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1. NATIONAL FORUM OF APPLIED EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL
VOLUME 27, NUMBERS 1 & 2, 2014
AUTHOR CONTACT INFORMATION
Following is a list of the authors published in this issue. We encourage you to contact any
author(s) and establish a dialogue to give positive feedback about the article.
Karen Ball, EdD
Attendance and Discipline Official
Shelby County School District
Cordova, TN 38016
kball@scsk12.org
901-219-9130
Thomas Black, PhD
Assistant Professor of Elementary and Special Education
Middle Tennessee State University
348 College of Education
P.O. Box 69, MTSU
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Tom.black@mtsu.edu
615-898-2321 (office)615-898-5309 (fax)
Angela A. Brown, EdD
Principal
Kate Bond Middle School
2737 Kate Bond Road
Shelby County School District
Memphis, TN 38133
901-270-7736 901-416-8620
Cort Casey, EdD
Assistant Professor of Education
Christian Brothers University
650 E. Parkway
Memphis, TN 38104
cort.casey@cbu.edu
901-321-4101
Laura Baylot Casey, PhD, BCBA-D
Assistant Professor of Special Education
Department of Instruction and Curriculum Leadership
College of Education
The University of Memphis
406 Ball Hall
Memphis, TN 38152
lpcasey@memphis.edu
901-678-2365 (office)901-678-3881 (fax)
901-573-8128 (cell)
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2. NATIONAL FORUM OF APPLIED EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL
VOLUME 27, NUMBERS 1 & 2, 2014
AUTHOR CONTACT INFORMATION
Blake M. Chism
Doctoral Student
San Diego State University & Claremont Graduate University
2021 Enclave Dr.
Trussville, AL 35173
bmchism@gmail.com
205-453-4324
Reginald Leon Green, EdD
Professor
College of Education
The University of Memphis
123 Ball Hall
Memphis, TN 38152
901-678-3445
rlgreen1@memphis.edu
Sandra Cooley Nichols, PhD
Associate Professor and Department Head
Department of Special Education and Multiple Abilities
College of Education
The University of Alabama
201 Graves Hall
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
205-348-6226
scnichols@bamaed.ua.edu
Valerie Ooka Pang, PhD
Professor
San Diego State University
2134 Flying Hills Lane
El Cajon, CA 92020-1360
pang@mail.sdsu.edu
Adriane N. Sheffield
Post Graduate Student Educational studies in Psychology,
Research Methodology, and Counseling
The University of Alabama
201 Graves Hall
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
205-348-6226
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3. NATIONAL FORUM OF APPLIED EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL
VOLUME 27, NUMBERS 1 & 2, 2014
AUTHOR CONTACT INFORMATION
Robert L. Williamson, EdD
Assistant Professor of Special Education
Department of Instruction and Curriculum Leadership
College of Education
University of Memphis
406 Ball Hall
Memphis, TN 38152
rwllmsn1@memphis.edu
901- 678-2365(office)901-678-3881 (fax)
901-255-2712 (home)
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