Lisa Monda-Amaya

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Special Education, Florida State University, 1989
  • M.Sc., Special Education, Florida State University, 1982
  • B.Sc., Special Education, Florida State University, 1982

Key Professional Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Special Education, University of Illinois, 1997--
  • Director of Research Collaboration, , Center for Educaiton in Small Urban Communities, 2009-2012
  • Assistant Professor, Special Education, University of Illinois, 1990-1997
  • Center Associate, Center for the Study of Reading, University of Illinois, 1989-1991
  • Visiting Professor, Special Education, University of Illinois, 1989-1990
  • Visiting Instructor, Special Education, University of Illinois, 1988-1989

Activities & Honors

  • Co-coordinated (with AJ Welton) Leadership Bookstudy, Leadership team, Champaign Unit 4 School District, 2012-
  • Reviewer, CEC journal, Teacher Education and Special Education Journal, 2011-2013
  • Finalist, Campus Award for Excellence in Public Engagement, University of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign, 2011-2012
  • Membership Chair, Diversity Caucus, Council for Exceptional Children, 2011-2012
  • Facilitator, Developing a Literacy Mission, Champaign Unit 4 School District, 2011-2012
  • Organized and coordinated the Chancellor's Academy, Chancellor's Academy Planning Comittee, College of Education, 2011-2012
  • Outstanding Faculty Award for Service for 2011, College of Education, 2011-
  • Reviewer, Teaching Exceptional Children, Teaching Exceptional Children, 2010-2013
  • Member at Large, Council for Exceptional Children, Illinois Teacher Education Division, Council for Exceptional Children, 2010-2013
  • Planning Committee Member, Ubana School District 116 Strategic Planning Committee, Urbana School District #116, 2010-2011
  • Primary consultant, High School RTI Task force, Champaign Unit 4 School District, 2010-2011
  • Member of Planning Committee, Martin Luther King Essay Contest, 2010-2011
  • Evaluator, Champaign County Regional Office of Special Education, Rantoul City School District # 137, 2010-2011
  • Presenter, Champaign Unit 4 School District, 2010-
  • Presenter, Urbana High School, 2010-
  • Hardie Fellow, Center for Education in Small Urban Communities, Hardie Strategic Initiatives Program, 2009-2012
  • ITED Member-at-Large, Illinois Teacher Education Division, Council for Exceptional Children, 2009-2011
  • Professional consulting, Professional Consulting and Advocacy - no fee, Private/Individual Consultation, 2009-2011
  • Board Member, CU Schools Foundation, Champaign Urbana School Foundation, 2009-2011
  • Chair, Standards Advisory Committee, Professional Standards Advisory Committee, Illinois State Board of Education, 2009-2010
  • Member of USD116 District Monitoring Team, District Monitoring Team, Urbana School District #116, 2009-2010
  • Keynote Speaker at the CSSE Institute, Department of Special Education, University of Georgia, 2009-
  • Caumpus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008-2009
  • ITED Past President, Illinois Teacher Education Division, Council for Exceptional Children, 2008-2009
  • Consultant and Comittee member, Middle School Restructuring Committee, Urbana School District #116, 2008-2009
  • Committee Member and consultant, Subcommittee on RTI Tier 2 Interventions, Urbana Middle School, 2008-2009
  • Proposal Reviewer, TED Conference, Council for Exceptional Children, Teacher Education Division, 2007-2011
  • Reviewer, CEC, Teacher Education Division, Council for Exceptional Children, 2007-2011
  • Coordinator, HECSE/TED Policy Brief, Council for Exceptional Children, Teacher Education Division, 2007-2008
  • President, State Organization, Illinois Teacher Education Division, Council for Exceptional Children, 2007-2008
  • Consultant and Inservice leader, Rantoul schools, Champaign-Ford Regional Office of Education, 2007-2008
  • Consultant/Observations, Rantoul City School District # 137, 2007-2008
  • Invited Speaker, Novice Teacher Support Project, Illinois New Teacher Collaborative, 2007-
  • Presenter, Illinois New Teacher Collaborative, 2007-
  • Conduct Classroom Observations and Consulting, Bradley Bourbonnaise Community High School, 2007-
  • Conference Organizer, ITED Institute, Illinois Teacher Education Division, Council for Exceptional Children, 2007-
  • Consultant, ROE, Champaign-Ford Regional Office of Education, 2007-
  • Presenter, Champaign Public Schools, Westview School, 2007-
  • Presenter, BBCHS, Bradley Bourbonnaise Community High School, 2007-
  • Conference planning committee, ICEC Preconference Workshop, Illinois Teacher Education Division, Council for Exceptional Children, 2007-
  • Higher Education Representative for Special Education on the ISBE State Personnel Development Grant, State Advisory Committee Illinois ASPIRE, Illinois State Board of Education, 2006-2010
  • Undergraduate Teaching Award for Faculty, College of Education, 2006-2007
  • Honorable Mention, Campus Undergraduate Instruction Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006-2007
  • Proposal Reviewer, Annual International Conference, Council for Exceptional Children, 2006-2007
  • President Elect, State Teacher Education Division Executive Board, Illinois Teacher Education Division, Council for Exceptional Children, 2006-2007
  • Inservice presenter, Urbana School District #116, 2006-
  • Conference Presenter, Novice Teacher Support Project, Illinois New Teacher Collaborative, 2006-
  • Member-at-large, National Teacher Education Division, Council for Exceptional Children, Teacher Education Division, 2005-2011
  • Chair of Committee, Membership Committee, Council for Exceptional Children, Teacher Education Division, 2005-2011
  • Executive Staff, Illinois New Teacher Collaborative, 2005-2007
  • Member Partnership Board, Partnership Board, Illinois New Teacher Collaborative, 2005-2007
  • Advisory Committee Member, Content Area Advisory Committee, Illinois State Board of Education, 2005-2006
  • Task Force Member, HOUSSE Committee on Highly Qualified, Illinois State Board of Education, 2005-2006
  • Vice President, Illinois Teacher Education Division, Council for Exceptional Children, 2005-2006
  • Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004-
  • Panel Member, Associate of Arts in Teaching in Special Education, Illinois State Board of Education, 2003-2005
  • Faculty Mentor, Teaching Academy, College of Education, 2002-2005
  • Member-at-Large, Illinois Teacher Education Division, Council for Exceptional Children, 2001-2005
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Remedial and Special Education, 2000-2011
  • Distinguished Teaching Career Award, College of Education, 2000-2001
  • Faculty Mentor, College of Education, 2000-2001
  • Publication Award, for article in Teacher Education and Special Education, Council for Exceptional Children, 1997-
  • Outstanding Teacher Educator, Illinois Teacher Education Division, Illinois Teacher Education Division, Council for Exceptional Children, 1995-1996
  • Faculty Fellow, Bureau of Educational Research, College of Education, 1995-1996
  • Honorable mention for Excellence in Teaching Advising and Research, Excellence in Teaching Advising and Research, Council on Graduate Students in Education, 1994-1995
  • Award of Merit for Excellence in Teaching Advising and Research, Excellence in Teaching, Advising, and Research, College of Education, 1994-1995
  • Undergraduate Teaching Award, College of Education, 1991-1992
  • Honorable Mention Undergraduate Teaching Award, College of Education, 1990-1991
  • Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988-2009

