Curriculum Vitae CHRISTINE J. ANDERSON Assistant Professor, Special Education Quad Cities, Western Illinois University Phone: (o) 309-762-9461 ext. 62270; (c) 319-651-1684 E-mail: CJ-Anderson2@wiu.edu EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Institution Dates Major Degree University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 2004-2008 Special Education: Behavior Disorders Ph.D. University of South Florida St. Petersburg, FL 1992-1995 Severe Emotional Disturbance MA Charleston Southern University Charleston, SC 1971-1973 Elementary Education BA RESEARCH INTERESTS Interventions for students with behavior disorders Visual art and students with disabilities Evidence-based inclusive methods Juvenile female offenders Technology in education Response to intervention UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCES August 2010- Present Assistant Professor QC, WIU 420 Instruction Delivery Elementary 430 Special Education Field Elementary 517 Behavior Interventions 624 Action Research Project 546 Methods for Individuals with Learning Disabilities 518 Career Education and Transition 526 Methods for Individuals with Mild Mental Retardation 552 Methods for Learners with Disabilities K-6 310 Exceptional Learner, Undergraduate Jan. 2009 – 2010 Assistant Professor Western Illinois University (WIU) Macomb, Illinois 350 Collaboration and Transition, Undergraduate Oct. 2008 – 2010 390 Response to Intervention Undergraduate Aug. 2008 – 2010 370 Assessment and Evaluation Undergraduate UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCES continued
Aug. 2007 – May 2008 Instructor Gary Sasso, Ph.D., supervisor University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 07U: 275 Explicit Instruction Master’s Level Aug. 2005 – May 2007 Instructor Jo Hendrickson, Ph.D., supervisor University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 07U: 230 Behavioral and Social Interventions Master’s Level April/May 2006 Instructor Cornell College EDU: 230 Exceptional Learner Aug. 2004 – May 2005 Graduate Assistant Gary Sasso, Ph.D., supervisor University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Special Education research Aug. 2002 – Dec. 2004 Special Education Supervisor Student Teacher Field Experience Arizona University, Tempe, AZ Monitor and instruct special education student teachers PUBLIC/PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHING EXPERIENCES 2001-2002 Teacher Self-contained Emotionally Handicapped Elementary Mesa School District Mesa, AZ 1999-2001 Teacher Self-contained Severely Emotionally Disturbed High School Conejo Valley Unified School District Thousand Oaks, CA 1992-1999 Teacher Alternative Programs Emotionally Handicapped Grades 4 – 12 Pinellas County School District, FL 1980-1983 Specialist Independent tutor Language/Speech Educator Elementary and Middle School Grantsville Elementary and Middle School Grantsville, Utah 1973-1974 Teacher Self-contained Varying Exceptionality class High School Creek High School Goose Creek, SC 1971-1972 Teacher Self-contained Children with autism Private pre-school Hope Kindergarten Charleston, SC PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS Retter, S., Anderson, C., & Kieran, L. (2013). iPad use for accelerating gains in reading skills of secondary students with learning disabilities. Publication pending in Education and Information Technology Digital Library. Chesapeake, VA: AACE. McCrary, B. A., Anderson, C. & Mhlanga, B. (2012). When, what, and where is the first line of defense against anti-social behaviors? Law Enforcement Executive Forum, 12,4, 54-63.