Curriculum Vitae: Heidi Cornell, PhD

2011 - 2015, Indiana University; Bloomington, IN

Ph.D. Special Education - Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Minor - Educational Leadership

Dissertation: Fostering Reading Motivation in Self-Contained Special Education Classrooms for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (Chair: Jeffrey A. Anderson)

2003 - 2015, Indiana University; Bloomington, IN

M.S. - Special Education

1998-2002, Indiana University; Bloomington, IN

B.S. - General Elementary

Minor - Learning Disabled

2016-Present

Assistant Professor of Special Education, School of Education, Wichita State
University

2020-Present

Graduate Coordinator, Special Education Graduate Programs, Wichita State University

2019-Present

Program Coordinator, USD 259 Special Education Cohort Model Partnership Program

2019-Present

Co-Chair, Applied Behavior Analysis Graduate Certificate Program

2018- Present

Program Chair, MEd in Special Education: High-Incidence Alternative Certification
Program, School of Education, Wichita State University

2016-Present

Graduate Faculty, Graduate School, Wichita State University

2016-2019

Program Chair, MEd in Special Education: Low-Incidence Program, School of
Education, Wichita State University

2015-2016

Analytic Support Associate, Indiana University

2014-2015

Research Associate, Indiana University

2011-2014

Graduate Research Assistant and Associate Instructor, Indiana University

2002-2011

Special Education Teacher, North Lawrence Community Schools, Bedford, Indiana

Indiana Teaching License, 2002-present

General Elementary (1-6, 7-8 non-dept.)
Learning Disabled (K-12)
Mildly Mentally Handicapped (K-12)
Seriously Emotionally Handicapped (K-12)

Council for Exceptional Children (2011-Current)

(Council for Children with Behavior Disorders; Division for Research; Teacher Education Division;
Council of Administrators of Special Education; Division for Learning Disabilities; Division for
Physical, Health and Multiple Disabilities; Division for Research; Division on Autism and
Developmental Disabilities)

American Educational Research Association (2012-Current)

(Special Education SIG; Family, School and Community Partnerships SIG; Classroom Management SIG; Mixed Methods Research SIG; Online Teaching and Learning SIG; Division K-Teaching and Teacher Education)

Kansas Association of Special Education Administrators (2016-Current)

American Association of University Professors (AAUP) (2019-Current)

2019

Nominee, Excellence in Online Teaching Award. College of Applied Studies, School of
Education; Wichita State University

2002

Founders Day Award for Academic Excellence. Indiana University-Bloomington

Awarded Grants

2016-2017

Principal Investigator, The Role and Impact of Interagency Collaboration on
Educational Outcomes of Students with EBD: Perspectives from Teachers and
Administrators. University Research/Creative Projects Award (URCA), Wichita State
University.
Award $4,478

2015

Travel Grant for the 8th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and
Innovation, Seville, Spain, Indiana University, Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Award $600

2014

Travel Grant for CEC National Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Indiana University, Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Award $400

2013

Travel Grant for CEC National Conference, San Antonio, TX
Indiana University, Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Award $300

Non-Funded Grants

2019

Principal Investigator. Project ARISE: Achieving Results in Special Education through
the Development and Pilot Testing of the ARISE Parent Mentor Program Model.
Competitive Grant. Requested $1,373,601. United States Department of Education,
Special Education Research Grants.

2017

Principal Investigator, Wichita United-Transitional Education Collaborative (WUTEC).
Competitive Grant. Requested $25,000. Strategic Capacity Building Projects,
Think College National Coordinating Center.

2017

Co-Investigator (H. Cornell & D. Sayman). Creating Community: Sense of Community
in a Special Education Online Program. Competitive Grant. Requested $9,752.00. IDEA
Impact Teaching/Learning Grant.

2014

Co-Investigator (J. Anderson, P.I. & D. Bailey, Co-P.I.). Improving Traditional
Preservice Teacher Preparation through Mentorship with Highly Effective Teachers
Serving High-Needs K-6 Students. Competitive Grant. Requested $1,636,605. United
States Department of Education, Supporting Effective Educator Development.

Referred Publications

Cornell, H. & Stone, J. (In Progress). Preliminary evaluation of a community-based parent
mentor program: Empowering families to navigate special education. Targeting the
School Community Journal

Cornell, H. & Sayman, D. (In review). “Building the plane while trying to fly”: Exploring special
education teacher narratives during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Planning & Changing: An
Educational Leadership and Policy Journal. Special issue on COVID.

