, Nashville,
October, 1995.
Child and adolescent interpersonal relations: A factor analytic investigation.
Presented with Vicki L. Newman at the American Psychological Association's annual
conference, Los Angeles, CA, August, 1994.
Investigation of the structure of self concept: A comparison of exploratory
and confirmatory factor analytic methods. Presented with Lori K. Keith at the
Mid-South School Psychologist's Fall Conference, Huntsville, AL, November, 1994.
Changes in psychoeducational assessment: Evolution or revolution. Symposium
presented with Colin D. Elliott, Steven R. Shaw, Mark E. Swerdlik, Jeffrey P.
Braden, and Thomas K. Fagan at the National Association of School Psychologists'
annual convention, Seattle, WA, March, 1994.
Parental agreement on four preschool behavior rating scales. Paper presented
with Kathryn C. Walker at the National Association of School Psychologists'
annual convention, Seattle, WA, March, 1994.
Self concept or self concepts: Factor analytic study of a multidimensional model.
Paper presented with Lori K. Keith at the National Association of School Psychologists'
annual convention, Seattle, WA, March, 1994.
Where is the middle ground in assessment? Discussion co-moderated with Gilbert
Gredler at the Trainers of School Psychologists' annual meeting, Seattle, WA,
March, 1994.
Invited Discussant: Development of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development -
Second Edition (BSID-II): Methodological and conceptual Issues. Presented at
the National Association of School Psychologists annual conference, Washington,
D.C., April, 1993.
Preschool social-emotional functioning: A comprehensive review of eleven behavior
rating scales. Presented with Lori Keith and Kathryn Walker at the National
Association of School Psychologists annual conference, Washington, D.C., April,
1993.
WISC-III Subtest composites: Reliable. But, Useful? Presented with R. Michelle
Crain and R. Steve McCallum at the National Association of School Psychologists
annual conference, Washington, D.C., April, 1993.
Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test: Contributions to cross-cultural assessment.
Presented with R. Steve McCallum at the Internal Conference on Educational Testing,
Oxford, England, June, 1993.
Child and adolescent social-emotional assessment: A context-dependent model.
Workshop presented at the American Psychological Association annual conference,
Toronto, August, 1993.
Development of the Children's Physical Self-Concept Scale. Presented with Risa
J. Stein, William R. Shadish, and C. Keith Haddock at the Association for the
Advancement of Behavior Therapy. Atlanta, GA, November, 1993.
Context-dependent social-emotional assessment: A model for the systematic interpretation
of personality instruments. Invited workshop presented at the Michigan Association
of School Psychologists' fall conference, Shady Creek, MI, October, 1993.
Context-dependent social-emotional assessment: A model for the systematic interpretation
of personality instruments. Workshop presented at the National Association of
School Psychologists annual conference, Nashville, TN, March, 1992.
A comprehensive review of ten self concept scales. Presented with Brenda Mills
at the National Association of School Psychologists annual conference, Nashville,
TN, March, 1992.
Multidimensional self concept: A five instrument factor analysis. Presented
with Sherry Bunch, Timothy Z. Keith, and Patricia B. Keith at the American Psychological
Association's annual conference, Washington, D.C., August, 1992.
Assessment of adolescent social-emotional functioning: A multidimensional and
context-dependent model. Workshop presented at the International Adolescent
Conference: Programming for the Developmental Needs of Adolescents with Behavioral
Disorders VI, Reno, NV, October, 1992.
Fluid and crystallized abilities among mothers and their preschool children.
Presented with Karen Howell and Rebecca Delugach at the American Psychological
Association's annual conference, San Francisco, CA, August, 1991.
Developmental trends in self concept and interpersonal relations. Presented
at the American Psychological Association's annual conference, San Francisco,
CA, August, 1991.
Technical adequacy of preschool speech and language assessments. Presented at
the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's annual conference with Paula
Pecyna Rhyner, Atlanta, GA, November, 1991.
Advances in preschool assessment: Invited workshop presented at the Tennessee
Association of School Psychologist's Fall Conference, Chattanooga, TN, November,
1991.
Developmental trends in childhood interpersonal relations. Presented at the
National Association of School Psychologists' Annual Conference. Dallas, TX,
March, 1991
Rate and sequence of preschool academic behaviors: Mathematics and language
arts. Presented with Karen Howell at the National Association of School Psychologists'
Annual Conference. Dallas, TX, March, 1991
The Validity of three measures of self concept. Presented with Karen Howell
at the Mid-South Regional Conference on Psychology in the Schools. Nashville,
TN, November, 1990.
Co-chair. Intelligence: Theories and Practice. National conference on intelligence.
Memphis, TN, May, 1990.
