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Kimberly A. Wolbers Ph.D., CI/CT The University of Tennessee

Last updated Aug 2018

Dept. of Theory & Practice in Teacher Education A214 Bailey Education Complex

1122 Volunteer Blvd Knoxville, TN 37996-3442

865.974.2375 (voice) 865.974.6302 (fax) kwolbers@utk.edu

Education 2003-2007 Ph.D. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Special Education & Literacy Dissertation: Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI): Apprenticing deaf students in the construction of informative text

1999-2001 M.A. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Major: Special Education

1999-2000 Certificate Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI Sign Language and Interpreter Training Program

1997-1999 B.A. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Majors: Deaf Education, Elementary Education Minors: English, Sociology

1992-1995 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Major: Professional Accounting

Professional Experience 2007 – present Program Coordinator & Associate Professor, Deaf

Education University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education

2003-2007 Graduate Research Assistant/ Graduate Teaching Assistant Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Department of Teacher Education, Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education

2004 Adjunct Faculty Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI Sign Language and Interpreting Training Program

2000-2003 Teacher Gratiot-Isabella RESD, St. Louis, MI English and Language Arts, 5th to 12th grade

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Research and/or Scholarly Publications Refereed Journal Articles Dostal, H., Wolbers, K. & Kilpatrick, J. (in press). Differentiating writing instruction for

students who are deaf and hard of hearing. Submitted to Writing & Pedagogy. Dostal, H., Wolbers, K., Ward, S., & Saulsburry, R., (2018). A national survey of

teachers of the deaf on disciplinary writing. Exceptionality. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/09362835.2018.1480952

Bowers, L., Dostal, H., Wolbers, K., & Graham, S.C. (2018). The assessment of written

phrasal constructs and grammar of deaf and hard of hearing students with varying expressive language abilities. Education Research International, 2018, 1-10. doi: doi:10.1155/2018/2139626.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Graham, S., Branum-Martin, L., Kilpatrick, J. & Saulsburry, R.

(2018). Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction: An efficacy study in grades 3-5. Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology, 8(1), 99-117. doi: 10.5539/jedp.v8n1p99

Dostal, H. & Wolbers, K. (2016). Examining student writing proficiencies across genres:

Results of an intervention study. Deafness & Education International, 18(3), 159-169. doi: 10.1080/14643154.2016.1230415

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Skerrit, P., & Stephenson, B. (2016). A three-year study of a

professional development program's impact on teacher knowledge and classroom implementation of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction. Journal of Educational Research, 110, 61-71. doi: 10.1080/00220671.2015.1039112

Bowers, L., Dostal, H., McCarthy, J., Schwarz, I. & Wolbers, K. (2016). An analysis of

deaf students’ spelling skills during a year-long instructional writing approach. Communication Disorders Quarterly, 37(3), 160-170. doi:10.1177/1525740114567528

Smith, K., Wolbers, K. & Cihak, D. (2015). Effects of language intervention versus

traditional interpretation for a deaf preschool child: A pilot study. Communication Disorders, Deaf Studies & Hearing Aids, 3(4), 1-10. doi: 10.4172/2375-4427.1000141

Coleman, M.B., Phelan, M., Martin, M., Cihak, D. & Wolbers, K. (2015). Comparing

teacher-based and computer-assisted simultaneous prompting for vocabulary development with students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Journal of Special Education Technology, 30(3), 145-156. doi: 10.1177/0162643415618913

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Graham, S., Cihak, D., Kilpatrick, J., & Saulsburry, R. (2015).

The writing performance of elementary students receiving Strategic and

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Interactive Writing Instruction. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 20(4), 385-398. doi: 10.1093/deafed/env022

Dostal, H., Bowers, L., Wolbers, K. & Gabriel, R. (2015). “We are authors”: A

qualitative analysis of deaf students’ writing during one year of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI). Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal, 11(2), 1-19.

Bowers, L., McCarthy, J., Schwarz, I., Dostal, H. & Wolbers, K. (2014). Examination of

the spelling skills of middle school students who are deaf and hard of hearing. Volta Review, 114(1), 29-54.

Wolbers, K, Graham, S.C., Dostal, H. & Bowers, L. (2014). A description of ASL

features in writing. Ampersand, 1, 19-27. doi: 10.1016/j.amper.2014.11.001. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amper.2014.11.001

Dostal, H. & Wolbers, K. (2014). Developing language and writing skills of deaf and

hard of hearing students: A simultaneous approach. Literacy Research and Instruction, 53(3), 245-268. doi: 10.1080/19388071.2014.907382. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/BTMKqhIEYvSinpPnHZYC/full

Wolbers, K., Bowers, L., Dostal, H., & Graham, S.C. (2013). Deaf writers’ application of

ASL knowledge to English. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 17(4), 410-428. doi: 10.1080/13670050.2013.816262. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13670050.2013.816262

Troia, G. A., Harbaugh, A. G., Shankland, R.K., Wolbers, K. A., & Lawrence, A. M.

(2013). Relationships between writing motivation, writing activity, and writing performance: Effects of grade, gender, and ability. Reading and Writing, 26, 17-44. doi: 10.1007/s11145-012-9379-2

Curcic, S., Wolbers, K., Juzwik, M. & Pu, J. (2012). Second language writing:

Theorizing in instructional research P-12. TESOL Quarterly, 46(4), 820-831. doi: 10.1002/tesq.65

Golos, D., Moses, A., & Wolbers, K. (2012). Culture or disability? Examining deaf

characters in children’s book illustrations. Early Childhood Education Journal, 40, 239-249. doi:10.1007/s10643-012-0506-0

Wolbers, K. A., Dimling, L. M., Lawson, H. R., & Golos, D. B. (2012). Parallel and

divergent interpreting in an elementary classroom. American Annals of the Deaf, 157(1), 48-65. doi: 10.1353/aad.2012.1609

Troia, G., Shankland, R. & Wolbers, K. (2012). Motivation research in writing:

Theoretical and empirical considerations. Reading and Writing Quarterly, 28(1), 5-28. doi:10.1080/10573569.2012.632729

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http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/SvRciSRCGIN7mUkGurVZ/full Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. & Bowers, L. (2012). “I was born full deaf.” Written language

outcomes after one year of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI). Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 17(1), 19-38. doi:10.1093/deafed/enr018. Retrieved from http://jdsde.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/05/13/deafed.enr018.full.pdf

Wolbers, K. (2010). Using ASL and print-based sign to build fluency and greater

independence with written English among deaf students. L1-Educational Studies in Language and Literature, 10(1), 99-125. Retrieved from http://l1.publication-archive.com/publication/1/333

Mariage, T., Burgener, J., Wolbers, K., Shankland, R., Wasburn-Moses, L., Dimling, L.,

et al. (2009). An exploratory study of reading in urban and suburban middle schools: Implications for at-risk and special education learners. Education and Urban Society, 42(1), 42-71.