Cornell, H. & Sayman, D. (2019) An Exploratory Study of Teachers’ Experience with Interagency
Collaboration for the Education for Students with EBD. Preventing School Failure: Alternative
Education for Children and Youth. Advance online publication.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1045988X.2019.1703625.

Cornell, H., Sayman, D., & Herron, J. (2019) Sense of community in a special education online graduate program. Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education, 2(2). Retrieved at:
https://jethe.org/index.php/jethe

Cornell, H. R., Ling, T. T. & Anderson, J. A. (2018) A systematic review of play-based interventions for students with ADHD: Implications for school-based occupational therapists. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1080/19411243.2018.1432446

Cornell, H. (2018, Fall) Fostering reading motivation in self-contained classrooms for students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education
Professionals. Retrieved at: https://www.naset.org/index.php?id=4985

Cornell, H. & Stone, J. (2017) Facilitating applied learning in an introductory course on exceptionalities through a student choice project. THE ADVOCATE, Vol. 23(4). https://doi.org/10.4148/2637-4552.1019

Cornell, H. & Stone, J. (2019, November) Evaluation of Families Together, Inc.’s Parent Mentor
Services: Findings from Year 1. Report prepared for Families Together, Inc. Wichita, KS.
Wichita State University, School of Education

Anderson, J.A., Zhang, L., Ergulec, F., Cornell, H., Moon, J. & Gee, E. (2016, June) Comparison of
Systems of Care in Two Rural Communities. Prepared for as part of the One Community One
Family System of Care Evaluation.

Anderson, J.A., Ergulec, F, Cornell, H., Ruschman, N., & Min, M. (2016, March) Community Impact
Study-Year 1 Report. Prepared for as part of the One Community One Family System of Care
Evaluation.

Cornell, H. R., Howland, A. A., & Thurlow, N. (2015, June) Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV): Final Benchmark and Outcome Technical Report for FY12-FY14. Prepared for as part of the Evaluation of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Formula and Competitive Grants.

Cornell, H. R. & Howland, A. A. (2014, October) A Mixed Method Study Examining the Utilization of
Special Education Teaching Assistants. Prepared for Bartholomew Consolidated School
Corporation. Cornell, H. R., Yun, N., Howland, A. A., & Anderson, J. A. (2014, October) NFP
Program Referral Survey Report. Prepared for as part of the Evaluation of the Maternal Infant,
and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Formula Grant.

Cornell, H. R., Larson, E., Howland, A. A., & Anderson, J. A. (2014, September) Interagency
Collaboration Activities Survey Report. Prepared for as part of the Evaluation of the Maternal
Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Formula Grant.

Cornell, H.R., Thurlow, N., Howland, A.A., & Anderson, J.A. (2014, May) Indiana MIECHV Home
Visitor Survey Report. Prepared for as part of the Evaluation of the Maternal Infant, and Early
Childhood Home Visiting Program Formula Grant.

Cornell, H.R., Howland, A.A., Anderson, J.A., Chen, M., Wright, L. & Thurlow, N. (2013, Oct) Indiana
MIECHV Benchmark Protocol Manual. Prepared for as part of the Evaluation of the Maternal
Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Competitive Grant.

Cornell, H. R., Anderson, J.A, & Howland, A.A. (2013, May) Educational Functioning at Enrollment
and 6 Months in One Community One Family. Prepared for One Community One Family
Systems of Care.

Sayman, D. & Cornell, H. (submitted) “We flew by the seat of our pants”: How special
educators managed transitions to online learning during COVID-19 school shutdown.
Paper presentation submitted for the 2021 Annual Convention of the Council for
Exceptional Children. Baltimore, MD.

Cornell, H. & Stone, J. (submitted) Preliminary Evaluation of a community-based parent
mentor program: Empowering families to navigate special education. Paper presentation
submitted for the 2021 Annual AERA meeting. Orlando, FL.

Cornell, H. & Sayman, D. (submitted) ”Building the plane while trying to fly”: Exploring
special education teacher narratives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Paper presentation
submitted for the 2021 Annual AERA meeting. Orlando, FL.

