Chen-Ya Juan 1

Chen-Ya Juan

University AddressHome Address

The University of Oklahoma
Zarrow Center for Learning Enrichment
840 Asp Ave., Room 111
Norman, OK 73019
Phone: 405.325.8951
e-mail: / 114 W. Constitution Street
Apt # G
Norman, OK 73072
Phone: 405.325.9748
Education

Doctoral Student in Special Education (expected Fall 2008)

University of Oklahoma, Norman

Areas of research and interest

  • Secondary transition
  • Student involvement in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process
  • Self-determination and self-advocacy skills
  • Impact of the disability dynamic on siblings and family members

M.Ed. in General Special Education, 1996

University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma.

  • Learning Disabilities
  • General Special Education

B.A. in Foreign Languages and Literatures, 1984

National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan R.O.C.

  • Major: German
  • American Literatures and English Literature

Credentials

Standard Taiwan Teaching Certificate in the areas ofSpecial Education: Secondary students with disabilities

Professional Employment

2007 – present: Graduate Assistant. Disability Resource Center. University of Oklahoma.

  • Assist in research projects involving disability studies for college students with disabilities.
  • Assist in providing accommodations for college students with documented disabilities.

2005 – present: Graduate Research Assistant. Zarrow Center for Learning Enrichment, University of Oklahoma, College of Education.

  • Assist in research projects involving disability self-awareness of secondary students
  • Design and conduct original research projects

2001 – 2005: Special Educator, Songshan High School of Agriculture and Industry, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.

  • Design and assist activities for parents and students with disabilities
  • Teach students with mild disabilities
  • Develop and implement IEPs
  • Supervise high school students with disabilities in practicum placements
  • Supervise paraprofessional and teaching assistants
  • Design and implement the school’s special education program for students with mild disabilities
  • Develop teaching materials for secondary students with mild disabilities
  • Design and assist vocational exhibition for secondary students with mild disabilities
  • Develop behavior plans for students with mild disabilities

1999 – 2001: Special Educator, Kaohsiung Municipal Nantz Special School, Kaohsiung, Taiwan R.O.C.

  • Teach students with moderate and severe/profound disabilities, multiple disabilities, and mental retardation
  • Develop and implement IEPs
  • Develop teaching materials for secondary students with moderate and severe/profound disabilities
  • Design an assistant technology for secondary students with severe/profound disabilities
  • Conduct an experimental research of integral curriculum

1998 – 1999: Special Educator, Taipei Chen-Da Junior High School, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.

  • Teach secondary students with mild and moderate disabilities, multiple disabilities, and mental retardation
  • Develop and implement IEPs

1996 – 1998: Special Educator, Taoyuan School of Special Education, Taoyuan, Taiwan R.O.C.

  • Teach secondary students with moderate and severe/profound disabilities, multiple disabilities, and mental retardation
  • Develop and implement IEPs
  • Develop a CAI program for secondary students with moderate and severe disabilities
  • Assist summer camps for secondary students with disabilities

Professional Awards and Honors

2007 – Sooner Heritage Scholarship

2007 –OU Graduate Scholarship

2006– Sooner Heritage Scholarship

2005 – International Student of the Month of Norman Lions Club

2004 – Visiting Scholar at OU’s Zarrow Center

2003 – Certificate of Outstanding Achievement for Mentoring Students with Mild Disabilities of Songshan High School of Agriculture and Industry

2003 – Certificate of Outstanding of Achievement for Counseling Students with Mild Disabilities of Songshan High School of Agriculture and Industry

2002 – Certificate of Outstanding Achievement for Mentoring Students with Mild Disabilities of Songshan High School of Agriculture and Industry

2002 – Certificate of Outstanding of Achievement for Counseling Students with Mild Disabilities of Songshan High School of Agriculture and Industry

2002 – Recognition for Outstanding Instructing Practicum Students: National Changhua University of Education

2001 – Certificate of Outstanding Achievement for Mentoring Students with Mild Disabilities of Songshan High School of Agriculture and Industry

Professional Associations

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

- Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT)

- Division of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners (DDEL)

Professional Services

Additional Specialized Training

2006-2007Partners in Policymaking (PIP), OKC, OK.