Wolbers, K. (2008). Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI): Apprenticing

deaf students in the construction of English text. ITL International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 156, 299-326. doi:10.2143/ITL.156.0.2034441

Wolbers, K. (2008). Using balanced and interactive writing instruction to improve the

higher order and lower order writing skills of deaf students. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 13(2), 255-277. doi:10.1093/deafed/enm052

Englert, C.S., Zhao, Y., Dunsmore, K., Collings, N. & Wolbers, K. (2007). Scaffolding

the writing of students with disabilities through procedural facilitation: Using an internet-based technology to improve performance. Learning Disability Quarterly, 30(1), 9-29. doi:10.2307/30035513

Juzwik, M., Curcic, S., Wolbers, K., Moxley, K., Dimling, L. & Shankland, R. (2006).

Writing into the twenty-first century: An overview of research on writing, 1999-2004. Written Communication, 23(4), 451-476. doi:10.1177/0741088306291619

Wolbers, K. (2002). Cultural factors and the achievement of black and hispanic deaf.

Multicultural Education, 10(1), 43-48. Contributions to Edited Volumes Kilpatrick, J., Hall, E., & Wolbers, K. (2018). Perceptions of preparedness: Reflections of

deaf education program graduates. In D. Yendol-Hoppey & D. Hoppey (Eds.), Outcomes of High-Quality Clinical Practice in Teacher Education. Charlotte, NC: InfoAge Publishing.

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Kuntze, M. Golos, D., Wolbers, K., O’Brien, C. & Smith, D. (2016). School as a site for natural language learning. In M. Marschark, V. Lampropoulou & E. Skordilis (Eds.), Diversity in Deaf Education (pp. 77-108). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190493073.003.0004

Dostal, H. & Wolbers, K. (2015). Video review and reflection for ongoing inservice

teacher professional development. In E. Ortlieb, L. Shanahan & M. McVee (Eds.), Video research in disciplinary literacies: Literacy research, practice and evaluation, Volume 6 (pp. 329-352). Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

Kilpatrick, J. R., Saulsburry, R., Dostal, H. M., Wolbers, K. A., & Graham,

S. (2015). The integration of digital tools during Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction. In Professional Development and Workplace Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, Volume 2 (pp. 941-960). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8632-8.ch053 (Reprint)

Kilpatrick, J., Saulsburry, R., Dostal, H., Wolbers, K., & Graham, S. (2014). The

integrations of digital tools during Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction. In R. Anderson & C. Mims (Eds.), Handbook of research on digital tools for writing instruction in K-12 settings (pp. 608-628). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Juzwik, M., Curcic, S., Wolbers, K., Moxley, K., Dimling, L., & Shankland, R. (2010).

Writing into the twenty-first century: A map of contemporary research on writing, 1999-2004. In M. Cappello & B. Moss (Eds.), Contemporary readings in literacy education (pp. 265-297). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications (Reprinted from Written Communication, 23(4), 451-476.)

Wolbers, K. & Dostal, H. (2010). Interventions for the deaf and language delayed. In R. Allington & A. McGill-Franzen (Eds.), Handbook of reading disabilities research (pp. 392-406). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, Inc.

Troia, G. A., Shankland, R. K., & Wolbers, K. A. (2010). Reluctant writers and their

teachers: Changing self-efficacy beliefs through lesson study. In G. A. Troia, R. K. Shankland, & A. E. Heintz (Eds.), Putting writing research into practice: Applications for teacher professional development (pp.70-90). New York: Guilford Press.

Peters, S., Wolbers, K. & Dimling, L. (2008). Reframing global education from a

Disability Rights Movement perspective. In S.L. Gabel & S. Danforth (Eds.), Disability and the politics of education: An international reader (pp.291-309). New York: Peter Lang.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

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Wolbers, K., Graham, S.C., Dostal, H. & Bowers, L. (2013). Code-blending trends among deaf L2 writers. Deaf Studies Today! 2012 Conference Proceedings. Orem, UT.

Research Reports to Funding Agencies Wolbers, K. Dostal, H., Graham, S. & Allen, T. (2018). Research Performance Progress

Report, 2017-2018: An efficacy study of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI): Teacher development and student outcomes. Washington, D.C.: Institute of Education Sciences.

Wolbers, K. Dostal, H. & Graham, S. (2016). Final Performance Report, 2012-2016:

Development of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction for deaf and hard of hearing students. Washington, D.C.: Institute of Education Sciences.

Wolbers, K. Dostal, H. & Graham, S. (2015). Research Performance Progress Report,

2014-2015: Development of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction for deaf and hard of hearing students. Washington, D.C.: Institute of Education Sciences.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Stephenson, B. & Bowden, H. (2015). SIWI gets to the Core!

Reading and Writing in the Content Areas. Nashville, TN: Tennessee Higher Education Commission.

Smith, D. & Wolbers, K. (2015). Annual Progress Report for Tennessee Education of the

Deaf Project. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education. Wolbers, K. Dostal, H. & Graham, S. (2014). Research Performance Progress Report,

2013-2014: Development of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction for deaf and hard of hearing students. Washington, D.C.: Institute of Education Sciences.

Wolbers, K. & Dunn, P. (2013). Final Report for Rehabilitation Counselor Education-

Deafness Focus. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education. Wolbers, K. Dostal, H. & Graham, S. (2013). Research Performance Progress Report,

2012-2013: Development of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction for deaf and hard of hearing students. Washington, D.C.: Institute of Education Sciences.

Wolbers, K. & Dunn, P. (2012). Annual Progress Report for Rehabilitation Counselor

Education-Deafness Focus. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education. Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. & Stephenson, B. (2012). Strategic and Interactive Writing

Instruction (SIWI): A two-year focus on the language and literacy development of deaf and linguistically diverse students. Nashville, TN: Tennessee Higher Education Commission.

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Wolbers, K. & Dunn, P. (2011). Annual Progress Report for Rehabilitation Counselor Education-Deafness Focus. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education.

Wolbers, K. & Dunn, P. (2010). Annual Progress Report for Rehabilitation Counselor

Education-Deafness Focus. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education. Wolbers, K. & Dunn, P. (2009). Annual Progress Report for Rehabilitation Counselor

Education-Deafness Focus. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education. Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. & Stephenson, B. (2009) Evidence-based language and literacy

interventions for the deaf and language delayed. Nashville, TN: Tennessee Higher Education Commission.

Wolbers, K. (2008). Cycle of Success in Kenya: An examination of student achievement.

