Lori A. Noto

OFFICE
University of Bridgeport
School of Education and Human Resources
126 Park Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604-5795
E-mail: lorinoto@bridgeport.edu 
Blackboard: http://bb.ctdlc.org 

PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION:

• B.A., State University College of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York; Major: Psychology, Minor: Art Therapy, 1984.
• MsEd., Russell Sage College, Troy, New York; Special Education, 1985.
• Ph.D., University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas; Major: Special Education with a Concentration in Severely Multiply Handicapped, Minors: Educational Psychology and Research, and Human Development and Family Life/Applied Behavioral Analysis, 1996.

CREDENTIALS:

• New York State Teaching Certification, Special Education.
• BEST Portfolio Scorer for Special Education.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Associate Professor, University of Bridgeport, School of Education and Human Resources, Bridgeport, CT, May 2007 - present.
• Coordinator of Student Teaching Programs.  University of Bridgeport, School of Education and Human Resources, Bridgeport, CT, August 2005 – present.
• Assistant Professor, University of Bridgeport, School of Education and Human Resources, Bridgeport, CT, August 2001 – May 2007.
• Assistant Executive Director for Clinical Services, Community Systems, Inc., Torrington, Connecticut, November 1998 – June 2001.
• Interim Executive Director, Community Systems, Inc., Torrington, Connecticut, June 1998 – November 1998.
• Educational and Behavioral Consultant, May 1997 – Present.
• Behavior Support Professional, Community Systems, Inc., Torrington, Connecticut, April 1996 – November 1998.
• Project Coordinator, Kansas Positive Behavior Support Project, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, October 1994 – March 1996.
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Training Personnel to Serve Children and Youth with Severe and Profound Disabilities: Native American and Teachers in Rural Areas, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, January 1994 – March 1996.
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Practicum Supervisor, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, (Severely – Multiply Handicapped and Deaf/Blind), January 1994 – March 1996.
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Analyzing Behavior States within Learning Environments, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, March 1992 – August 1993.
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Practicum Supervisor, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, (Severely – Multiply Handicapped and Deaf/Blind), August 1990 – August 1993. 
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Severe Multiple Handicaps Personnel Preparation, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, August 1990 – August 1993.
• Facility Coordinator, Institute of Professional Practice, New Haven, Connecticut, (Severe and Profound Multiple Disabilities/Medically Fragile/Autism), February 1989 – July 1990.
• Assistant Facility Coordinator, Institute of Professional Practice, New Haven, Connecticut, (Severe and Profound Multiple Disabilities/ Autism), February 1988 – February 1989.
• Residential Teacher, Benhaven, Inc., East Haven, Connecticut, (Severe Disabilities/Autism), July 1986 – February 1988.
• Early Intervention Special Education Teacher, United Cerebral Palsy of Fulton and Montgomery Counties, Amsterdam, New York, (Severe and Profound Disabilities), September 1985 – June 1986.
• Graduate Internship in Special Education, St. Colman’s Home, Watervliet, New York, (Severe Disabilities/Autism), September 1984 – August 1985.
• Special Education Teacher’s Aide, The Greater Amsterdam School District, Amsterdam, New York, (Severe and Profound Multiple Disabilities), Summer 1984.
• Special Education Teacher’s Aide, The Greater Amsterdam School District, Amsterdam, New York, (Severe and Profound Multiple Disabilities), Summer 1983.

UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

• Instructor (Fall 2008): EDLD 564: Education of the Exceptional Student for Administrators
• Instructor (Fall 2008): EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student
• Instructor (Summer 2008): EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student
• Instructor (Summer 2008): EDLD 564: Education of the Exceptional Student for Administrators
• Instructor (Summer 2008):  EDUMM600: Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Instructor (Spring 2008):  EDUMM600: Positive Behavior Supports.
• Instructor (Spring 2008): EDLD 564: Education of the Exceptional Student for Administrators.
• Instructor (Spring 2008): EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student.
• Instructor (Fall 2007): EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student.
• Instructor (Summer, 2007).  EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student.
• Instructor (Summer, 2007): EDLD 564: Education of the Exceptional Student for Administrators.
• Instructor (Spring 2007):  EDUMM600: Positive Behavior Supports.
• Instructor (Spring 2007): EDLD 564: Education of the Exceptional Student for Administrators.
• Instructor (Spring 2007): EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student.
• Instructor (Fall 2006).  EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student.
• Instructor (Summer, 2006).  EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student.
• Instructor (Summer, 2006).  EDUMM600: Autism Spectrum Disorders.
• Instructor (Summer, 2006).  EDUMM600: Positive Behavior Supports.
• Instructor (Summer, 2006): EDU 564a: Education of the Exceptional Student for Administrators (pilot class).
• Instructor (Spring 2006).  EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student.
• Instructor (Fall 2005).  EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student.
• Instructor (Fall 2005).  EDU 509: Psychology of Education.
• Instructor (Fall 2005).  EDU 511A: Health.
• Instructor (Fall 2005).  EDU 511B: Inter-group Relations.
• Instructor (Fall 2005).  EDUMM600: Autism Spectrum Disorders.
• Instructor (Fall 2005).  EDUMM600: Mental Health Issues in the Classroom.
• Instructor (Summer, 2005).  EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student.
• Instructor (Summer 2005).  EDUMM600: Positive Behavior Supports.
• Instructor (Spring, 2005).  EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student.
• Instructor (Spring, 2005).  EDU 509: Psychology of Education.
• Instructor (Spring 2005).  EDU 511A: Health.
• Instructor (Spring 2005).  EDU 511B: Inter-group Relations.
• Instructor (Spring 2005).  EDUMM600: Positive Behavior Supports.
• Instructor (Fall 2004).  EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student.
• Instructor (Fall 2004).  EDUMM600: Autism Spectrum Disorders. 
• Instructor (Fall 2004).  EDU 511A: Health.
• Instructor (Fall 2004).  EDU 511B: Inter-group Relations.
• Instructor (Summer 2004).  EDUMM600: Positive Behavior Supports.
• Instructor (Summer 2004).  EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student.
• Instructor (Spring 2004).  EDUMM600: Positive Behavior Supports.
• Instructor (Spring 2004).  EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student.
• Instructor (Spring 2004).  EDU 511A: Health.
• Instructor (Spring 2004).  EDU 511B: Inter-group Relations.
• Instructor (Fall 2003).  EDUMM600: Positive Behavior Supports.
• Instructor (Fall 2003).  EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student.
• Instructor (Summer 2003).  EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student.
• Instructor (Spring 2003).  EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student.
• Instructor (Fall 2002).  EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student.
• Instructor (Summer 2002).  EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student.
• Instructor (Spring 2002).  EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student.
• Instructor (Fall 2001).  EDU 564: Education of the Exceptional Student.
• Graduate Teaching Assistant (Spring 1995).  HDFL 845: Rules of Evidence for Applied Research. 
• Graduate Teaching Assistant (Fall 1994).  SPED 760: Methods for Students with Severe and Profound Disabilities. 
• Graduate Teaching Assistant (Spring 1994).  SPED 425/725: Introduction to the Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children and Youth.
• Graduate Teaching Assistant (Spring 1994). HDFL 845: Rules of Evidence for Applied Research.
• Graduate Teaching Assistant (Spring 1994).  SPED 860: Education of Exceptional Children and Youth II: Severely Multiply Handicapped.
• Guest Lecturer (1994).  Education of students with autism.  SPED 425/725: Introduction to the Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children and Youth.
• Graduate Teaching Assistant (Spring 1993).  SPED 860: Education of Exceptional Children and Youth II: Severely Multiply Handicapped.
• Guest Lecturer (1991).  The referral process and the role of the regular education teacher.  SPED 431: Introduction to the Exceptional Child/Adolescent.
• Guest Lecturer (1991).  Students with severe and profound disabilities: What can teachers expect?  SPED 431: Introduction to the Exceptional Child/Adolescent.

PUBLICATIONS:

Cullen, J., & Noto, L. (2007).  The assessment of pre-service general education teachers’ attitudes toward the inclusion of students with mild to moderate disabilities.  Journal of the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research.

Noto, L.  (2005).  A case study of the Ann Sullivan Center in Lima, Peru.  The International Journal of Special Education, 20, 47-57.

Ault, M. M., Guy, B., Rues, J., Noto, L., & Guess, D.  (1994).  Some educational implications for students with profound disabilities at risk for inadequate nutrition and the nontherapeutic effects of medication.  Mental Retardation, 32, 200 – 205.

WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: 

Invited Presentation – Schools are for all kids: The leadership challenge.  “Program evaluation: Bean counting is important”.  November, 1990; Lawrence, Kansas.

Peer Refereed Presentation – Annual Rural and Small Schools Conference.  “Personnel preparation for special educators in the area of severe and profound multiple handicaps in rural Kansas”.  October, 1991; Manhattan, Kansas.

Peer Refereed Presentation – National Conference for the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH).  “A family centered approach to monitoring the administration and side effects of medication for students with profound disabilities in educational settings”.  November, 1991; Washington, DC.

Invited Presentation – Parsons State Hospital.  “Embedding instructional foals across the school day and facilitating community based instruction”.  October, 1992; Parsons, Kansas.

Workshop – University of Kansas.  “Analyzing behavior state and learning environments”.  June 17 and 18, 1993; Lawrence, Kansas. 

