Joseph W. Madaus
Associate Professor, Educational Psychology
Director, Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability

Dr. Joseph Madaus is the Director of the Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology. In 2007, Dr. Madaus received both the Teaching Promise and Teaching Innovation award from the University of Connecticut chapter of the American Association of University Professors. In 2008, he was named as a University Teaching Fellow, the highest teaching honor at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Madaus was a Distinguished Research Fellow in the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Mary Switzer Fellowship program in 2003-2004. He currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, Learning Disabilities Quarterly, Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, and Career Development for Exceptional Individuals. He was named reviewer of the year for CDEI in 2008. Dr. Madaus is a co-editor of the forthcoming book Preparing Students with Disabilities for College: A Practical Guide for Transition. He is the Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator for over $1.3 million in grants, including UDI On-Line, a current three-year project funded by the Office for Postsecondary Education, United States Department of Education.

•Ph.D., Special Education, University of Connecticut, 1996

•M.A., Counseling Psychology, Boston College, 1991

•B.A., Elementary Education/Moderate Special Education, Boston College, 1988

Contact Information: 

Gentry - 002C

Phone: (860) 486-2785
Fax: (860) 486-5799

Email: joseph.madaus@uconn.edu

Office Hours:
Monday, 10-4

Current Courses Taught:

EPSY 5121: Developmental Foundations of Exceptionality

EPSY 5140: Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities (online)

EPSY 3100: Introduction to Exceptionality

EPSY 4100: Advanced Foundations of Disability

Honors/Awards:

University of Connecticut Teaching Fellow, 2008-2009.

Teaching Promise Award, UConn AAUP, 2007.

Teaching Innovation Award, UConn AAUP, 2007.

Distinguished Research Fellow, Mary E. Switzer Distinguished Research Fellowship Program, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, United States Department of Education

Reviewer of the Year: Career Development for Exceptional Individuals

Associations/Committees/Outreach:

Editorial Board Member, Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability

Editorial Board Member, Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal

Editorial Board Member, Career Development for Exceptional Individuals

Editorial Board Member, Learning Disabilities Quarterly

Guest Reviewer: Remedial and Special Education; Journal of Learning Disabilities, Learning Disabilities Research and Practice

Member, State of Connecticut State Department of Education Interagency Transition Task Force

Special Issue Editor, Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability special issue on Wounded Warriors in Postsecondary Education

• Representative for the Division on Career Development and Transition to the Council for Exceptional Children Representative Assembly

In the News:

For Adults with Learning Disabilities, The Hardest Part of a Job is Keeping It. Wall Street Journal, November 16, 2006.

Teaching fellow prepares students to work in special education. UConn Advance, November 17, 2008.

Areas of Expertise:

Special Education

Assessment

Post-secondary Transition

Learning Disabilities

Selected Publications/Presentations:

Shaw, S. F., Madaus, J. W. & Dukes, L. (eds.). (in preparation). Preparing students with disabilities for college: A practical guide for transition planning. Baltimore: Paul E. Brookes Publishing.

Madaus, J. W., Rinaldi, C., Bigaj, S., Chafouleas, S. (2009). An Examination of Current Assessment Practices in Northeastern School Districts. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 34, 2, 86-93.

Holzer, M. L., Madaus, J. W., Bray, M. A., & Kehle, T. J. (2009). The test-taking strategy intervention for college students with learning disabilities. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 24(1), 44–56.

Madaus, J. W., Miller, W. K., & Vance, M. L. (2009). Veterans with disabilities in postsecondary education. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 22, 1, 10-17.

Shaw, S. F., Madaus, J. W., & Banerjee, M. (2009). 20 Ways to Enhance Access to Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities. Intervention in School and Clinic, 44, 185-190

Madaus, J. W., Zhao, J. & Ruban, L. (2008). Employment satisfaction of university graduates with learning disabilities. Remedial and Special Education, 29, 323-332.

Madaus, J. W., Gerber, P. J. & Price, L. A. (2008). Adults with learning disabilities in the workforce: Lessons for secondary transition programs. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 23, 148-153.

Madaus, J. W., & Shaw, S. F. (2008). The role of school professionals in the implementation of Section 504. Educational Policy, 22, 363-378.

Madaus, J. W. (2008). Employment self-disclosure rates and rationales of university graduates with learning disabilities. Journal of Learning Disabilities. 41, 291-299.

Shaw, S. F., Madaus, J. W. (2008). Preparing school personnel to implement Section 504. Intervention in School and Clinic, 43, 226-230.