Minneapolis, MN: Global Deaf Connection. Wolbers, K. & Stephenson, B. (2008). A visual phonics program for deaf education

professionals: Examining teacher knowledge of reading and the associated student outcomes. Nashville, TN: Tennessee Higher Education Commission.

Peters, S, Miske, S.J., Johnstone, C., Harris, D.P., Wolbers, K., Trotman, A. & Sales, G.

(2008). Achieving inclusion: Transforming the education system of Trinidad and Tobago. Port of Spain, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Education.

Peters, S, Johnstone, C., Harris, D.P., Miske, S., Wolbers, K., Trotman, A. & Sales, G.

(2007). Support for a seamless education system: Inclusive education component (TT-L 1005). Port of Spain, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Education.

Wolbers, K. & Dimling, L. (2005). A compilation of deaf education literacy research:

Annotated bibliographies and major findings for phonemic awareness, phonology, vocabulary, fluency, and reading comprehension. Lansing, MI: Michigan Department of Education – OSE/EIS.

Articles Published in Non-refereed Journals Saulsburry, R., Kilpatrick, J., Wolbers, K. & Dostal, H. (2015). Getting students excited

about learning: Incorporating digital tools to support the writing process. Odyssey, 16, 30-34. Retrieved from http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1064118.pdf

Wolbers, K. & Miller, J. (2008). Adapted for deaf students, “Morning Message” helps build writing skills. Odyssey, 9(1), 42-45. Retrieved from http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ903169.pdf

Articles Featuring Research

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Sproles, C. (2014, fall/winter). Learning in silence. Quest: Research, Scholarship,

Creative Activity, 6(2), 14-16. Retrieved from http://quest.utk.edu/2014/learning-in-silence/

A strategic and interactive approach. (2014). International Innovation (ISSN 2054-6254),

144, 51-53. Retrieved from http://digimag.internationalinnovation.com//launch.aspx?eid=8d5d2875-3104-4c2e-b192-e289b710bb59&pnum=53

Sproles, C. (2014). Learning in silence. Accolades: The Magazine for the University of

Tennessee’s College of Education, Health & Human Sciences, 22-25. Retrieved from http://accolades.utk.edu/

Submitted for Publication Skerrit, P., Davis, J. & Wolbers, K. (Submitted, April 2016). Sociolinguistic

considerations for interpreting in Trinidad and Tobago Sign Language contexts. In B. Braithwaite-Best & A. Lamb-Sterling (Eds.), Signed Languages in the Caribbean.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Holton, K., Weir, J., & Alsabei, A. (Submitted, Sept 2017). The

relationship between elementary deaf and hard of hearing students’ writing performance and writing motivation. Submitted to American Annals of the Deaf.

Funded Grants and Contracts (to date $7,675,227) Funded and In Progress Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Graham, S., & Allen, T. (August 1, 2017 – July 31, 2021). An

efficacy study of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI): Teacher development and student outcomes. Funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), CFDA 84.324A, $3,298,243, R324A170086.

Wolbers, K. (August 1, 2017 – July 31, 2018). Subcontract with Salus University/ PI

Smith, B. National Leadership Consortium in Sensory Disabilities. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), CFDA 84.325H, subcontract $192,501, H325H140002.

Smith, D. & Wolbers, K. (January 2014 – December 2018). Tennessee EDucation of the

DEaf: Personnel Preparation Project. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, CFDA 84.325K, $1,250,000, H325K130223.

Pending

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Smith, D., Wolbers, K., LaCava, C. & Shahan, C. (Pending). Tennessee Educational Interpreting and Deaf Education. Submitted to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, CFDA 84.325K, $1,119,720.

Completed Wolbers, K. (August 1, 2016 – July 31, 2017). Subcontract with Salus University/ PI

Smith, B. National Leadership Consortium in Sensory Disabilities. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), CFDA 84.325H, subcontract $217,890, H325H140002.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., & Graham, S. (August 1, 2012 – July 31, 2016). Development of

Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI) for deaf and hard of hearing students. Funded by Institute of Education Sciences (IES), CFDA 84.324A, $1,156,576, R324A120085.

Wolbers, K. (August 1, 2015 – July 31, 2016). Subcontract with Salus University/ PI

Smith, B. National Leadership Consortium in Sensory Disabilities. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), CFDA 84.325H, subcontract $143,680, H325H140002.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Stephenson, B. & Bowden, H. (January 2014 – December 2014).

SIWI gets to the Core! Reading and writing in the content areas. Funded by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC), $75,000.

Wolbers, K. & Dunn, P. (August 2008 – July 2013). Rehabilitation counselor

education—Deafness focus grant. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, $500,000.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Stephenson, B. & Bowden, H. (January 2012 – December 2012).

Write On! Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction. Funded by Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC), $75,000.

Wolbers, K. & Stephenson, B. (January 2012 – June 2012). Strategic and Interactive

Writing Instruction professional development. Contract with West Tennessee School for the Deaf (WTSD), $6618.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. & Stephenson, B. (January 2010 – December 2011). Strategic

and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI): A Two-year focus on the language and literacy development of deaf and linguistically diverse students. Funded by Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC), $167,000.

Wolbers, K. (January 2010 – May 2010). Development of SIWI grant proposal. Funded

by Korn Learning Assessment, and Social Skills (KLASS) Center, University of Tennessee, $4,000.

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Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. & Stephenson, B. (January 2009 – December 2009). Evidence-based language and literacy interventions for the deaf and language delayed. Funded by Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC), $75,000.

Woolsey, L., Wolbers, K. & Stephenson, B. (January 2008 – December 2008). A visual

phonics program for deaf education professionals: Examining teacher knowledge of reading and the associated student outcomes. Funded by Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC), $68,896.

Miske, S., Peters, S., Prouty, D., Johnstone, C., Wolbers, K. & Trotman, A. (January

2007- March 2008). Support for a seamless education system in Trinidad and Tobago: Study of inclusive education from early childhood care and education to secondary education. Funded by Inter American Development Bank, $196,000.

Juzwik, M., Pu, J., Wolbers, K. & Curcic, L. (2006). L2 writing research. Funded by the

Literacy Achievement Research Center, College of Education, Michigan State University, $6,000.

Not Funded Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Graham, S. & Allen, T. (submitted August 2015). A replication

study of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI). Submitted to Institute of Education Sciences (IES), $3,350,771.

Dostal, H. & Wolbers, K. (submitted April 2014). Reading and Writing in the Content

Areas. Submitted to the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, $183,540. Research or Creative Accomplishments Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. & Graham, S. (2014). Strategic and Interactive Writing

Instruction curriculum and instructional materials, grades 3-5. Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. & Graham, S. (2014). Strategic and Interactive Writing

Instruction website. https://centerondeafness.utk.edu/strategic-interactive-writing-instruction/ New website currently under construction (2018)!

