Beginning a Research Career

This workshop offered doctoral students and doctoral candidates information relative to establishing and maintaining a research agenda, writing for publication, vita development, and the assistant professor job search process. Attention was given to balancing career and personal responsibilities.

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Bio:
Stephen W. Smith is a Professor in the Special Education Department at the University of Florida. Prior to receiving his Ph.D. in special education from the University of Kansas, he was a teacher of special education students for eight years. Dr. Smith teaches courses in emotional and behavioral disorders and has conducted multiple federally funded investigations of effective behavior management techniques, including the study of social conflict and the effects of schoolwide peer mediation programs. He serves as the principal investigator of a four-year research grant to study the effects of a cognitive-behavioral intervention to reduce student aggression and chronic classroom disruption. He has presented his findings and recommendations at numerous state, regional, national, and international professional conferences. While at the University of Florida, Dr. Smith has received three teaching awards and a University Research Award. He recently served a three-year term as a distinguished research professor. He is a research fellow for the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice at the American Institutes for Research in Washington, D.C., and a trained mediator for the University of Florida Center for Dispute Resolution.

Presented by Center for Research on Learning and Department of Special Education