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Yvonne Bui, Ph.D.
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Educational Background |
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Ph.D. | Special Education, Learning Disabilities, University of Kansas, May 2002
M.A. Degree | Special Education, Learning Handicap, San Francisco State University, 1997
B.A. Degree | Social Sciences: Child Development and Education, University of California at Berkeley, 1994
Teaching Credentials:
California Multiple Subjects (CLAD), Cross Cultural & Linguistic Diversity, San Francisco State University, 1997
Special Education, Learning Handicapped, San Francisco State University, 1997
Training Certificate:
Special Education, Serious Emotional Disturbances, San Francisco State University 1997
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| Professional Experience |
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2002 – present
Assistant Professor
Department of Learning & Instruction, Special Education
University of San Francisco
2001 – 2002
Graduate Research Assistant, e-Learning Design Lab
University of Kansas
Aug 2000 – Dec 2000
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Special Education,
University of Kansas
1999 – 2002
Doctoral Candidate, Center for Research on Learning
University of Kansas
Feb 1999 – Jun 1999
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Special Education
San Francisco State University
Sep 1997 – Jun 1999
Guest Lecturer on Classroom Management
San Francisco Unified School District and San Francisco State University
Sep 1997 – Jun 1999
First Grade Teacher
John Muir Elementary School, San Francisco Unified School District
Sep 1996 – Sep 1997
Paraprofessional: Full Inclusion Grades K-5
West Portal Elementary School, San Francisco Unified School District
1996, Summer
Special Education Teacher: Learning Disabled/Limited English Proficient Grades 3-5
Sherman Elementary School, San Francisco Unified School District
Oct 1995 – Jun 1996
Paraprofessional: Full Inclusion Grades K-5
West Portal Elementary School, San Francisco Unified School District
Oct 1994 – Jun 1995
Paraprofessional: Full Inclusion Grades K-5
Commodore Sloat Elementary School, San Francisco Unified School District
1994, Summer
Kindergarten/First Grade Teacher: Limited English Proficient Grades K-1
Sutro Elementary School, San Francisco Unified School District
1993, Summer
Paraprofessional: Severely Emotionally Disturbed Grades 3-5
Alamo Elementary School, San Francisco Unified School District
1992, Summer
Paraprofessional: Learning Disabilities Grades 6-8
Potrero Hill Middle School, San Francisco Unified School District
1991, Summer
Paraprofessional: Severe Disabilities Grades 6-8
Marina Middle School, San Francisco Unified School District
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| Professional Publications |
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Bui, Y. N. (2003). Special education as an evolving discipline: Influences of the past [On-line]. Longmont, CO: Sopris West Educational Services. Available: sopriswest.com
Bui, Y. N. (2003). Current issues & professional practices: Still evolving [On-line]. Longmont, CO: Sopris West Educational Services. Available: sopriswest.com
Bui, Y. N. (2003). Defining oneself as a professional: How you contribute [On-line]. Longmont, CO: Sopris West Educational Services. Available: sopriswest.com
Meyen, E. L., & Bui, Y. N. (2003). Online Academy: Content validation through a juror process. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 11(3), 445-456.
Bui, Y. N., & Turnbull, A. (2003). East meets west: Analysis of person-centered planning in the context of Asian American values. Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 38(1), 18-31.
Bui, Y. N. (2002). Demand Writing Instruction Model: Enhancing the performance of students with learning disabilities and low-achieving students from culturally diverse backgrounds on a statewide writing assessment. Unpublished dissertation study, University of Kansas.
Bui, Y. N. (2002, March). Story grammar. Strategram, 14(3), 1-7. Center for Research on Learning: University of Kansas.
Bui, Y. N. (2002). Using story-grammar instruction and picture books to increase reading comprehension. Academic Exchange Quarterly, Summer, 127-132.
Meyen, E. L., Aust, R. J., Bui, Y. N., & Isaacson, R. (2002). Assessing and monitoring student progress in an e-learning personnel preparation environment. Teacher Education and Special Education, 25(2), 187-198.
Meyen, E. L., Aust, R. J., Bui, Y. N., Ramp, E., & Smith, S. J (2002). The Online Academy formative evaluation approach to evaluating online instruction. The Internet and Higher Education, 5(2), 89-108.
Meyen, E. L., Aust, R. J., Newberry, B. W., Ramp, E., & Bui, Y. N. (2002). The Online Academy: An extranet approach to virtual implementation. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Meyen, E. L., Ramp, E., Harrod, C. A., & Bui, Y. N. (2002). A National assessment of staff development needs related to the education of students with disabilities. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Schumaker, J. B, Deshler, D. D., Bui, Y. N., & Vernon, D. S. (2000). Promoting success in the general education curriculum for high school students with disabilities: The context as a whole. The Institute for Academic Access. Office of Special Education Programs: Research Syntheses Series.