Presentations Invited Speaker Wolbers, K. & Kilpatrick, J. (2017, February). Supporting Teachers to Strengthen

Writing Instruction to Improve Outcomes for Students. Invited session for the strand titled Results from Rigorous Research Focused on Improving Outcomes for Students with Disabilities across Elementary and Middle School: Highlights from projects funded by the National Center for Special Education Research. Research presented at the CEC Annual Convention and Expo, Tampa, FL.

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Wolbers, K. (2012, February). Directions in Language and Literacy Research. Invited

speaker on bilingual eduation SIG panel along with M. Kuntze, A. Hile, & C. Enns at the meeting of ACE-D/HH, Jacksonville, Florida.

Wolbers, K. (2009, April). Writing interventions for the deaf and language delayed.

Research presented at the CEC Annual Convention and Expo, Seattle, WA. Wolbers, K. (2007, October). Shared writing. Research presented at the meeting of the

TSD-PTCA Statewide Conference, Nashville, TN. National and International Presentations Wolbers, K. & Dostal, H. (2018, July). Implicit and explicit bilingual approaches in

writing instruction with deaf students. Research presented at the meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Brighton, UK.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Allen, T. & Kilpatrick, J. (2018, February). Strategic and

Interactive Writing Instruction: From Development & Innovation to Efficacy & Replication. Research presented at the meeting of the Association of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Tucson, Arizona.

Wolbers, K. & Dostal, H. (2017, June). A focus on L1 linguistic competence and

metalinguistic awareness during writing instruction. Research presented at the meeting of the International Association for Research in L1 Education (ARLE), Tallinn, Estonia.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Kilpatrick, J., Graham, S., Branum-Martin, L. (2017, February).

An experimental study of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction in grades 3-5. Research presented at the meeting of the International Conference on Writing Research: Writing Research Across Borders IV, Bogota, Colombia.

Dostal, H., Wolbers, K. & Kilpatrick, J. (2017, February). The language zone in Strategic

and Interactive Writing Instruction. Research presented at the meeting of the International Conference on Writing Research: Writing Research Across Borders IV, Bogota, Colombia.

Kilpatrick, J., Dostal, H. & Wolbers, K. (2017, February). Is it teacher-centered or

student-centered? A discourse analysis of interactive writing. Research presented at the meeting of the, San Antonio, Texas.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. Weir, J., Holton, K. & Alsabei, A. (2017, February). The

relationship between elementary d/hh students’ writing performance and writing motivation. Research presented at the meeting of the Association of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, San Antonio, Texas.

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Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Graham, S., Branum-Martin, L., Kilpatrick, J. & Saulsburry, R. (2016, December). An efficacy study of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction in grades 3-5. Research presented at Literacy Research Association, Nashville, Tennessee.

Kilpatrick, J., Wolbers, K. & Dostal, H. (2016, July). Using experiential metafunction

analysis: The development of a written language assessment for deaf and hard of hearing students. Research presented at the International Systemic Functional Linguistics Congress, Bandung, Indonesia.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. Kilpatrick, J., Graham, S. & Branum-Martin, L. (2016,

February). An efficacy study of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI) in grades 3-5. Research presented at the Association of College Educators – Deaf and Hard of Hearing, New York.

Dostal, H. & Wolbers, K. (2015, December). Examining student writing proficiencies

across genres: Results of an intervention study. Research presented at Literacy Research Association, Carlsbad, California.

Kilpatrick, J., Dostal, H. & Wolbers, K. (2015, December). Co-construction of text: A

discourse analysis of interactive writing. Research presented at Literacy Research Association, Carlsbad, California.

Kuntze, L., Golos, D., Wolbers, K., O’Brien, C., & Smith, D. (2015, July). Sociocultural

approach to language learning. Symposium at the meeting of the International Congress on the Education of the Deaf, Athens, Greece.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Graham, S., Kilpatrick, J., & Saulsburry, R. (2015, July). The

language zone in Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction. Research presented at the meeting of the International Congress on the Education of the Deaf, Athens, Greece.

Dostal, H., Graham, S.C. & Wolbers, K. (2015, April). A description of ASL features in

writing. Research presented at the meeting of American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Kilpatrick, J. & Wolbers, K. (2015, March). A different approach: Using systemic

functional grammar to explore the written language development of deaf students. Research presented at the meeting of the American Association for Applied Linguistics, Toronto, Ontario.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. Saulsburry, R. & Kilpatrick, J. (2015, February). Strategic and

Interactive Writing Instruction for Grades 3-5: Development, Implementation & Reflections. Research presented at the meeting of the Association of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, St. Louis, Missouri.

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Smith, D. & Wolbers, K. (2015, February). Deaf education and the higher ed hunger games: Innovation and collaboration in times of competition for declining resources. Research presented at the meeting of the Association of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, St. Louis, Missouri.

Dostal, H., Wolbers, K., Kilpatrick, J., & Saulsburry, R. (2014, December). The Use of

Digital Tools During Writing Instruction: An exploration of teacher use after professional development. Research presented at the meeting of the Literacy Research Association, Marco Island, Florida.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Saulsburry, R. & Ward, S. (2014, November). Development of

writing in the content area survey for teachers of the deaf. Research presented at the meeting of Symposium on Second Language Writing, Tempe, Arizona.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Graham, S., Kilpatrick, J. & Saulsburry, R. (2014, April). A

functional language analysis of deaf students’ writing: Implications for instruction. Research presented at the meeting of the International Systemic Functional Linguistics Congress, Mendoza, Argentina.

Dostal, H. & Wolbers, K. (2014, April). Writing across genres. Research presented at the

meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Graham, S., Kilpatrick, J. & Saulsburry, R. (2014, March). A

functional language analysis of deaf students’ writing: Implications for instruction. Research presented at the meeting of the American Association for Applied Linguistics, Portland, OR.

Kilpatrick, J., Saulsburry, R., Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., & Graham, S. (2014, February).

Exploring connections between professional development and the integration of digital tools during writing instruction. Research presented at the meeting of the Association of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Washington, D.C.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Graham, S., Kilpatrick, J. & Saulsburry, R. (2014, February).

Linguistically diverse writers and development with type of writing. Research presented at the meeting of the International Conference on Writing Research: Writing Research Across Borders III, Paris.

Smith, D., Davis, J. & Wolbers, K. (2014, January). Quest for academic acceptance of

American Sign Language (ASL) as a modern or second language. Research presented at the meeting of the Modern Language Association (MLA), Chicago, IL.