Grants

  • Principal Investigator, Preparing Teachers for Inclusive Education in Positive Education (Project TIES), U.S. Department of Education, 2006-2010
  • Co-Principal Investigator, Preparing Leaders in Access by Design (PLAD), U.S. Department of Education, 2006-2010

Publications

  • Rose, C. A., & Monda-Amaya, L. (2012). Bullying and victimization in special education: Effective strategies for students, teachers, and schools. Intervention in School and Clinic, 28, 99-107.
  • Rose, C., Monda-Amaya, L.E., Espelage, D. (2011). Bullying Perpetration and Victimization in Special Education:A Review of the Literature. Remedial and Special Education, 32, 114-130.
  • Sukhram. D. & Monda-Amaya, L. (2011). A historical overview of special education in Belize. International Journal of Special Needs Education, 14, 76-87.
  • Rose, C. A., Espelage, D. L., & Monda-Amaya, L. E. (2009). Bullying and victimization rates among students in general and special education: A comparative analysis. Educational Psychology, 29(7), 761-776.
  • Gallagher, P. A., Vail, C., Monda-Amaya, L. E. (2008). Student perceptions of collaboration: A content analysis of student journals. Teacher Education and Special Education, 31(1), 12-20.
  • Meadan, H., & Monda-Amaya, L. E., (2008). Collaboration to promote social competence for students with mild disabilities in the general classroom: A structure for providing social support. Intervention in School and Clinic, 43, 158-167.
  • Bradley, J. A., & Monda-Amaya, L. E. (2005). Conflict resolution: Preparing preservice special educators to work in collaborative settings. Teacher Education and Special Education, 28(3/4), 171-184.
  • Pavri, S., & Monda-Amaya, L. E. (2001). Social support in inclusive classrooms: The role of the teacher. Exceptional Children, 61, 391-411.
  • Fleming, J. A. & Monda-Amaya, L. E. (2001). Process variables critical for team effectiveness: A Delphi study of wraparound team members. Remedial and Special Education, 22, 158-171.
  • Pavri, S., & Monda-Amaya, L. E. (2000). Loneliness and students with disabilities in inclusive classrooms: Self-perceptions, coping strategies and preferred interventions. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 15(l), 22-33.
  • Monda-Amaya, L. E., Dieker, L. D., & Reed, F. (1998). Preparing students with learning disabilities to participate in inclusive classrooms. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 13, 171-182.
  • Monda-Amaya, L. E.& Pearson, D. (1996). Toward a responsible pedagogy for teaching and learning literacy. In C. Warger & M. Pugach (Eds.), Curriculum for special education in the 21st century. New York: Teachers College Press.
  • Dieker, L. D. & Monda-Amaya, L. E. (1995). Reflective teaching: A process for analyzing journals of preservice educators. Teacher Education and Special Education, 18, 240-252.
  • Reed, F. & Monda-Amaya, L.E. (1995). Preparing preservice general educators for inclusion. Teacher Education and Special Education, 18, 262-274.

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Lisa Monda-Amaya

Lisa Monda-Amaya

Associate Professor
Special Education
284B Education Building
1310 S. 6th St.
Champaign, IL 61820
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