2006-2007Partners in Education Advocacy (PEA), OKC, OK.

  • Workshop Training

Chen. C., Witten, C., & Mays, B. (Oct., 2007). Transition essentials to prepare for adult life. Presentation at Sooner Success Workshop, Kingfisher, OK.

  • Facilitation

- May, 2007 National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC), Charlotte, NC.

- May, 2005 Oklahoma Transition Institute (OTI), OKC, OK.

  • Guest Review

- 2007 Journal of Postsecondary Education Disability (JPED)

- 2007 Career Development of Exceptional Individuals (CDEI)

  • Family Advocate and Consultant

- 2007 Parents who have an autism child in Edmond public school district: Inclusion, perception of secondary education. In process.

- 2007 Parents who have an autism child in Edmond public school district: Inclusion, IEP, translation, and related services.

- 2007 Parents who have an autism child in Norman public school district: Inclusion, IEP, and resource supports.

University Teaching Experience

Co-teach EDSP 4823-001 Transition & Self-Determination with Juan Portley, Fall, 2007

Co-teach EDSP 4823-001 Transition & Self-Determination with Dr. James Martin, Fall 2006

Grant

2007- Institution of Education Sciences (IES) Grant: Transition Success Assessment

Conference Presentations

Martin, J. E., Juan, C., Cathy Witten, C., & Cantley, P. (Sep., 2007). Transition essentials to prepare for adult life. Presentation at Oklahoma Parent Training and Information Center Conference, OKC, OK.

Martin, J. E., & Juan, C. (Oct., 2007). Transition success assessment: A new tool using postschool success predictors. Presentation at Division on Career Development & Transition (DCDT) Conference, Orlando, FL.

Juan, C., Goff, C., & Cantley, P. (June, 2007). College Students with Disabilities:
The Importance of Self-Determination. Presentation at Oklahoma Transition Institute, Norman, OK.

Shin, S., Juan, C., & Cho, H. (April, 2007). Applied behavior analysis (ABA) and positive behavior support (PBS): Are they different? Poster session at Council of Exceptional Children Conference, Louisville, KY.

Juan, C. (March, 2007). Requesting accommodations at OU for students with disabilities. Presentation at Big 12 Conference, OKC, OK.

Juan, C. (February, 2007). Teaching self-determination for secondary students with disabilities in the English class. Poster session at Oklahoma Federation of the Council for Exceptional Children, Norman, OK.

Wu, P., Juan, C., Roberts, C., El-Kazimi, N., Alhedad, N., & Lee, M. (Feburary, 2007). Special Education: What is going on around the world. Poster session at Oklahoma Federation of the Council for Exceptional Children, Norman, OK.

Juan, C. (June, 2006). Self-awareness for people with disabilities. Presentation at International Conference on Special Education, Hong-Kong.

Juan, C., & Vollmer, S. (February, 2006). Helping students with disabilities to create a more positive self-identity. Presentation atOklahoma Federation of the Council for Exceptional Children, Norman, OK.

Publications

Articles

Chauncey, G., & Juan, C. (2007). A disproportion of minority students with disabilities. Manuscript in preparation.

Juan, C., Chauncey, G., & Martin, J. E. (2007). A disability self-awareness framework. Manuscript in preparation.

Juan, C., Chavez, M. N., & Martin, J. E. (2007). The use of Take Action to increase knowledge of goal attainment skills for secondary students with learning disabilities. Manuscript in preparation.

Juan, C., Cantly, P., & Martin, J. E. (2007). Disability self-awareness of college students with disabilities – What we need to tell for high school students with disabilities. Manuscript in preparation.

Juan, C., &Wu, P. (2007). Challenges for immigrants who have a child with a disability in the United States. Manuscript in preparation.

Newsletter

Juan, C. (2003, Summer). One hen with fifteen biddies: Mentoring a special class. PTA Bulletin of Songshan High School of Agriculture and Industry, 2.

Reports

Juan, C. (2004). Transition from vocational special program for secondary students with mild disabilities. (OPEN Publication No. C09400636). Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C..

Juan, C., & Xiao, M. (2003). A practical training program of gardening for secondary students with disabilities. AGovernment of Education grant, Taiwan R.O.C.