Courses Taught

• TED 405 – Mainstreaming Children with Special Needs
• SPE 553 – Assessment and Transition in Early Childhood Special Education
• SPE 561 – Typical /Atypical Development & Assessment Issues in Special & General Education
• TED 444 – Assessment Seminar
• TED 445S – Field Work (Student Teaching)

Degrees

• B.A. Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
• M.Ed. University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• Adm. Cred. University of Washington, Seattle WA
• Ph.D University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Research Projects, Grants & Interests

• 2003 Formal & Informal Resources Among Families with Young Children with Disabilities: A Comparison across Economics, Age, and Level of Disability
• 1997-2001 Preparation of Leadership Personnel: Establishing Interprofessional Community/School Linkages in Early Childhood Intervention
• 1993-1997 Preparation of Related Services Personnel: Kansas Early Special Education/School Psychology Personnel Preparation
• 1990-1995 Cincinnati Early Intervention Infant and Toddler Training Project
• 1992-1995 Collaborative Early Intervention Project
• 1992-1997 Training Personnel for the Education of Preschoolers with Disabilities Program: A Collaborative Model

Publications \ Presentations \ Scholarship \ Service

• Johnson, L.J., Gallagher, R.J. & LaMontagne, M.J. and Jordan, J.B., Gallagher, J.J., Huttinger, P.L. & Karnes, M.B. (Eds.) (1994) Early Intervention for Children and Their Families: Providing Services from Birth to Three, (2nd Ed.) Brookes: Baltimore, MD
• Gallagher, R.J., Jens, K.G. & O’Donnell, K.E. (1983). The relationship between physical status and positive affect in handicapped infants. Infant Behavior and Development, 6, 73-78.
• Gallagher, R.J. & Berkson, G. (1986). The effect of intervention techniques in reducing stereotypic handgazing in young severely disabled children. American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 91, 170-177.
• Gallagher, R.J. & Berkson, G. (1987). Identification and treatment of stereotypic behavior in developmentally delayed children. In T. Shaddock and A.J. Bennett (Eds.). Proceedings of the 10th Anniversary conference of the New England Educational Diagnostic Centre. Armidale, NSW, Australia
• Serrano, A.M. & Gallagher, R.J. (1994/1998). Criando oportunidades de interaccao social entre criancas com necessidades educativas especialis e criancas normais em idade pre-escolar. Revista Portuguesa de Educacao, 7, 73-83.
• Gallagher, R.J. & Tramill, J.L. (2002). Part C early childhood legislation: The formation of collaborative, school/community partnerships for serving families of young children with disabilities. In W. Sailor (Ed.) Inclusive Education in School/Community Partnerships. New York: Teachers College Press.
• 2004 Formal and Informal Resources Among Families: Comparison Across Economics, Age, and Child’s Level of Disability. AERA, San Diego, CA
• 2003 Formal and Informal Resources Among Families with Young Children with Disabilities: A Cross-Cultural Comparison. International Society on Early Intervention, Rome, Italy.
• 2001 Families with Young Children with Disabilities: The effects of Disability, SES, Formal/Informal supports and Geography on Their Satisfaction with Intervention Services. DEC, Boston, MA.
• 2001 Extended School Day: The Who, What, and Why of 21st Century Learning Communities. CEC, Kansas City, MO.
• 1998 Increasing the Scope of Early Intervention: The Convergence of Need and Services. A Familia e a Intervencao Precoce, Braga, Portugal.
• 1998 Trends in integrated Service Delivery: Implications for Art and Science of Collaboration. 2nd Annual China-U.S. Conference on Education. Beijing, China.
   
• Additional Scholarship:
• Gallagher, K.S, & Gallagher, R.J. (1992). Federal initiatives for exceptional children: The ecology of special education. In D.Stegelin (Ed.). Early Chiklhood Education: Policy Issues for the 1990’s . Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing Corp.
• Gallagher, K.S., Stegelin, D.A. & Gallagher, R.J. (1992). Early childhood education and public school principals: Constructing a relationship. Early Education and Development, 3, 3-9.
• Gallagher, R.J. & Cech, D. (1988). Motor assessment of young multiply handicapped children. In T.Wachs and R. Sheehan (Eds.), Assessment of Young Developmentally Disabled Children. New York: Plenum.
• Gallagher, R.J., LaMontagne, M.J., & Johnson, L.J. (1998). Early intervention: The collaborative challenge. In L.J. Johnson, et. al (Eds.), Meeting Early Intervention Challenges: Issues from ;Birth to Three (2nd Ed.) Baltimore, MD: Brookes.
• Johnson, L.J., Gallagher, R.J., Cook, M., & Wong, P. (1995). Critical skills for Kindergarten: Perceptions from kindergarten teachers. Journal of Early Intervention, 19, 315-327.
• Jones, S., Gallagher, R.J., Gallagher, K.S., & Stegelin, D.A. (1990). The preschool assessment team: Easing transition for preschoolers. The National Forum of Educational Administration and Supervision, 7, 198-206.
• Sheehan, R. & Gallagher, R.J. (1982). Assessment of infant development. In M.J. Hanson (Ed.), Atypical Infant Development. Baltimore, MD: University Park Press.
• Sheehan, R. & Gallagher, R.J. (1982). Conducting evaluations in infant intervention programs. In S.Gray Garwood and R. Fewell (Eds.), Educating Handicapped Infants. Rockville, MD: Aspen Systems.

• Additional Service
• Editorial Board:
• 1986-1995: Journal of Early Intervention
• 1980’s: Topics in Early Childhood Special Education
• 2001 to present: Inclusao (International journal - Portugal
   
• Field Reviewer for: from 1980 – present:
• AERA: Sigs: Special Ed; Early Childhood; International Ed;
  Teacher Ed.
• American Journal for Mental Deficiency; Child Development; Developmental Psychology; Monographs for SRCD; Research in Developmental Disabilities; Teacher Education Special Education; Children’s Services: Social Policy, Research, and Practice.

• Contemporary Professional Service in P-12 Settings:
• 1966 – 1976: Public School Teacher
• 1979 to present: Teacher Education Field Supervisor
• 1995 – 2000: PDS Coordinator; U. of Kansas COE
• 2002 – PDS Co-coordinator, LAUSD-Dist I: CSUDH
• 2003 – PDS Co-coordinator, LAUSD-Dist J: CSUDH

Professional Associations

• American Association on Mental Deficiency. Divisions: Education, Mental Retardation
• American Education Research Association. Divisions: Research, Human Development
• Council for Exceptional Children. Divisions: Early Childhood, Teacher Education, Mental Retardation, Research
• Phi Delta Kappa
• Society for Research in Child Development

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