Cornell, H., Sayman, D. & Stone, J. (2020, April) A Person of Great Potential: A Review of Literature of Alternate Special Education Licensure. Poster Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting [Special and Inclusive Education Research SIG]. San Francisco, CA. (Conference canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

Stone, J, Cornell, H., Girard, L. & Metzger, D. (2020, Feb.) Parent Mentoring: Empowering Families for Positive School Partnerships. Paper Presentation at the Annual Convention of the Council for
Exceptional Children. Portland, OR

Cornell, H. (2019, April) A Phenomenological Study into How Teachers of Students with EBD
Understand and Experience Interagency Collaboration. Paper Presentation at the American
Educational Research Association Annual Meeting [Special Education Research SIG]. Toronto,
Canada

Cornell, H., Sayman, D., & Herron, J. (2019, April) Sense of Community in a Special Education Online Graduate Program. Roundtable Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting [Online Teaching and Learning SIG]. Toronto, Canada

Cornell, H. & Blasdel, K. a (2019, Jan.) Reducing Parental Stress: Lessons Learned From a Parent
Resource Night. Poster Presentation at the Annual Convention of the Council for Exceptional
Children. Indianapolis, IN (a -student)

Cornell, H. & Sutton, A.a (2019, Jan.) A Teacher Created Protocol for Interagency Collaboration. Paper Presentation at the Annual Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children. Indianapolis, IN (a -student)

Sayman, D., Cornell, H. & Stone, J. (2019, Jan.) A Narrative Review of Alternative Certification
Programs: Lessons Learned From Program Development. Paper Presentation at the Annual
Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children. Indianapolis, IN

Cornell, H., Sayman, D. & Stone, J. (2018, April) Re-imaging Special Education Teacher Preparation:
Alternative Pathways for Licensure. Paper Presentation at the Annual Kansas Association of
Teacher Educators (ATE-K) Conference. Emporia, KS.

Stone, J. & Cornell, H. (2017, Nov) “I didn’t realize…”: Transforming Pre-Service Teachers’
Perceptions about Disability through an Applied Learning Project. Paper Presentation at the
Annual Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children Conference.
Savannah, GA.

Cornell, H. (2017, April) Fostering Reading Motivation in Self-Contained Classrooms for Students with EBD. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting [Special Education Research SIG]. San Antonio, TX

Cornell, H. & Stone, J. (2017, April) Facilitating Applied Learning in an Introductory Course on
Exceptionalities through a Student Choice Project. Paper Presentation at the Annual Kansas
Association of Teacher Educators (ATE-K) Conference. Emporia, KS.

Cornell, H. (2016, Nov.) Teaching Students with EBD in Self-Contained Classrooms and Alternative
Settings: New Directions for Teacher Education. Paper Presentation at the Annual Teacher
Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children Conference. Lexington, KY.

Cornell, H., Wang, T. & Anderson, J.A. (2016, April) Kaleidoscope Program: Early Intervention for
Students with Behavioral Challenges. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Council
for Exceptional Children. St. Louis, MO.

Cornell, H. & Anderson, J.A. (2016, April) School-based mental health services for students with
emotional disturbances: A review of the literature. Poster Presented at the American Educational
Research Association Annual Meeting [Special Education Research SIG]. Washington, D.C.

Lin, T a., Cornell, H., & Anderson, J.A. (2016, April) Indiana System of Care: A Comparison of
Perceived and Intended Goals. Poster presentation at the Indiana University Hutton Honors
College 2016 Research Symposium & Poster Fair. Bloomington, Indiana. (a - student)

Anderson, J.A., Gee, E., Moon, J., & Cornell, H. (2016, March). A Comparison of Interagency
Collaboration and Outcomes in Two Rural Systems of Care. Paper presented at the 29th Annual
Research Conference: A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research
Base, Tampa, FL

Wang, T. W., Cornell, H. & Anderson, J.A. (2016, March) The Kaleidoscope Program: Early
Intervention Program for Students with Behavioral Challenges. Presentation at the National
Youth-At-Risk Conference, Savannah, GA.

Anderson, J. A. & Cornell, H. (2015, Nov) Full Service Community Schools: A Comprehensive
Education Model for Providing Comprehensive Supports for Students and their Families.
Presentation at the 8th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation,
Seville, Spain

Anderson, J.A., Cornell, H., & Hurley, E. (2015, Nov) Improving School Performance: An Important
Goal of Systems of Care Involvement. Presentation at the Annual Conference on Advancing
School Mental Health, New Orleans, LA.

Wang, T.W., Anderson, J.A., & Cornell, H. (2015, Sept) Predicting Caregiver Strain to Improve
Supports for the Caregivers of Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Presentation
at the Annual Council for Children with Behavior Disorders Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Chen, M., Howland, A., Anderson, J.A., Chen, L., & Cornell, H. (2015, Apr) Propensity Score Matching and Its Application. Presentation at the Annual American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.

Chen, L., Howland, A., Cornell, H., & Anderson, J. A. (2015, Apr) An Exploratory Study of Program
Dropout in an Evidence-Based Home Visiting Program. Presentation at the Annual American
Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.

