Chiang, Bert

Professor

Doctor of Philosophy - University of Minnesota, 1979

Areas of Expertise:

• Learning Disabilities

• Research Method

Brief Bio:

After I graduated with a BA in English Literature from National Taiwan Normal University in 1966, I began my first teaching job as a 21-year-old high school teacher at my alma mater - Kaohsiung High School. I went on teaching English at a junior college in Taipei, Taiwan from 1968 to 1972 before I came to Illinois State University to study special education. Having earned a Master degree and teacher licensure in LD/EBD from Illinois State University in 1975, I taught LD at LaCrosse's Jefferson School for 1.5 years. I went on completing my special education Ph.D. at University of Minnesota from 1976 to 1979 before joining with UW Oshkosh faculty in 1979. I am currently a professor of special education and coordinating the special education graduate program.

As a scholar, my research agendas primarily involved (a) application of curriculum-based assessment to improving reading skills of students with LD, (b) language development and disorders, (c) applied behavior analysis, (d) eligibility determination of students with LD, (e) special education teacher caseload policies, programs, and (h) impacts of revised Wisconsin special education eligibility criteria. Currently, I am involved with studying disproportionality of students of color referred and placed in special education.

Date of First Employment at UW Oshkosh: September 1979

Years of P-12 Experience: 3 years

Classes Typically Taught:

• Advanced Studies in Special Education

• Children and Youth with Disabilities in General Education