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William Isaac Thomas
Office: Sproul Hall 1207, School of Education
University of California, Riverside, CA 92521
909.787.5228 withos@pop.ucr.edu
Home: 9431 Soloma Drive, Riverside, CA 92507
(909)788-9999
OBJECTIVE: Assistant Professor, Special Education
ACADEMIC PREPARATION:
Ph.D. in Education, School of Education, University of California, Riverside, 2002
Concentrations: Special Education, Educational Psychology
Dissertation: A Methodological Study of the Self-Concepts of Fourth Grade Gifted
Children
Advisor: Dr. Donald MacMillan
M.A. in Education, Faculty in Education, Claremont Graduate School, 1999
Concentrations: Educational Psychology, Language Development and Reading
Thesis: Interpersonal Communication Skills of Language Impaired Children
Advisor: Dr. Harley Davidson
Special Education Specialist Credential, University of Redlands, CA, 1997
Multiple-Subjects Credential, California State University Long Beach, CA, 1996
B.A. in Psychology, California State University, Long Beach, CA, 1995
Concentrations: Learning Theory, Psycholinguistics
A.A. in Liberal Studies, Crafton Hills College, Yucaipa, CA 1993
RESEARCH SKILLS:
- Utilized SPSS and SAS statistical programs extensively
- Survey and evaluation research techniques
LANGUAGES:
- Fluent in English and French
- Can read some German and Spanish
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Supervisor of Teacher Education,1999-present
School of Education, University of California, Riverside
-Supervising student teachers and interns who are working on multiple-subjects and
special education teaching credentials
Instructor, Summer Sessions, 2000-2001
School of Education, University of California, Riverside
Course: The Exceptional Child
Teaching Assistant, Spring 1999
Faculty in Education, Claremont Graduate School
Courses: Advanced Statistics, Introduction to Learning Disabilities
Teaching Assistant, Spring 1999
Faculty in Education, Claremont Graduate School
Courses: Tests and Measurement, Casework in Special Education
Research Assistant, Fall 1998
Faculty in Education, Claremont Graduate School
- Assisted Dr. James Kleagle on the Inland Valleys Special Education Project
- Collected and analyzed survey data, using the SPSS program
Public School Teacher, 1996-1998
Long Beach Unified School District, Long Beach, CA
Special Education, Grades 3 and 12
Peer Counselor, 1995-1996
Developmental Disabilities Immersion Program
California State University, Long Beach, CA
PUBLICATIONS:
Thomas, W.I. (1998), Effects of Standardized Achievement Testing on Self-Concepts of Middle School
Children. Clearing House, 23(1), 986-989.
Thomas W.I. and S.I. Freud (1997), Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Case Study. The Exceptional Child,
53(1), 17-20.
Thomas, W.I. (1997), Book review of Mainstreaming and Its Detractors (Harold Smith, Ed., Dubuque,
Iowa: Kendall Company, 1996) in Education Forum 135(4), April.
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