Davis, J., Wolbers, K. & Skerrit, P. (2014, January). Teaching and interpreting in

Trinidad and Tobago Sign Language (TTSL) Contexts: Charting a course in true

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collaboration. Research presented at the meeting of the Modern Language Association (MLA), Chicago, IL.

Bowers, L., Dostal, H., McCarthy, J., Schwarz, I. & Wolbers, K. (2013, December). An

examination of the spelling skills of middle school students. Research presented at the meeting of Literacy Research Association (LRA), Dallas, TX.

McAfee, D., Cordova, V., Wolbers, K. & Dostal, H. (2013, June). Write On! Using

Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction with Elementary Students. Research presented at the Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf (CAID), Rochester, NY.

Dostal, H. & Wolbers, K. (2013, May). Developing writing and language skills of deaf

and hard of hearing students: A simultaneous approach. Research presented at the meeting of American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA.

Stephenson, B., Dostal, H. & Wolbers, K. (2013, February). Year 3: Impact of

professional development on classroom implementation of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI). Research presented at the meeting of ACE-D/HH, Santa Fe, NM.

Dostal, H., Wolbers, K., Saulsburry, R., Kilpatrick, J., McGrath, M. & McCormick, C.

(2013, February). An examination of third through fifth grade students’ word- and sentence-level writing skill development. Research presented at the meeting of ACE-D/HH, Santa Fe, NM.

Davis, J., Wolbers, K, Skerrit, P & Ford, F. (2012, October). Sign language interpreting

in Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies. Research presented at the Conference of Interpreter Trainers, Charlotte, NC.

Wolbers, K., Graham, S.C., Dostal, H. & Bowers, L. (2012, April). Code-blending trends

among Deaf L2 writers. Research presented at the meeting of Deaf Studies Today! 2012, Orem, Utah.

Graham, S.C. Dostal, H. & Wolbers, K. (2012, April). Describing Urban Birds:

Developing the Scientific Communication Skills of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students. Research presented at the meeting of American Educational Research Association (AERA), Vancouver, BC

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Bowers, L., & Graham, S.C. (2012, February). The impact of

SIWI on ASL features and nonsensical phrases in writing. Research presented at the meeting of ACE-D/HH, Jacksonville, Florida.

Stephenson, B., Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. & Skerrit, P. (2012, February). Year 2: Impact

of professional development training on classroom implementation of SIWI

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(Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction). Research presented at the meeting of ACE-D/HH, Jacksonville, Florida.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Bowers, L., & Graham, S.C. (2011, December). Using Strategic

and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI) with linguistically diverse deaf students: An analysis of perfect and flawed grammar. Research presented at the meeting of Literacy Research Association (LRA), Jacksonville, Florida.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Bowers, L. & Graham, S.C. (2011, February). Tracking

language usage among linguistically diverse writers. Research presented at the meeting of Writing Research Across Borders, Washington, DC.

Stephenson, B., Dostal, H. & Wolbers, K. (2011, February). Impact of professional

development on classroom implementation of SIWI. Research presented at the meeting of ACE-D/HH, Fort Worth, Texas.

Smith, K. & Wolbers, K. (2011, February). Effects of language intervention versus

traditional interpretation for a deaf child with severe language delay. Research presented at the meeting of ACE-D/HH, Fort Worth, Texas.

Wolbers, K. A., Dostal, H. M., Bowers, L. M., & Graham, S.C. (2010, December).

Presence of L1 features in second language writing and the impact of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI). Research presented at the annual meeting of the Literacy Research Association (LRA), formerly known as the National Reading Conference (NRC), Fort Worth, Texas.

Troia, G. A., Wolbers, K. A., Shankland, R. K., & Harbaugh, A. G. (2010, August).

Relationships between writing motivation, activity, and achievement. Presentation given at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. & Bowers, L. (2010, July). The unintended effects of Strategic

and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI). Research presented at the meeting of ICED, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Bowers, L. & Van Meter, L. (2010, February). Fire your moon!

An examination of written language outcomes throughout one year of Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI). Research presented at the meeting of ACE-D/HH, Lexington, Kentucky.

Wolbers, K. & Dostal, H. (2009, December). Interactions that Mediate Language and

Literacy Learning. Research presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Wolbers, K. & Dostal, H. (2009, March). The literacy practices, reflections, narratives and recommendations of deaf adults: Implications for teachers. Research presented at the meeting of ACE-D/HH, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Stephenson, B., Wolbers, K. & Woolsey, L. (2009, March). Visual Phonics: What is the

impact on reading? Research presented at the meeting of ACE-D/HH, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Wolbers, K. (2008, December). Contextualizing grammar instruction for L2 writers.

Research presented at the meeting of the National Reading Conference, Orlando, Florida.

Curcic, S. & Wolbers, K. (2008, December). Developing bilingual writers: A research

synthesis. Research presented at the meeting of the National Reading Conference, Orlando, Florida.

Troia, G.A., Shankland, R., Wolbers, K. & Harbaugh, A.G. (2008, February).

Relationships between writing motivation, writing activity, and writing achievement. Research presented at the meeting of the Writing Research Across Borders Conference, Santa Barbara, California.

Troia, G. A., Shankland, R. K., Wolbers, K. A., Lawrence, A. M., & Harbaugh, A. G.

(2008, February). Relationships between writing motivation, writing activity, and writing achievement. Panel presentation given at the annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA.

Wolbers, K. (2007, November). Metalinguistic knowledge building as one component of

writing instruction for deaf adolescents. Research presented at the meeting of the National Reading Conference, Austin, Texas.

Shankland, R., Wolbers, K. & Englert, C.S. (2007, November). Teacher learning of

interactive pedagogical practices. Research presented at the meeting of the National Reading Conference, Austin, Texas.

Wolbers, K. (2007, July). Supporting the linguistic growth of deaf children through

parent and child interactions. Research presented at the CASP-DISES South American Special Education Forum, Lima, Peru.

Wolbers, K. (2007, February). Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI):

Apprenticing deaf students in the construction of informative text. Research presented at the meeting of ACE-D/HH, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Wolbers, K. (2006, November). Guided, balanced and interactive writing in a

multilingual setting: Improving the writing skills of deaf students. Research presented at the meeting of the National Reading Conference, Los Angeles, California.

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Wolbers, K., Curcic, S. & Pu, J. (2006, June). Multilingual and L2 writing prior to

college: A research synthesis. Research presented at the symposium on Second Language Writing, West Lafayette, Indiana.

Wolbers, K. & Dimling, L. (2006, May). Educational interpreting and issues of

accessibility for a deaf student: The tension between responsiveness and impartiality. Research presented at the meeting of the 6th Second City Conference on Disability Studies in Education, East Lansing, Michigan.

