Roseanna Currey Davidson

VITA

Roseanna Currey Davidson

TexasTechUniversity

College of Education

Box 41071

Lubbock, Texas 79409-1071

Tel. No.: (806) 742-1997 ext. 246

Present Position

2004-2007Associate Professor:

Coordinator of Deafblind Education and

Coordinator of Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Primary Responsibilities

Coordinate personnel preparation programs in deafblind education and in education of the deaf and hard of hearing; conduct research; prepare grant applications; teach graduate courses in special education; serve on doctoral committees; supervise practicum students; provide workshops and consultation to the community; contribute to professional literature; secure funding for and manage day-to-day affairs of 3 externally funded projects.

Education

1988Ed.D.TexasTechUniversity

Major: Special Education with emphasis in Severe/Profound

Handicaps and Visual Impairments

Minor: Communication Disorders

1971M.S. in S.P.A.TexasTechUniversity

Major: Speech Pathology

Minor: Audiology

1969B.S.Ed.AbileneChristianUniversity, Abilene, Texas

Major: Speech and Hearing Therapy

Certificates

Texas Provisional Speech and Hearing Therapy (Life)

Early Childhood Handicapped Endorsement

Publications

Books

Griffin-Shirley, N., Davidson, R., Shaughnessy, M., Laman, E., & Lechtenberger,

D. A. (In Press). Strength-based planning for transitioning students with Sensory Impairments. New York: Linus.

Davidson, R.C.,Laman, E.,& Shaughnessy, M. (Eds.). (2006). Accessing the

general physical education curriculum for students with sensory deficits. New York: Nova.

Mason, C.,Davidson, R. C.( 2000).The national plan for training personnel to serve children with blindness and low vision.Reston, VA: The Council for Exceptional Children.

Chapters in Book

Laman, E. & Davidson, R. (In Press). Using strength-based planning for transitioning students with deafblindness. In N. Griffin-Shirley, R. Davidson, M. Shaughnessy, E. Laman, & D. Lechtenberger (Eds.) Strength-based planning for transitioning students with sensory impairments.

Griffin-Shirley, N., Ferrara, S. L., Davidson, R. C., Daniel, C., & Laman, E.(2006).Sensory impact on motor development.In R. Davidson, E.,Laman,M. Shaughnessy (Eds.)Accessing the generalphysical education curriculum for students with sensory deficits. New York: Nova.

Kelley, P.A., Sanspree, M. J., & Davidson, R. C.(2000). Vision impairment in children and youth.In Silverstone, B., Lang, M.A., Rosenthal, B.P., & Faye, E.E. (Eds.) The lighthouse handbook on vision impairment and vision rehabilitation.New York: OxfordUniversity Press.

Articles

Parker, A.T., Davidson, R.C., & Banda, D. (2007). Emerging evidence from

single- subject design studies in the field of deafblindedness.Journal of

VisualImpairments & Blindness, 101, 690-700.

McKenzie, A.E., & Davidson, R.C. (2007).Emergent literacy environments of

students who are deafblind: A case study.Journal of Visual Impairments & Blindness, 101, 720-725.

Laman, E., Shaughnessy, M., & Davidson, R. (2007). An interview with Don Meyers:

Siblings. Exceptional Parent, 37,(7), 42-46.

Swift, S. H., Davidson, R. C., & Weems, L. J. (in press). Cortical visual impairment in children:Presentation, intervention, and prognosis in educational settings. Teaching Exceptional Children.

Laman, E., Davidson, R., & Griffin-Shirley, N.The issues of students who are deafblind with complex health care needs. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Laman, E., Davidson, R.C.,Griffin-Shirley, N. Perceptions of students who have a sibling with visual impairment and blindness. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Laman, E.,Davidson, R. C., & Shaughnessy, M. F. (2005).Psychological

evaluation of children who are deafblind. New Mexico Review, 13(3), 6-11.

Griffin-Shirley, N., Koenig, A.J., Davidson, R., Robinson, M. l., Layton, C.A., &

Siewe,L.K., (2004).A national survey of teachers of students with visual impairments. Re:View.

Laman, E., Shaughnessy, M. F. & Davidson, R. C. (2004). A reflective

conversation with David Henry Feldman. Gifted Education International, 19(1), 21-26.

Mason, C., Davidson, R. C., & McNerney, C. (2000). Shortages of personnel in

the low incidencearea of blindness:Working and planning together.Teaching Exceptional Children, 32(5),91.

House, S. S.,Davidson, R. C.(2000). Speech-language pathologist and children with sensory impairments: Personnel preparation and service delivery survey. Communication Disorders Quarterly.

House, S. S.,Davidson, R. C.(1999). Orientation, mobility, and language:

Increasing language development through orientation and mobility

instruction.RE:view.

Kelley, P., Davidson, R. C. & Sanspree. M. J. (1993). Vision and orientation and mobility consultation for children with severe multiple disabilities. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 87, 397-401.

Davidson, R. (1993). Preparation of Personnel for Students who are Deaf-Blind: A Response. In Proceedings of the National Symposium on Deaf-Blindness.

Davidson, R.C., Collins, M., & Miller, H. (1993). Educational programming for individuals with deaf-blindness. Division on Visual Handicaps Quarterly, Spring.

Davidson, R. C. (1988). The Feasibility of Using Child Specific Indexing Behaviors as a Basis for Developing Communication for Visually Impaired/Multi-handicapped Young Children.Dissertation.

Technical Reports

Davidson, R. C. (2003). Deafblind census of Texas (Tech. Rep. No. 11).