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Educational Psychology and Special Education

Kathryn Wolff Heller, R.N., Ph.D.

Professor, Special Education- Physical/Health Impairments
Project Director, Georgia Sensory Assistance Project


Room: 822
Phone: (404) 413-8316
Email: kheller@gsu.edu
Vita


Georgia State University
P.O. Box 3979
Atlanta, GA 30302-3979


EDUCATION:

  • Ph.D. Georgia State University (1992)
  • M.Ed. Georgia State University (1986)
  • B.S.N. Vanderbilt University (1979)


MAJOR AREAS OF INTEREST:

  • Assistive technology
  • Physical and health disabilities
  • Orthopedic impairment
  • Literacy
  • Health issues

 RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Select books:

Best, S., Heller, K.W., & Bigge, J. (2010). Teaching individuals with physical, health, or multiple disabilities, 6th Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall.

Heller, K.W., Forney, P.E., Alberto, P.A., Best, S. & Schwartzman, M.N. (2009).Understanding physical, health, and multiple disabilities, 2nd Edition. Upper  Saddle River, N.J.; Merrill/Prentice Hall.

Current grant:

Georgia Sensory Assistance Project, OSERS 2008- 2013. ($1,519,928). (Heller, Project Director and Author of Grant)

Sample articles with my doctoral students:

Heller, K. W. & Avant, M. J. (2011) Health care Procedure Considerations and Individualized Health Care Plans. Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Service, 30, 6-29.

Garrett, J. T., Heller, K.W., Fowler, L. P., Alberto, P. A., Fredrick, L.D., & O’Rourke, C. M. (2011). Using speech recognition software to increase writing fluency for individuals with physical disabilities. JSET, 26, 25-41.

Avant, J., & Heller, K.W. (2011). Examining the effectiveness of Touch Math with students with physical disabilities. Remedial and Special Education, 32, 309 - 321.

Coleman, M. B., & Heller, K. W. (2010). The use of repeated readings with computer modeling to promote reading fluency with students who have physical disabilities. Journal of Special Education Technology (25), 29-41.

Sample Presentations:

Heller, K. W. (2012) When Students are Dying: Providing Support in Educational Environments. Keynote  address at CAPHI Conference, Santa Barbara CA.

Heller, K. W.,&  Avant, J. (2011). Addressing Health Care Procedures and Individualized Health Care Plans, International CEC Convention, National Harbor, MD.

Heller, K.W. (2010). Promoting Literacy with students who have physical disabilities, DPHMD Showcase presentation, International CEC Convention, Nashville, TN.