Wolbers, K. (2006, February). Using an interactive writing activity to improve the higher

level and lower level writing skills of deaf students. Research presented at the meeting of ACE-D/HH, Denver, Colorado.

Wolbers, K. & Dimling, L. (2006, February). Affordances and shortcomings of parallel

and divergent interpreting: An educational interpreter’s spontaneous decisions to modify classroom discourse. Research presented at the meeting of ACE-D/HH, Denver, Colorado.

Wolbers, K., (2005, May). Instructionally responsive teachers of the deaf: An interactive

writing activity. Research presented at the meeting of the 5th Second City Conference on Disability Studies in Education, New York City.

Peters, S., Wolbers, K., Burgener, J. & Shankland, R. (2005, April). An exploratory study

of reading in urban and suburban middle school settings. Research presented at the meeting of AERA, Montreal, Quebec.

Wolbers, K. & Dimling, L. (2005, February). The mediation of classroom discourse by

an educational interpreter. Research presented at the meeting of ACE-D/HH, Banff, Canada.

Juzwik, M., Curcic, S., Wolbers, K., Moxley, K., Dimling, L. & Shankland, R. (2005,

February). Mapping research on writing. Respondent: George Hillocks, University of Chicago. Paper presented at the meeting of Writing Research in the Making, Santa Barbara, CA.

Wolbers, K. (2004, October). An integrative approach to lifelong learning of the deaf:

Implications for teacher preparation programs and sign-based school programs. Paper presented at the 12th World Congress on Comparative Education, Havana, Cuba.

Wolbers, K. (2004, February). A macro-level systems analysis of the commission’s report

on excellence in special education. Paper presented at the meeting of the 4th Second City Conference on Disability Studies in Education, Ruston, LA.

Regional Presentations

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Weir, J., Dostal, H., Kilpatrick, J & Wolbers, K. (2017, April). Tracing the emergence of

vocabulary and language structures through a discourse analysis of interactive writing with deaf and hard of hearing elementary students. Research presented at the annual meeting of the University of Connecticut Language Fest, Storrs, Connecticut.

Dostal, H., Wolbers, K., McGaughey, S. (2014, October). Strategic and Interactive

Writing Instruction. Presentation at Connecticut Reading Association’s annual conference, Cromwell, CT.

Dostal, H. & Wolbers, K. (2014, April). Writing Across Genres. Research presented at

the annual meeting of the University of Connecticut Language Fest, Storrs, Connecticut.

Swaney, M. & Wolbers, K. (2014, October). Empowering consumers through online

education. Research presented at the Southeastern Regional Institute on Deafness (SERID), Charlotte, NC.

Dostal, H. & Wolbers, K. (2014, April). Writing across genres. Research presented at

the annual meeting of the University of Connecticut Language Fest, Storrs, Connecticut.

Troia, G., Shankland, R., Lawrence, A. & Wolbers, K. (2007, October). Relationships

between writing motivation, writing activity and writing achievement: Insights into motivating all writers. Session presented at the LARC conference entitled, Writing research we have and writing research we need, E. Lansing, MI.

Wolbers, K., Curcic, S., Pu, J. & Juzwik, M. (2006, October). An overview of language

learners, research areas, and methods in bilingual writing, prek-12. Session presented at the LARC conference entitled, Improving Michigan’s literacy achievement: Where do we go from here? E. Lansing, MI.

Curcic, S., Pu, J., Wolbers, K. & Juzwik, M. (2006, October). What have we learned over

15 years of research on bilingual writing, P-12? Research presented at the meeting of the Michigan Association of Teacher Educators, Bay City, Michigan.

Wolbers, K. (2004, December). Using Morning Message with deaf students:

Conversation about writing. Session presented at the Sociocultural Literacy Research Colloquium, E. Lansing, MI.

Wolbers, K. & Dimling, L. (2004, November). Creating literacy partnerships. Session

presented at Academy 2004, Lansing, MI. Wolbers, K. with the Deaf Education Interns (2004, November). Working with an

educational interpreter: Who is this adult in my classroom? Presentation at the General Education Intern Inclusion Conference, E.Lansing, MI.

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Wolbers, K. & Melzo, P. (2002, March). Working with students who have hearing loss.

Session presented at the meeting of Michigan Association of Middle School Educators, Lake Orion, MI.

Consulting 2013 Wolbers, K. US Embassy, Deaf

Empowerment Organization of Trinidad & Tobago (DEOTT) & GDC

Expanding access to health care for deaf/ hard of hearing in Trinidad & Tobago

2012 Wolbers, K. & Stephenson, B.

West Tennessee School for the Deaf (WTSD)

Four-part SIWI professional development sequence

2010-2011

Wolbers, K. & Davis, J.

Trinidad & Tobago Association of Interpreters for the Deaf (TTAID)

Evaluation and training of active sign language interpreters in Trinidad and Tobago

2008 Wolbers, K.

Global Deaf Connection (GDC)

Analyze and report Cycle for Success data from Kenya study.

2005 Wolbers, K. & Dimling, L.

Michigan Department of Education—OSE/EIS

Compilation of deaf education literacy research. Provide annotated bibliography and major findings.

Service Institutional Service 2018-Present Co-Undergraduate Studies Director, Theory and Practice in Teacher

Education 2015-Present Admission Board Co-Chair, Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Program 2007-Present Instructional Team Leader, ASL, Education of the Deaf and Hard of

Hearing, and Educational Interpreting Programs 2007-Present Program Coordinator, Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 2007-Present Member, Linguistics Committee 2018 Co-Chair, Search Committee for Clinical Assistant Professor in ASL

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2017 Chair, Search Committee for Clinical Assistant Professor in Deaf

Education 2013-2016 College Undergraduate Curriculum Review Committee 2012 Member, Lecturer Promotion and Review Committee 2011 Member, Search Committee for Center on Deafness Director 2010 Member, Search Committee for College of Education, Health & Human

Sciences Coordinator II position (grants & contracts) 2006 Coordinator and meeting facilitator, Special Education Research Group

(SERG) 2006 Member, Teaching Excellence Awards Committee, Michigan State

University, reviewed graduate student and faculty nominations Disciplinary Service 2016-2017 Program Chair, Research on the Education of Deaf Persons SIG of

American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2016 Guest Reviewer, Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities 2015-2016 Guest Reviewer, Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education 2015-2016 Program Chair Elect, Research on the Education of Deaf Persons SIG of

American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2015 Guest Reviewer, Journal of Educational Psychology 2014 Guest Reviewer, Topics in Language Disorders 2014 Guest Reviewer, Society for Caribbean Linguistics 2011-2014 Field Council Representative for Tennessee, Literacy Research

Association (LRA) 2011 Guest Reviewer, Remedial and Special Education 2007-2010 Member, LRA Publications Committee 2009 Session Chair, “Readers and Learners with Special Needs.” Literacy

Research Association, Albuquerque, NM.

