Stan F. Shaw
Senior Research Scholar
Associate Director, Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability
Professor Emeritus, Educational Psychology, Special Education

Dr. Stan Shaw is Senior Research Scholar and Associate Director at the University of Connecticut’s (UConn) Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability. He is also Professor Emeritus in the Special Education Program. Dr. Shaw is former President of the Higher Education Consortium for Special Education (HECSE). Dr. Shaw was Co-Editor of the Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability and is currently a member of the Editorial Board of Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, the Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, Intervention in School and Clinic, Teacher Education and Special Education and the Journal of Special Education Leadership. He has been Project Director for more than six million dollars in grants implementing model demonstration projects, transition, inclusion and preparation of special education personnel. He is currently lead author on a book, Preparing Students with Disabilities for College Success: A Practical Guide for Transition Planning, to be published by Brookes in 2010. His primary areas of interest are transition to postsecondary education, grant writing, postsecondary services for students with disabilities and special education policy and law.

•Ed.D. Special Education and Disadvantaged Youth; University of Oregon

•M.A. Special Education; University of Northern Colorado

•B.A. Sociology and Education; Queens College, CUNY

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Contact Information: 

Wilbur Cross - 204

Email: stan.shaw@gmail.com

Mailing Address:
Dept. of Educational Psychology, Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability
Neag School of Education
249 Glenbrook Rd, Unit 2064
Storrs, CT 06269-2064

Current Courses Taught:

Grant Writing

Practicum in Postsecondary Disability Services

Honors/Awards:

Oliver P. Kolstoe Award from the Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) presented to “an individual who has made a significant contribution to the field of career development and transition”, April 2009.

First Annual Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) Communicator Recognition Award for research in postsecondary disability services, July 2005

AAUP Excellence Award for Teaching Mentorship, Spring 2003

Associations/Committees/Outreach:

President, Higher Education Consortium for Special Education, 2005-2007

In the News:

Education Week article Charting a course after high school”, March 18, 2009.

Areas of Expertise:

Special Education (transition issues)

Post-secondary Transition

Special Education

Educational Policy

Funded Research:

Transition to College

Transition Assessment and Documentation

College Programs for Students with Disabilities

Special Education Policy and Law

Selected Publications/Presentations:

Shaw, S.F., Madaus, J.W. & Dukes, L.L. (2010). Preparing Students with Disabilities for College Success: A Practical Guide for Transition Planning. Baltimore:Brookes Publishing Company, in press.

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. & Shaw, S.F. (2008). The role of school professionals in implementing Section 504 for students with disabilities. Educational Policy, 22, 363-378.

Dukes, L.L., & Shaw, S.F. (2008). Using the AHEAD Program Standards and Performance Indicators to promote self-determination in the daily practice of the OSD, Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability. 21(2), 105-108.

Kochhar-Bryant, C.A., Shaw, S. F., & Izzo, M. (2007). What every teacher should know about transition and IDEA 2004. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Dukes, L.L., Shaw, S.F., & Madaus, J.W. (2007). How to complete a summary of performance for students exiting to postsecondary education, Assessment for Effective Intervention, 32, 143-159.

Shaw, S F. (2007). Postsecondary Education (pp. 390-401). In L. Florian (Ed.), Handbook on Special Education. London: SAGE Publications.

Madaus, J.W. & Shaw, S.F. (2007). Transition assessment: Introduction to the special series. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 32, 130-132.

Shaw, S.F., & Dukes, L.L. (2006) Postsecondary Disability Program Standards and Performance Indicators. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability. 19(1), 14-24.

Brinckerhoff, L., McGuire, J, & Shaw, S. (2002). Postsecondary education and transition for students with learning disabilities (2nd ed.). Austin, TX: PRO ED.