 |
|
|
Virginia A. Johnson received her doctorate from the University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Sciences as an Oxford Scholar and served as faculty in the Department of Rehabilitation Education and Research for nineteen years. She worked as principal investigator on a variety of federally funded educational research programs targeting diverse groups of student/client and educator/provider populations. A major focus involved development and validation of video-based educational curricula and assessment for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. A second major focus involved small group instruction and technical assistance to prepare faculty at historically Black colleges and universities to plan and conduct educational research targeting students with disabilities Dr. Johnson received the Outstanding Research in Rehabilitation Award from the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association and the Bell Ringer Award for Outstanding Contribution from the American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association. She has been a board member of the National Association of Multicultural Rehabilitation Concerns; chaired the Human Subject Review Committee for her department; and taught a variety of graduate level courses including Medical Aspects of Disability, Legal and Ethical Aspects of Rehabilitation, Vocational Evaluation, Adjustment, and Placement. Dr. Johnson’s expertise in planning, research, and evaluation includes both qualitative and quantitative approaches with a particular focus on formative evaluation and its contribution to a more powerful summative evaluation. Her primary interest is in working with diverse initiatives using formative evaluation to build best practices and model educational programs and summative evaluation to promote dissemination of exemplar outcomes to the professional community. Phone: 501-686-7347; FAX: 501-686-7053 Mail slot: 595 If you have questions or comments about this page please Office of Educational Development
UAMS Online Copyright Statement Privacy Statement
|
|
