Section Links

• Degrees
• Key Professional Appointments
• Activities & Honors
• Grants
• Selected Publications

Degrees

• 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--
• 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

• Caumpus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007-2009
• 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
• 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
• Nominee for 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, 2005-2009
• Chair of Committee, Membership Committee, Council for Exceptional Children, Teacher Education Division, 2005-2009
• 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 Rated 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, 2000-2007
• 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 Rated as Excellent by their Students, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988-2008

Grants

• Co-Principal Investigator, Preparing Leaders in Access by Design (PLAD), U.S. Department of Education, 2006
• Co-Principal Investigator, Teaching for Access to Standards and Curriculum - Project TASC, U.S. Department of Education, 2000

Selected Publications

• 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.
• Gallagher, P. A., Vail, C., Monda-Amaya, L. E. (in press). Student perceptions of collaboration: A content analysis of student journals. Teacher Education and Special Education.
• 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.