Cornell, H., Howland, A., & Vandyk, M. (2015, Apr) A Mixed Method Study Examining the Use of
Special Education Teaching Assistants. Presentation at the Annual American Educational
Research Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.

Cornell, H., Bailey, D., Anderson, J.A., Wang, T., & Coburn, A. (2014, Nov) Examining the pre-service
teacher application of practices that impact the academic and behavioral learning of K-6
students. Presentation at the Annual Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional
Children Conference. Indianapolis, IN.

Cornell, H., Chen, Li-Ting, & Howland, A. (2014, Oct). IN-MIECHV 4rd Quarter Benchmark Report for
FY13. Data report discussion presented to the Indiana State Department of health, Indiana
Department of Child Services, Healthy Families Indiana, and Indiana Nurse Family Partnership.
Indianapolis, IN.

Cornell, H., Chen, Li-Ting, Howland, A., & Anderson, J. (2014, July). IN-MIECHV 3rd Quarter
Benchmark Report for FY13. Data report discussion presented to the Indiana State Department of
health, Indiana Department of Child Services, Healthy Families Indiana, and Indiana Nurse
Family Partnership. Indianapolis, IN.

Cornell, H., Anderson, J.A., Pridemore, Ga & Pridemore, Sb. (2014, May). Educator and Parent
Perspectives on Working with Schools. Presentation at the 13th Annual Indiana Systems of Care
Conference. Indianapolis, IN. (a- student; b-youth)

Cornell, H. & Anderson, J.A. (2014, April). Using Evidence Based Practices to Improve Academic
Achievement for Students with Emotional Disturbances (ED). Presentation at the Annual
Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children. Philadelphia, PA.

Anderson, J.A. & Cornell, H. (2014, April). Improving School Functioning for Students with Emotional Disturbance in Systems of Care. Presentation at the Annual Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children. Presentation at the Annual Convention of the Council for Exceptional
Children. Philadelphia, PA.

Howland, A., Cornell, H., Anderson, J.A., & Cohen, D. (2014, March). Perceptions of School-Based
Mental Health Supports in rural Communities with and without Systems of Care. Presentation at
the 27th Annual Children’s Mental Health Research and Policy Conference, Tampa, FL.

Howland, A., Cohen, D., Cornell, H. & Riley, K. (2013, November). Using Empowerment Evaluation to
Develop, Improve, and Sustain a Parent Support Program. Presentation at the Annual National
Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health Conference, Washington, DC.

Cornell, H. (2013, April). What is School-Based Mental Health?: Building Systems of Care in Education. Poster Presentation at the Annual Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children. San Antonio, TX.

Cornell, H. & Anderson, J.A. (2013, March). Clinical and Educational Functioning at Enrollment in a
System of Care. Poster Presentation at the Annual Indiana University Special Education Research
Seminar.

Cornell, H. & Anderson, J.A. (2013, February). Clinical and Educational Functioning at Enrollment in a System of Care. Poster Presentation at the Annual Indiana Convention of the Council for
Exceptional Children, Indianapolis, IN.

Families Together, Inc. Evaluator. IEP Parent Mentor Project. Wichita, KS. (2018-2019)

Service to the Profession

• American Educational Research Association
  Roundtable Session Chair, Special Education Research SIG, 2017

Service to the School of Education (WSU)

• School of Education Graduate Research Showcase (planning committee member), 2018-Present
• Elementary Education/Special Education Faculty Search Committee (member), 2019-2020
• CI 796 Lead Instructor, 2018-2019
• CI 504 Lead Instructor, 2018-2019
• Special Education Faculty Search Committee (member), 2018-2019

Service to College of Applied Studies (WSU)

• Advanced Programs Committee (member), 2016-Present
• Accreditation Steering Committee (member), 2016-Present
• Klose Scholars Day (volunteer judge), 2019
• School Psychology Faculty Search Committee (member), 2019
• College Core Value Statements Development Committee (member), 2018
• Graduate Council Committee (alternate member), 2018-2020
• Professional Education Exceptions Committee, 2017-2019
• Advanced Program Committee (Special Education-Low Incidence program representative), 2016-
  present
• Graduate Student Advisor, 2016-present
• Accreditation Steering Committee (committee member), 2016-present

University Service (WSU)

• Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) Symposium (volunteer faculty judge),
  Spring 2020
• WSU Consortium for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) Committee (member), 2019-
  Present
• Graduate Coordinator, Special Education Graduate Programs, 2020-Present
• Program Coordinator and Advisor, USD 259 Cohort Model Partnership Program (Program
  Coordinator), 2019-Present
• Co-Chair and Advisor, Applied Behavior Analysis Graduate Certificate Program, 2019-Present
• Program Chair and Advisor, MEd in Special Education: High-Incidence Alternative Certification Program Track, 2018-Present
• Program Chair and Advisor, MEd in Special Education: Low-Incidence Program Track, 2016-2019

Community Service

• Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) Special Education Advisory Council (member
  representing institutes of higher education), 2018-present
• Consortium of Low-Incidence Teacher Preparation Programs (WSU Representative), 2016-
  present
• Families Together Education Advocacy Training Sponsor, 2019-Present
• Families Together (Executive Board Member) 2017-2019
• Starkey Event Planning Committee (WSU Representative) 2016-2017
• Evaluation Advisory Board (IU Evaluation Representative), Home Visiting Evaluation,
  Indianapolis, IN 2014-2015

Manuscript Reviewer
2018 - Present

Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals

2015 - Present

Journal of Child and Family Studies

2014 - 2015

Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research

Conference Proposal Reviews

2019

American Educational Research Association Review Panel
Family, School, Community Partnerships SIG (8 proposals)

2018

American Educational Research Association Review Panel
Family, School, Community Partnerships SIG (8 proposals)
Special Education SIG (4 proposals)
Social and Emotional Learning SIG (6 proposals)
Online Teaching and Learning SIG (6 proposals)

2017

American Educational Research Association Review Panel
Family, School, Community Partnerships SIG (10 proposals)
Special Education SIG (9 proposals)

2016

American Educational Research Association Review Panel
Family, School, Community Partnerships SIG (5 proposals)

Undergraduate

CI 497: History, Philosophy, and Ethics of Education (Spring 2019)
CI 504: Special Education Law (Fall 2018, 2019)
CI 796: Family-Professional Collaboration (Spring 2018, 2019)
CI 320: Introduction to Diversity: Exceptionalities (Fall 2016)
K343: Education of the Socially and Emotionally Disturbed I (Spring 2014)
K495A: TAL Urban Field Experience (Spring 2013)
K344: Education of the Socially and Emotionally Disturbed II (Fall 2012)
K306: Introduction to Exceptional Learners for Secondary Educators (Fall 2011; Spring 2012)

Graduate

CI 819: Non-symbolic/symbolic communication (Spring 2018)
CI 819A: Internship/Practicum: Communication (Spring 2018)
CI 862: Evidence-Based Inquiry: Capstone Project Proposal (Fall 2017, 2018; Spring 2018;
Summer 2018)
CI 863: Evidence-Based Inquiry: Capstone Project (Spring 2018,2019; Fall 2018)
CI 818: Positive Behavior Supports for Students with Exceptionalities (Fall 2017, 2018, 2019;
Spring 2019)
CI 818A: Internship/Practicum: Positive Behavior Supports (Spring 2020)
CI 812: Transition Across the Life Span (Summer 2017)
CI 749F: Internship: Low-Incidence (Summer 2017, 2018)
CI 749A: Internship: High-Incidence (Summer 2018)
CI 796: Family-Professional Collaboration (Spring 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020; Fall 2017, 2018,
2019; Summer 2019)
CI 742: Introduction to Teaching Strategies for Students with Severe Disabilities (Spring 2017;
Spring 2018, 2019)
CI 820: Advanced Teaching Strategies for Students with Severe Disabilities (Fall 2016, 2017,
2018)
CI 815A: Internship/Practicum: High-incidence Learning Needs (Fall 2016, Spring 2020)
CI 820A: Internship/Practicum: Low-incidence Learning Needs (Fall 2016, 2017, 2018; Spring
2020)
K505: Introduction to Exceptional Learners (Fall 2015)

2019

Hayes, Michele, Ed.D. Navigating the Education Bureaucracy: How Principals Make Sense of
Distributed Leadership in Practice. (Dissertation). Department of Counseling, Educational
Leadership, and School Psychology, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas (Chair: Jean
Patterson)

2018

Kuhn, Karen, Ed.D. Inclusion Practices: A Study of High School General Education Teacher and
Paraeducator Collaborative Partnerships. (Dissertation). Department of Counseling, Educational
Leadership, and School Psychology, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas (Chair: Jean
Patterson)

2018

Cody Rierso, Ed.D. Elementary Student Perceptions of Their School-Based After School
Program. (Dissertation). Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership, and School
Psychology, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas (Chair: Jean Patterson)