Bui, Y. N. (1997). Children, disabilities, and education: Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American perceptions. Unpublished master's field study, San Francisco State University.
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| Funded Grants |
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Bui, Y. N. (2004). Mild Moderate Education Specialist Credential Program.
Awarded $5705 from the Peninsula New Teacher Program (Belmont Shores/Redwood City School Districts)
Bui, Y. N. (2003). Project SET-UP: Special Education Training for Urban/Underrepresented Professional.
A personnel preparation grant ($800,000) submitted to the High-Incidence competition and awarded from the Office of Special Education Programs.
Bui, Y. N. (2003). Culturally Balanced Educational Practices: Increasing achievement of culturally diverse students with and without disabilities.
A research grant ($5,000) from the Linking Academic Scholars to Educational Resources (LASER) project, a cooperative agreement with the Office of Special Education Programs.
Bui, Y. N. (2003). Program Improvement Plan.
Awarded $23,000 from San Francisco Unified School District.
Bui, Y. N. (2002). Program Improvement Plan.
Awarded $7249 from the San Francisco Unified School District.
Bui, Y. N. (2001). The Demand Writing Instructional Model: Helping Low-Performing Students and Students with Learning Disabilities Pass Statewide Writing Assessments.
Awarded $20,000 as a student-initiated grant from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). Co-Principal Investigators: Don Deshler, Ph.D. and Jean Schumaker, Ph.D.
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| Professional Presentations |
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Bui, Y. N. (2003, September). Culturally Balanced Educational Practices: Increasing Achievement of Culturally Diverse Students With and Without Disabilities, Presentation at the LASER Think Tank V, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Bui, Y. N. (2003, April). Demand Writing Instructional Model: Impacting student performance on a statement writing assessment, Presentation at the Council for Exceptional Children International Convention, Seattle, Washington.
Bui, Y. N. (2002, April). Increasing reading comprehension and writing performance through text-structure instruction, Presentation at the Council for Exceptional Children International Convention, New York City, New York.
Bui, Y. N. (2001, July). Building and assessing reading comprehension through story grammar instruction. Presentation at the International Strategic Instruction Model Conference, Lawrence, Kansas.
Bui, Y. N. (2001, April). Using story grammar to increase reading comprehension. Presentation at the Council for Exceptional Children International Convention, Kansas City, Missouri.
Bui, Y. N. (2000, June). Person-centered planning in the context of Asian American values. Presentation at the Council for Exceptional Children State Conference, Manhattan, Kansas.
Bui, Y. N. (2000, July). Community building: Getting organized together. Poster session at the International Strategic Instruction Model Conference, Lawrence, Kansas.
Bui, Y. N. (2000, April). Issues related to special education and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders. Presentation at the Council for Exceptional Children International Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Bui, Y. N. (1998, March ). Increasing oral language production in the classroom. Presentation at the California Association of Bilingual Educators, Los Angeles, California.
Bui, Y. N. (1997, April). Immigrant Vietnamese-American families and their children with disabilities. Presentation at the Council for Exceptional Children International Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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| Field Research Experiences |
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Sept 2002 – present
Lead researcher. The Demand Writing Instruction Model: Helping students with learning disabilities and low-performing students pass statewide writing assessments. In affiliation with the University of San Francisco, the University of Kansas, and the Topeka Public School District.
Sept 2001 – Apr 2002
Project coordinator and lead researcher. The Demand Writing Instruction Model: Helping students with learning disabilities and low-performing students pass statewide writing assessments. Co-principal investigators: Don Deshler, Ph.D. and Jean Schumaker, Ph.D., student-initiated grant. In affiliation with the Office of Special Education Programs and the Topeka Public School District. Dissertation study.
Nov 2000 – Jul 2001
Project coordinator and lead researcher. Strategic tutoring for out-of-home students. Principal investigator: Mike Hock, Ph.D., the Strategic Learning Center, and the Casey Foundation. In affiliation with the Center for Research on Learning at the University of Kansas.
Jan 2000 – Jul 2001
Project coordinator and lead researcher. Increasing reading comprehension using story grammar instruction. In affiliation with the Center for Research on Learning at the University of Kansas and the Lawrence Public School District.
Jan 2000 – May 2000
Research team member. Group action planning: Positive behavior supports. Principal investigator: Ann Turnbull, Ed.D. In affiliation with the Beach Center on Disabilities at the University of Kansas and the Kansas City School District.
Oct 1999 – May 2000
Research assistant. Building learning communities: Getting organized together. Principal investigator: Sue Vernon, Ph.D. In affiliation with EDGE Enterprises and the Lawrence Public School District.
