Name: William Isaac Thomas
Office: Sproul Hall 1207, School of Education
University of California, Riverside, CA 92521
(909) 787-5228
[email protected]
Home: 9431 Soloma Drive, Riverside, CA 92507
(909)788-9999
OBJECTIVE:
Assistant Professor, Special Education
ACADEMIC PREPARATION:
Ph.D. in Education, School of Education, University of California, Riverside,2002
Concentrations: Special Education, Educational Psychology
Dissertation: A Methodological Study of the Self-Concepts of Fourth Grade Gifted Children
Advisor: Dr. Donald MacMillan
M.A. in Education, Faculty in Education, Claremont Graduate School, 1999
Concentrations: Educational Psychology, Language Development and Reading
Thesis: Interpersonal Communication Skills of Language Impaired Children
Advisor: Dr. Harley Davidson
Special Education Specialist Credential, University of Redlands, CA, 1997
Multiple-Subjects Credential, California State University Long Beach, CA, 1996
B.A. in Psychology, California State University, Long Beach, CA, 1995
Concentrations: Learning Theory, Psycholinguistics
A.A. in Liberal Studies, Crafton Hills College, Yucaipa, CA 1993
RESEARCH SKILLS:
- Utilized SPSS and SAS statistical programs extensively
- Survey and evaluation research techniques
LANGUAGES:
- Fluent in English and French
- Can read some German and Spanish
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Supervisor of Teacher Education,1999-present
School of Education, University of California, Riverside
-Supervising student teachers and interns who are working on multiple-subjects and special education teaching credentials
Instructor, Summer Sessions, 2000-2001
School of Education, University of California, Riverside
Course: The Exceptional Child
Teaching Assistant, Spring 1999
Faculty in Education, Claremont Graduate School
Courses:
Advanced Statistics, Introduction to Learning Disabilities
Teaching Assistant, Spring 1999
Faculty in Education, Claremont Graduate School
Courses:
Tests and Measurement, Casework in Special Education
Research Assistant, Fall 1998
Faculty in Education, Claremont Graduate School
- Assisted Dr. James Kleagle on the Inland Valleys Special Education Project
- Collected and analyzed survey data, using the SPSS program
Public School Teacher, 1996-1998
Long Beach Unified School District, Long Beach, CA
Special Education, Grades 3 and 12
Peer Counselor, 1995-1996
Developmental Disabilities Immersion Program
California State University, Long Beach, CA
PUBLICATIONS:
Thomas, W.I. (1998), Effects of Standardized Achievement Testing on Self-Concepts of Middle School Children. Clearing House, 23(1), 986-989.
Thomas W.I. and S.I. Freud (1997), Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Case Study. The Exceptional Child, 53(1), 17-20.
Thomas, W.I. (1997), Book review of Mainstreaming and Its Detractors (Harold Smith, Ed., Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall Company, 1996) in Education Forum 135(4), April.
RESEARCH SUBMITTED AND IN PREPARATION:
- Interaction of Verbal and Nonverbal Communications Among Learning Handicapped Fourth Graders
- The Great Debate: A Qualitative Analysis of Reading Instruction
PAPERS PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES:
Sociometric Keys to Learning. Presented at the 20th International Conference on Learning Disabilities, San Diego, CA, 2000
Critical Thinking and Reading. Presented at the 57th Annual Conference of the California State Federation Council for Exceptional Children, San Luis Obispo, CA, 1999
Retention and Prime-Time Television. Presented at the 29th Annual Conference of the Society for Gifted and Talented Children, San Antonio, TX, 1999
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS:
A survey questionnaire and follow-up interview study of parents of GATE
Students to assess the need for parent support groups
GRANTS RECEIVED:
California State Teacher Grant (CTIP) A Motivational Field Trip for GATE
Students. Awarded October 1997.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
American Educational Research Association
Pacific Coast Consortium on Innovation in Teaching
Society for Gifted and Talented Children
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
- Vice President, Pacific Coast Consortium on Innovation in Teaching, 2000
- Chair, University Relations Committee, Society for Gifted and Talented
Children, 1999-2000
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Victress Bower Scholarship Award, Riverside, CA, 1998
Outstanding Dissertation Award, University of California, Riverside, 2000
REFERENCES:
Letters of Reference File is available upon request from:
Career Center
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521
The following persons have written letters of recommendation on my behalf:
Donald MacMillan, Professor
School of Education
University of California, Riverside, CA
(909) 787-5228
John Dewey, Chair
Department of Education
California State University, Long Beach, CA
(213) 777-4545
Maria Montessori, Professor
Faculty in Education
Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
(909) 655-9999