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2008 Guest Reviewer, International Journal of Applied Linguistics 2006 Guest Reviewer, Journal of Teacher Education 2005 Member, Literacy Research Association Steering Committee, planned for

2005 teachers’ conference and 2006 conference, developed training manual for area co-chairs

2005 Member, Disability Studies in Education (DSE) Steering Committee

Member, planned for 2006 DSE conference, designed conference website at http://edr1.educ.msu.edu/DSEConf

2005 Reviewer, DSE conference proposals Professional Service & Outreach 2016 Invited Participant in the Diversity in Deaf Education Conference (Oct. 6-

9), hosted by Woodcock Institute for the Advancement of Neurocognitive Research and Applied Practice, Texas Woman’s University.

2015-16 Invited Lecturer on Writing Instruction (Fall 2015, Spring 2016, & Fall

2016), Deaf and Hard of Hearing Literacy Workshop Series, Arizona State University.

2013-16 University Contact, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Consortia for Teacher

Preparation, Michigan Department of Education, http://www.mictp.org/deaf-hard-hearing

2015 Invited Expert on Writing Instruction (Feb 23-27), Ask the Expert forum,

Missouri Deaf Educator Community of Practice. 2014 Invited Presenter, Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI):

Overview and Summary Findings, University of Tulsa. 2014 Invited Expert on Reading, Language and Writing Instruction (Jan 20-26),

Ask the Expert forum, Missouri Deaf Educator Community of Practice. 2013 Invited Presenter, Impact of Professional Development on Teacher

Knowledge and Classroom Implementation, Language & Literacy Focus Group, Georgia State University

2013 Invited Presenter, Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI):

Summary Findings and Future Investigations, Language & Literacy Focus Group, Georgia State University

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2012 Guest Lecturer, SED 435 Language Arts for Exceptional Individuals, Southern Connecticut State University

2007 Invited Presenter, write, Write, WRITE, Tennessee School for the Deaf. 2006 Deaf Education Cyber Mentor, mentored Mollie Gaffney, elementary

education/ deaf education major, Bloomsburg University 2005 Deaf Education Cyber Mentor, mentored Jill Peacock, speech pathologist

major, Valdosta State University In-services or Teacher Professional Development Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. & Kilpatrick, J. (2018, June). Strategic and Interactive Writing

Instruction (SIWI), grades 3-6. Week-long professional development for first year efficacy study teachers.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. & Kilpatrick, J. (2017, July). Strategic and Interactive Writing

Instruction (SIWI), grades 3-6. Week-long professional development for second year efficacy study teachers.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. & Graham, S. (2015, 2014, June/July). Strategic and Interactive

Writing Instruction, grades 3-5. Week-long professional development for IES pilot study teachers.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Stephenson, B. & Bowden, H. (2014, July). SIWI gets to the

core: Reading and writing in the content areas. Week-long professional development for middle and secondary content teachers of the deaf in Tennessee.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. & Graham, S. (2014, January). SIWI: Metalinguistic knowledge

& implicit competence. Two-day professional development for IES feasibility study teachers.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. & Graham, S. (2013, June). Interactive instruction in SIWI &

technology. Week-long professional development for IES feasibility study teachers.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. & Graham, S. (2013, January). Strategy instruction in SIWI &

goal setting. Two-day professional development for IES feasibility study teachers. Wolbers, K. & Stephenson, B. (2012, January - June). Strategic and Interactive Writing

Instruction. A four-part professional development sequence for teachers at West Tennessee School for the Deaf in 1st or 2nd year of SIWI training.

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Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. & Stephenson, B. (2012, July). SIWI Mentor Workshop. Week-long professional development for Tennessee teachers of the deaf in 3rd year of SIWI training, Knoxville, TN.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. & Stephenson, B. (2012, 2011, 2010, July). See We Can Do It

language and literacy workshop II. Week-long professional development for Tennessee teachers of the deaf in 2nd year of SIWI training, Knoxville, TN.

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H. & Stephenson, B. (2012, 2011, 2010 & 2009, July). On the Edge

language and literacy workshop I. Week-long professional development for Tennessee teachers of the deaf in 1st year of SIWI training, Knoxville, TN.

Wolbers, K., Garrett, E., & Ndiaye, F. (2008, May). Literacy and deaf students:

Instructional approaches that make a difference. Professional development session for staff at Cascade School for the Deaf, Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Wolbers, K. (2007, November). Write, write, write. Professional development session for

staff at Tennessee School for the Deaf, Knoxville, TN. Woolsey, L., Wolbers, K. & Stephenson, B. (2007, July). A visual phonics program for

deaf education professionals: Examining teacher knowledge of reading and the associated student outcomes. Professional development sessions for 62 deaf education professionals in Knoxville, Nashville, and Memphis.

Wolbers, K. (2004, April). Utilizing all possible tools with deaf children: Developing

English constructions in writing. One-day teacher workshop, Oakland, MI. Wolbers, K. (2004, January). Deafness and sign language. Foster grandparent and senior

companion volunteers, St. Louis, MI. Wolbers, K. & Melzo, P. (2001, December). Communicating with deaf and hard of

hearing students: Emergency training for van and bus drivers. One-day training session, Shepherd, MI.

Wolbers, K., Melzo, P., Sinko, L., White, K. (2001, August). Inclusion strategies. In-

service for teachers and building staff, St. Louis, MI. Professional Training & Certificates 2018 CED Program Accreditation 2016/2017 ASL-English Bilingual Education Training 2014 Reading to Learn Course – D. Rose & C. Acevedo 2013 Structural Analysis of Written Language (SAWL) Training – A. White 2012 ASL-English Bimodal Bilingual Education Seminar 2010 CED Program Accreditation 2009 Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI) Training 2007/2008 Visual Phonics Training

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2007 RID Certificate of Interpretation 2005 RID Certificate of Transliteration 2003 Fitzgerald Key Training Awards 2014 Recipient of Chancellor’s Honor Award, Professional Promise in Research

and Creative Achievement Award 2013 Recipient of TPTE Department Research & Scholarship Award 2013 Nomination for Chancellor’s Award, Professional Promise in Research

and Creative Achievement Award 2011 Nomination for Chancellor’s Award, Professional Promise in Research

and Creative Achievement Award 2009 Received SLPI-ASL rating range of Advanced Plus to Superior Plus 2009 Nomination for TPTE Department Research & Scholarship Award 2008 Recipient of Scholarly & Research Incentive Funds, funding for summer

GRA, UTK Office of Research & Engagement 2004-2007 Disability and Diversity Scholars Program. Fellowship recipient ($40,000,

plus tuition, travel support and research support). 2006 David S. Evans Memorial Scholarship. College of Education, Michigan

State University. Scholarship recipient ($1,000). Professional Memberships American Educational Research Association (AERA), Research on the Education of Deaf

Persons SIG & Writing and Literacies SIG Association of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACE-D/HH) European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), Writing SIG International Association for the Improvement of Mother Tongue Education (IAIMTE) Literacy Research Association, previously National Reading Conference (LRA) Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Post-Secondary Instruction and Supervision EDDE 591 (4) Clinical Studies

Application and evaluation of professional core competencies.