Aug 1999 – May 2000
Research assistant. Institute for Academic Access (IAA) for students with disabilities in the general education curriculum. Co-principal investigators: Don Deshler, Ph.D. and Jean Schumaker, Ph.D. In affiliation with the Center for Research on Learning at the University of Kansas.
Aug 1999 – Dec 1999
Research team member. In search for a better life: Naturalistic research study on limited-English proficient Hispanic families with children with disabilities. Principal investigator: Tom Skrtic, Ph.D. In affiliation with the Beach Center on Disabilities and the Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas.
Aug 1996 – Apr 1997
Lead researcher. Children, education, and disabilities: Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American perceptions. Principal investigator: Addison Watanabe, Ph.D. In affiliation with the Department of Special Education at San Francisco State University. Master's degree field study.
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| Proposal Development Experience |
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8/99-12/01
Assisted in the grant writing process for the following grant proposals:
Office of Special Education Programs: The development of software to ensure access to strategic text through the strategic e-tutor. Co-PIs: Don Deshler, Ph.D., and Keith Lenz, Ph.D., and the Center for Applied Special Technology.
Office of Special Education Programs: Studies to enhance online learning modules on national curriculum standards for teachers and secondary students with learning disabilities. Co-PIs: Sean J. Smith, Ph.D., and Edward Meyen, Ph.D. Steppingstones of Technology Innovation for Students with Disabilities.
Office of Special Education Programs: Studies to enhance academic relationships to improve outcomes for youth with disabilities in high school. PI: Keith Lenz, Ph.D.
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research: Development of a virtual lab for e-learning design research. PI: Ed Meyen, Ph.D. Co-PIs: Don Deshler, Ph.D., Scott Hinton, Ron Ault, Ph.D., John Gauch, Sean Smith, Ph.D.
Office of Special Education Programs (awarded): National Center for Learning Disabilities. Co-PIs: Don Deshler, Ph.D. and Daryl Mellard, Ph.D. and Doug Fuchs, Ph.D. at Vanderbilt University.
Office of Special Education Programs: Real access to education: Model demonstration project to support whole-school reforms of services for children with disabilities. PI: Janis Bulgren, Ph.D.
Office of Special Education Programs: Proposal for the National Faculty Enhancement Center to improve results for children with disabilities in school. PI: Edward Meyen, Ph.D. and the Online Academy.
Office of Special Education Programs: Personnel preparation leadership grant. Co-PIs: Jean Schumaker, Ph.D. and Don Deshler, Ph.D.
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| Consultant Projects |
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Bui, Y. (2003). Language, Communication, & Cultural Diversity [On-line Course]. Longmont, CO: Sopris West Educational Services. Available: sopriswest.com
Bui, Y. (2002). Foundations of Special Education [On-line Course]. Longmont, CO: Sopris West Educational Services. Available: sopriswest.com
Scoring Consultant (2002-2003). Proficiency In Sentence Writing. Horizon Academy, Overland Park, Kansas.
Consultant (2002). Transition Planning Inventory. Translated into Vietnamese. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas.
Senior Consultant (2002). Assessment Report: Teacher Responses to Staff Development (Positive Behavior Support). In conjunction with the State of Alabama, Department of Education. Montgomery Alabama: Special Education Services and e-Learning Design Lab. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas.
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| Service Projects and Conferences |
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- CEC (New York, April 2002)
- NAEP Database Training (MD, June 2002)
- OSEP Leadership Conference (DC, July 2002)
- OSEP Project Director’s Conference (DC, July 2002)
- IHE Connections (Sacramento, CA, October 2002)
- CAPSE Meeting (San Diego, October 2002)
- LASER Think Tank III (Tampa Bay, FL, December 2002)
- CAPSE Meeting (San Jose, March 2003)
- LASER Think Tank IV (USF, March 2003)
- CEC (Seattle, April 2003)
- Collegium (St. John’s University, June 2003)
- Critical Issues in Urban Special Education (Harvard, July 2003)
- LASER Think Tank V (Albuquerque, NM, September 2003)
- Western Conversations (San Jose, October 2003)
- CAPSE Meeting (San Diego, October 2003)
- Ethnic Minority Writing Retreat (Napa, November 2003)
- LASER Think Tank VII (Las Vegas, February 2004)
- CEC (New Orleans, April 2004)
- LASER Think Tank VIII (Puerto Rico, May 2004)
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| District Collaboration |
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- Supervision Orientations/Training
- NTSCC (SFUSD)
- PNTP (Redwood City/Belmont Shores)
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| University Committees |
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- Curriculum Committee
- Ethnic Minority Mentoring Sessions
- Faculty Association Meetings
- Learning & Instruction Department Meetings
- Special Education Program Meetings
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