Renée E. Lastrapes, Ph.D.

Biography

Curriculum Vitae

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Areas of Expertise

• Statistics 
• Quantitative Research Design
• Assessment for students with SLD
• Behavioral interventions for teachers working with students with EBD

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Publications

• Lastrapes, R. E., Fritz, J. N., & Hasson, R. (2019).  Increasing teachers’ use of behavior-specific praise with the teacher vs. student game.  Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 1, 64-78.
• Moreno-Recio, P., Corrales, A., Orange, A., & Lastrapes, R. E. (2018). Do years of experience and hours of training really matter? Investing in school leaders’ efficacies and English learners’ language development. AASA Journal of Scholarship and Practice, 15(3), 32-52.
• Mooney, P., & Lastrapes, R. E. (2018). Replicating criterion validity in science content for the combination of Critical Content Monitoring and Sentence Verification Technique. Assessment for Effective Intervention, published online first.
• Lastrapes, R. E., Fritz, J. N., & Casper-Teague, L. (2018). Effects of the Teacher versus Students game on teacher praise and student behavior.  Journal of Behavioral Education, 27(4), 419-434.
• Csaszar, I. E., Curry, J. R. & Lastrapes, R. E. (2018).  Effects of loving kindness meditation on student teachers’ reported levels of stress and empathy.  Teacher Education Quarterly, 93-116.
• Fritz, J. N., Dupuis, D. L., Wu, W., Neal, A. E., Rettig, L. A., & Lastrapes, R. E. (2017).  Effects of equating effort on recycling and trash disposal.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 50(4), 825-829.
• Boudreaux-Johnson, M., Mooney, P., & Lastrapes, R. E. (2017).  An evaluation of Close Reading with at-risk fourth grade students in science content.  Journal of At-Risk Issues 20(1), 27-35. 
• Jackson, K. M., Willis, K., Giles, L., Lastrapes, R. E., & Mooney, P. (2017).  How to meaningfully incorporate co-teaching into programs for middle school students with emotional and behavioral disorders.  Beyond Behavior, 26(1), 11-18.
• Lastrapes, R. E. (2016). Let Us Play:  Using research-based games to facilitate effective instruction.  Beyond Behavior, 25(3), 27-33.
• Mooney, P., Lastrapes, R. E., Marcotte, A. M., & Matthews, A. (2016).  Validity of two general outcome measures of science and social studies achievement.  Specialusis Ugdymas/ Special Education, 34(1), 145-188.
• Mooney, P., & Lastrapes, R. E. (2016).  The benchmarking capacity of a general outcome measure of academic language in science and social studies.  Assessment for Effective Intervention, 41(4), 209-219.
• Lastrapes, R. E. (2014). Using the good behavior game in an inclusive classroom. Intervention in School and Clinic. 49(4), 225-229.
• Archer, L. A. C. & Lastrapes, R. E. (2014).  Demonstrate mathematical modeling using Excel.  Mathematics in Michigan, 47(2), 16-20.

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Courses (Current Academic Year)

• EDCI 7031 Quantitative Research I
• EDCI 7032 Quantitative Research II
• EDLS 7031 Quantitative Research I
• EDLS 7032 Quantitative Research II
• EDLS 8530 Research Seminar (Proposal Writing)
• EDLS 7332 Current Issues in Educational Measurement
• EDUC 6032 Applied Statistics
• EDUC 6033 Research Design and Analysis
• SPED 4300 Survey of Exceptionalities

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Awards and Accomplishments

• Lillian Oleson Scholarship for the College of Human Sciences and Education
• Paul & Ellen Arst Scholarship for the College of Human Sciences and Education
• Dr. William Rodney Cline Philosophy of Education Scholarship

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