Multidimensional Self Concept Scale and Assessment of Interpersonal Relations:
Two new clinical scales for the assessment of interpersonal adjustment. Presented
at the Mid-south School Psychology Conference. Nashville, TN, October, 1990.
Construct validity of three self concept scales. Presented with Karen Howell
at the Mid-south School Psychology Conference, Nashville, TN, October, 1990.
Perceptions of skills assessed by the WISC-R and Stanford-Binet IV. Presented
with Susan Chattin at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual
Conference, San Francisco, CA, 1990.
Multinational validation of the Spanish Bracken Basic Concept Scale. Presented
with Karen Kuehn Howell, Andrés Barona, José Bauermeister, Lisette
Poggioli, and Anibal Puente at the American Psychological Association's Annual
Conference, New Orleans, 1989.
Symposium: Current developments in school psychology: Response to P.L. 99-457.
Symposium presentation at the American Psychological Association's Annual Conference,
New Orleans, 1989.
Ipsative profile stability of preschool psychoeducational instruments. Presented
with Terry Harrison, Karen Howell, Lisa Stanford, and Brad Zahn at the National
Association of School Psychologist's Annual Conference, Boston, 1989.
Practitioner's use and perceptions of current measures of intelligence. Presented
with Susan Chattin at the National Association of School Psychologist's Annual
Conference, Boston, 1989.
Preschool Cognitive Assessment. Invited workshop for the National Association
of School Psychologist and Georgia Association of School Psychologists. Atlanta,
1989.
The Bracken Concept Development Program: Assessment and Intervention. Invited
presentation at the 1989 Research and Testing Conference. Virginia Department
of Education, Tyson's Corner, VA, 1989.
Psychometric Considerations in Psychoeducational Decision-Making: Problems and
Solutions. Invited presentation at the Michigan Association of School Psychologist's
Fall Conference. Battle Creek, 1989.
Preschool Assessment Symposium. Presented at the National Association of School
Psychologists' Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. 1988.
K-ABC subtest specificity recalculated. Presented with Karen Kuehn at the National
Association of School Psychologists' Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. 1988.
Curriculum Based Assessment Symposium. Presented at the Tennessee School Psychologist's
Spring Conference, Fall Creek Falls, TN. 1988.
Technical Characteristics of the Bracken Basic Concept Scale. Presented at the
Tennessee Association of School Psychologists' Spring Conference, Fall Creek
Falls, TN, 1987.
BBCS Concurrent Validity with a Language and Intelligence Measure. Presented
with Paula Pecyna at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual
Convention, New Orleans, LA, 1987.
Limitations of Preschool Instruments and Appropriate Assessment Practices. Presented
at the National Association of School Psychologists' National Conference, New
Orleans, LA, 1987.
Critical Review of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. Presented at
the Tennessee Association of School Psychologists' Fall Conference, Knoxville,
TN, 1986.
An Examination of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. Presented at
the Annual Central State School Psychology Conference. Kansas City, MO, 1986.
Bracken Basic Concept Scales: Development and Use. Invited workshop at the University
of Arizona's Biennial Minority Assessment Conference. Tucson, AZ, 1985.
Cross-cultural translation and validation of two American psychoeducational
assessment instruments. Presented with Nadya Fouad at the XX InterAmerican Congress
of Psychology, Caracas, Venezuela, 1985.
Rate and Sequence of Positive-Pole versus Negative-Pole Basic Concept Acquisition.
Presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Conference. Los Angeles,
CA, 1985.
Technical Adequacy of the Bracken Basic Concept Scale. Presented at the nation
Association of School Psychologists' Annual Conference (Trainers of School Psychologists).
Las Vegas, 1985.
Critical Examination of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. Presented
at the Wisconsin School Psychologists' Spring Conference, Oconomowoc, WI, 1985.
Assessing Cognitive Concepts: The Bracken Basic Concept Scale. Presented at
the National Association of School Psychologists' Annual Conference. Philadelphia,
1984.
Mini Skill Workshop: Assessing Cognitive Concepts with the Bracken Basic Concept
Scale. Presented at the Wisconsin School Psychologists' Spring Conference. Stevens
Point, WI, 1984.
The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. Presented at the Southeastern Psychological
Association's Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA, 1984.
Mini Skill Invited workshop: Assessing Cognitive Concepts with the Bracken Basic
Concept Scale. Presented at the Florida Association of School Psychologists'
Fall Conference. Tampa FL, 1983.
Luncheon Presentation: School Psychologists' Role in the Identification of Abused
and Neglected Children. Presented at the Florida Association of School Psychologists.
Tampa, FL, 1983.