University of Tennessee

EDDE 574 (2) Analysis of Teaching for Professional Development

Strategies to document and analyze effectiveness of teaching.

University of Tennessee

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EDDE 416 (3) Language Development of the Deaf/ Hard of Hearing II

Assessment and instruction of expressive, receptive & written language.

University of Tennessee

EDDE 529 (3) Teaching Reading & Writing to the Deaf/ Hard of Hearing

Specific literacy methods necessary to teach the prelingually deaf/ hard of hearing student.

University of Tennessee

EDDE 415 (3) Language Development of the Deaf/ Hard of Hearing I

Language problems of the deaf and hard of hearing contrasted with scope and sequence of hearing language development.

University of Tennessee

EDDE 410 (3) Practicum with the Deaf/ Hard of Hearing AL 201 (2) Writing Tutorial

Supervised practicum with deaf and hard of hearing students. Classroom management strategies. Development of writing skills involved in learning and thinking about academic, complex texts.

University of Tennessee Michigan State University

CEP 240 (3) Diverse Learners in Multicultural Perspective

Communicative, linguistic, physical, sensory, behavioral, affective, and cognitive differences in learning in multicultural classrooms.

Michigan State University

CEP 804C (3) Reflection and Inquiry in Teaching Special Education II: Deaf Education

Designing and assessing studies of teaching practice in academic subject learning related to students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.

Michigan State University

CEP 890 (3) Instructional Responsiveness: Writing and Students with Hearing Loss.

Using socio-cultural and dialogic approaches in writing instruction and assessment. Online course.

Michigan State University

Field Supervisor Supervised BA and MA deaf education interns in their year-long internship placements.

Michigan State University

Sign 160 (3) Orientation to Deafness

Historical, psychological, educational and sociological perspectives.

Lansing Community College

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Sign 163 (3) American Sign Language III

ASL sequential course. Lansing Community College

Advising of Graduate Student Research, successfully defended Doctoral Dissertations, Chair

Rachel Saulsburry (2016), PhD Literacy Studies & ESL SIWI in an Itinerant Teaching Setting: Contextual Factors Impacting Instruction

Paulson Skerrit (2015), PhD Literacy Studies Practices and Routines in SIWI Lessons that Develop Skills in Reading Jennifer Kilpatrick (2015), PhD Literacy Studies

Developing a Written Language Inventory for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students: A Systemic Functional Grammar Approach

Hannah Dostal (2011, co-chair with Dr. McGill-Franzen), PhD Literacy Studies Developing Students’ First Language through a Second Language Writing Intervention: A Simultaneous Approach

Doctoral Dissertations, Committee Member or External Reviewer James Undalok (2016), PhD Educational Planning and Management at Mindanao

University of Science and Technology, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines Educational Approaches and Implications to the Education of the Deaf in Region X

Lisa Bowers (2012), PhD Audiology and Speech Pathology Improving Literacy Through Instruction and Community Experiences: The Effect of a Summer Program on Literacy Outcomes of Students from Low SES Homes

Shannon Graham (2012), PhD Science Education Deaf Education Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of Scientific Inquiry and Teaching Science to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

Steve Farmer (2011), EdD Educational Administration Teacher Morale: Perceptions of Deaf/ Hard of Hearing Teachers and Hearing Teachers in Residential Schools for the Deaf

Jennifer Jordan (2009), PhD Literacy Studies Beyond Sharing the Pen: Dialogue in the Context of Interactive Writing

Education Specialist Problems in Lieu of Thesis, Chair Joel Runnels (2017), EdS Special Education, Deaf Education, and Interpreter Education Dr. Andrew Foster’s Story

Master’s Thesis, Chair Michelle Swaney (2015), MS Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing American Sign Language Curriculum and Materials

Heather Lawson (2012), MS Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Impact of Interpreters Filling Multiple Roles in Mainstream Classrooms on Communication Access for Deaf Students

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Glennise Schlinger (2012), MA Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Identity Development of Deaf Ethnic Minorities

Master’s Practice-Based Research Review, Chair or Member Julia DeGreen (2018) Victoria Baker (2017) Taylor Boothe (2017) Jennelle Farnum (2017) Katlyn McMillan (2017) Erica Phillips (2017) Tracie Stalvey (2017) Beth Anne Wilson (2017) Emily Cabage (2016) Calvin Farley (2016) Jordan Griffin (2016) Samantha Hardin (2016) Kelsey Holton (2016) Brittany Risin (2016) Jessica Paschal (2016) Amanda Stokes (2016) Amanda Burnside (2015) Mallory Clark (2015) Brittany O’Quinn (2015) Ashley Paul (2015) Megan Pope (2015) Mary Claire Szukelewicz (2015) Lisa Tackett (2015) Barbara Brown (2014) Victoria Haggarty (2014) Emily Harmon (2014) Rebekah Harris (2014) Tonia Hensley (2014) Danyelle Johnson (2014) Mallory McGolrick (2014) Jordan Cooper (2013) Rachel Covert (2013) Charlotte Habenicht (2013) Cory McCormick (2013) Mary McGrath (2013) Sara Norby (2013) Brooke Ulrey (2013) Paige Wolkin (2013) Kati Zook (2013) Lauren Anderson (2012) Meredith Phelan (2012) Rachel Simmons (2012) Casey Young (2012)

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Jennifer Hodson (2011) Janna Rudolph (2011) Meghan Seay (2011) Paulson Skerrit (2011) Arneisha Bradley (2010) Sarah Canon (2010) Kelie Connor (2010) Sarah Hughes (2010) Kimberly Kirby (2010) Peter Masters (2010) Stephanie Moore (2010) Jessica Page (2010) Lauren Skellenger (2010) Lauren VanMeter (2010) Ashley Allis (2009)

Ashley Baloga (2009) Deana Brown (2009)

Javetta Dryer (2009) Erin Florence (2009) Edith Garrett (2009) Justine Hardin (2009) Sam Malichis (2009) Mikey Rickman (2009) Kristen Smith (2009)