Concurrent and Construct Validity of the Woodcock-Johnson for Learning Disabled
Children. Presented at the National Association of School Psychologists' Annual
Conference. Detroit, MI, 1983.
The Administration of the K-ABC and Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale. Presented
with D. Prasse at the Wisconsin School Psychologists Association's Fall Conference.
Madison, WI, 1983.
Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test - Revised: An Appraisal and Review. Presented
with R. S. McCallum and D. Prasse at the National Association of School Psychologists'
Annual Conference. Toronto, Canada, 1982.
Invited workshop: Simultaneous and Successive Cognitive Processing. Presented
at the University of Southern Mississippi, 1982.
The School Psychologist's Use of the Woodcock-Johnson Psychoeducational Battery.
Presented with D. Prasse at the Wisconsin School Psychologists Association's
Spring Conference. Wisconsin Dells, WI, 1982.
Simultaneous-Successive Processing: Implications for Educational Assessment
and Remediation. Presented with K. Stoiber at the Wisconsin Council for Exceptional
Children's Annual Conference. Milwaukee, WI, 1981.
Comparison of the PPVT, PPVT-R and Intelligence Tests for EMR Students. Presented
with G. Brock, V. Jernigan, and D. Prasse at the National Association of School
Psychologists' Annual Conference. Houston, TX, 1981.
Comparison of the PPVT and PPVT-R Among Preschool Children. Presented with R.
S. McCallum at the Southeastern Psychological Association's Annual Conference.
Atlanta, GA, 1981.
Alternate-Form Reliability of the PPVT-R for Preschool Children. Presented with
R. S. McCallum at the National Association of School Psychologists' Annual Conference.
Houston, TX: 1981.
Personalized Remedial Reading: What the School Psychologist Should Know. Presented
at the National Association of School Psychologists' Annual Conference. Washington,
D.C., 1980.
Symposium: School Psychology Internships. Presented at the American Psychological
Association Annual Conference. New York, NY, 1979.
The Effect of Locus of Control and Hemisphericity on Achievement. Presented
at the National Association of School Psychologists' Annual Conference. San
Diego, CA, 1979.
Symposium: Intervention Strategies for School Children. Presented at the National
Association of School Psychologists' Annual Conference. San Diego, CA, 1979.
Relative Image Evoking Ability of Personalized and Nonpersonalized Sentences.
Presented at the Eastern Education Research Association's Annual Conference.
Kiawah Island, SC, 1979.
Cerebral Dominance and Performance on Multiple-Choice Tests. Presented with
R. S. McCallum and T. Ledford at the National Association of School Psychologists'
Annual Conference. New York, NY, 1978.
A Comparison of Attitudes of Gifted Children and Their Nongifted Peers. Presented
at the National Association of School Psychologists' Annual Conference. Cincinnati,
OH, 1977.
m) published software, audio, multimedia, etc. materials
Bracken, B. A., & McCallum, R. S. (in development). UNIT scoring and interpretation
software. Itasca, IL: Riverside Publishing.
Bracken, B.A. (1994). Training Video: Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test
Standardization Version. Chicago, IL: Riverside Publishing.
Bracken, B. A., & McCallum, R. S. (1998). UNIT training video: Universal
Nonverbal Intelligence Test. Chicago, IL: Riverside Publishing.
Bracken, B. A., & McCallum, R. S. (1998). UNIT University Training CD. Chicago,
IL: Riverside Publishing.
9. Professional
Service Activities
College committee service
College of William
and Mary
Campus Transportation and Parking Committee
SOE Dean's Executive Committee
School Psychology Admissions
Counselor Education Admissions
Search Committee for the Pavey Endowed Chair in Technology
Faculty Evaluation Committee, (Chair 2002; Member 2003)
Psychoeducational Assessment ad hoc Committee (Chair 2002 - 2003)
Other Universities
Department of Psychology (University of Memphis)
Student Grievance Committee (1997-1998)
MSGP Admissions Committee (1997-1999)
School Psychology Search Committee (1997-1999)
Biopsychology and Neuropsychology Search Committee (1996 - 1997; 1998-1999)
Tenure and Promotions Policy Revision Committee (Chair; 1994 - 1995)
Personnel Committee (1994 - 1995)
Center of Excellence Equipment Committee (1988 - 1996, Chair)
Cognitive Faculty Search Committee (1993 - 1994)
Behavioral Medicine Faculty Search Committee (1993 - 1994)
Undergraduate Studies Committee (1988 - 1995)
Undergraduate Advisors Committee (1988 - 1995)
Vidulich Research Fellowship Award Committee (1990 - 1992)
Tenure and Promotions Committee (1989 - present, Chair, 1991)
School Psychology Admissions Committee (1988 - present, Chair)
Center of Excellence Committee on Conferences (1986 - 1987)
Department of Educational Psychology
(University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee)
Chair, School Psychology M.A./Ph.D. Program (1984 - 1986), UWM
Chair, Urban Education Doctoral Program Specialization in Educational
Psychology (1984 - 1986), UWM
Committee on the Center for Behavioral Studies (1980 - 1981; 1985, Chair), UWM
Committee for the Determination of Merit Procedures (1983), UWM
Executive Committee (1984 - 1986), UWM
Personnel Committee (1983 - 1986), UWM
College of Arts and Sciences(University of Memphis)
Arts and Sciences representative to the Teacher Education Program Appeals
Committee (1996-1998)
Arts and Sciences Council for Research and Graduate Studies (1987-91), U OF
M
Arts and Sciences Research Award Committee (1989), U OF M
Arts and Sciences Tenure and Promotion Committee (1991-92), U OF M
Professional Development Committee (Arts & Sciences and College of Education;
1994), U OF M
Task Force for Arts & Sciences/education Collaborative (1994- present),
U OF M
Undergraduate Teacher Education Curriculum Committee, Arts and Sciences
Representative (1988-91), U OF M
Young Researcher Award Committee (1988), U OF M
College of Education (U of Memphis; University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee)
Professional Development Advisory Committee (1993 - present), U OF M
Teacher Education Program Appeals Committee (1993 - present), U OF M
Committee on Early Childhood Education/Teacher Certification Standards (1990
1991), U OF M
Scholastic Appeals Committee (1980), UWM
Lipman Research Advisory Council (1987 - 1994), U OF M
International Programs and Educational Policies Committee (1985 - 1986) UWM
Graduate Program Planning Committee (1982, Chair), UWM
Graduate Advisor Credential Committee (1983 - 1985, Chair), UWM
Faculty Assembly (1982 - 1985), UWM
Alumni Association Scholarship Committee (1984), UWM
University Committees
Fulbright Award Committee (1985), UWM
Graduate Fellowship Committee (1983-1986), UWM
University Senate (1988-90), U OF M
b) other professional
service not included in item 5 above.
Association Contributions
APA Representative (1998-2000). International Test Commission.
1999 Presentation Proposal Reviewer. Division 16, American Psychological Association.
1999 Presentation Proposal Reviewer. Southwestern Psychological Association.
APA Liaison (1997-1998). Joint Committee on the Standards for Educational and
Psychological Testing (AERA, APA, NCME).
Member (1997-1999). American Psychological Association's Committee on Psychological
Testing and Assessment (CPTA).
Publication Board (1995 - 1998). National Association of School Psychologists.
Accreditation Site Reviewer (1993 - Present). American Psychological Association.
Professional Advocacy (Member; 1995 - 1997). National Association of SchoolPsychologists.
Corporate Board (1986 - Present). The Psychoeducational Corporation. Knoxville,
TN.
Corporate Board (1986 - 1995). Clinical Psychology Publishing Company. Brandon,
VT.
Member (1993 - 1996). Conference Workshop Selection Committee: National Association
of School Psychologists.
Member (1992 - 1994). NASP/educational Testing Service: School Psychologist
Specialty Exam Committee. Princeton, NJ.
Member (1993 - 1994). Assessment Task Force: National Association of School
Psychologists.
Reviewer/Consultant. Bayley Scales of Infant Development. The Psychological
Corporation, 1991.
Educational Consultant (1983 - 1984): Musement Park: Milwaukee Public Museum.
CONSULTING:
Corporate Board: The Psychoeducational Corporation. Knoxville, TN
Corporate Board: Clinical Psychology Publishing Company. Brandon, VT
Consultant: The Psychological Corporation
Consultant: American Guidance Service
Consultant: Riverside Publishing Company
Consultant: PRO-ED Publishing Company
Consultant: Psychological Assessment Resources
Consultant: Jerome Sattler, Publisher
Consultant: Charles E. Merrill Publishing Company
Consultant: Guilford Press
Consultant: Boy Scouts of America
Grant Consultant: Western Kentucky University
External Member of Doctoral Dissertation Committees
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (1986; Gerald Gleason, Major Professor)
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (1997; Barbara Byrne, Major Professor)
External Reviewer for Tenure and Promotion Decisions
Alfred University
Arizona State University
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Florida State University
Fordham University
George Mason University
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Kent State University
Pennsylvania State University
Purdue University
San José State University
Syracuse University
Texas A&M University
University of Alabama
University of Buffalo
University of Central Florida
University of Delaware
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Haifa
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Kentucky
University of New Orleans
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Rhode Island
University of South Carolina
University of Virginia
Utah State University