Peer Refereed Presentation – Strategies for Inclusive Education: Continuing the Dialogue Conference.  “Supporting individuals with challenging behaviors in inclusive settings”.  February, 1995; Manhattan, Kansas.

Peer Refereed Presentation – Kansas Association of Rehabilitation Facilities.  “Kansas positive behavioral support project”.  September, 1995, Wichita, Kansas.

Invited Presentation – Early Childhood Consortium.  “Positive behavior supports within an early childhood program”.  February, 1996; Lawrence, Kansas.

Peer Refereed Presentation – Midwest Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders.  “Providing positive behavioral support in Kansas”.  February, 1996, Kansas City, Missouri.

Invited Presentation – United Cerebral Palsy of New York State, Inc.  Collaboration for integration: Increasing opportunities for young children.  “Data collection strategies for the preschool classroom”. June 8, 1996, Albany, New York.

Peer Refereed Presentation – National Conference for TASH. “Incorporating psychiatric needs into the process of behavior change for adults with disabilities”.  December, 1997; Boston, Massachusetts.

Peer Refereed Presentation – National Conference for TASH.  “The effects of psychotropic medications on individuals with cognitive disabilities”.  December 1998, Seattle, Washington.

Peer Refereed Presentation – Regional conference for the American Association for Mental Retardation (AAMR).  “The road to self-determination”.  September 2000, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Peer Refereed Presentation – National Conference for TASH.  “The road to self-determination”.  December 2000, Miami, Florida.

Peer Refereed Presentation – National Conference for the American Association on Mental Retardation.  “Determining appropriate psychiatric supports for adults with significant cognitive and physical disabilities.  May 2002, Orlando, Florida.

Peer Refereed Presentation – National Conference for TASH.  “Does a special education survey course have any benefit for general education teachers?”  December 2002, Boston, Massachusetts.

Peer Refereed Presentation – National Conference for TASH.  “A successful educational program in Peru”.  December 2003, Chicago, Illinois.

Invited Presentation – College Reading and Language Association.  “Supporting Students with Disabilities”.  April 2004, Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Peer Refereed Presentation – National Conference for The Association for the Advancement of Educational Research.  “What can we learn from Peru?”  November 2004, Hutchinson Island, FL. 

Peer Refereed Presentation – National Conference for TASH.  “Pre-service general educators attitudes toward inclusion”.  November 2005, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Peer Refereed Presentation – National Conference for the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research.  “Assessing pre-service general education teachers’ attitudes toward the inclusion of students with mild to moderate disabilities”.  November 2006, Hutchinson Island, FL.

Peer Refereed Presentation – International Special Education Forum.  “Are the attitudes of future teachers toward the inclusion of students with disabilities impacted by coursework during their educational preparation?”  July 2007, Lima, Peru.

Peer Refereed Presentation – accepted for presentation – New England TASH.  “Pre-service general education teachers’ attitudes toward the inclusion of students with disabilities.”  March 2007, Worcester, MA.

Peer Referred Presentation – National Conference for TASH.  “Understanding Factors That Contribute To Pre-Service General Education Teacher Attitudes Toward Inclusion”.  December 2007, Seattle, WA.

CONSULTATIONS:

Technical Assistance/Program Development/Staff Training

LARC, Torrington, Connecticut.  May 2003 – present.

Ledyard Public Schools, Ledyard, Connecticut.  December 2001 – January 2002.

Fairfield Public Schools, Fairfield, Connecticut.  October 2001- February 2002.

Community Options, Wilcott, Connecticut.  March 1999 – November 2000.

Brown & Sullivan, Springfield, Massachusetts.  November 1997 – November 1998.

Litchfield County Association of Retarded Citizens, Torrington, Connecticut.  May 1997 – November 1998.

Centro de Education Especial Ann Sullivan, Lima, Peru.  August 1993 – 2000.

Parsons State Hospital, Parsons, Kansas.  October 1992- June 1993.

Facilitating least restrictive environment for students with deaf-blindness in school and community settings (Federal Grant #HO86L90012).  Kansas State Board of Education.  September 1990 – December 1992.

Technical Reports/Products

Facilitating least restrictive environment for students with deaf-blindness in school and community settings.  End of project year 1989 1990 evaluation report.  Kansas State Board of Education, December 1990.

Facilitating least restrictive environment for students with deaf-blindness in school and community settings.  End of project year 1990 - 1991 evaluation report.  Kansas State Board of Education, December 1991.

Facilitating least restrictive environment for students with deaf-blindness in school and community settings.  Evaluation of data collection measures.  Kansas State Board of Education, April 1991.

UNIVERSITY SERVICE:

Behavioral Consultant.  Analyzed behavioral programming for an individual, who was institutionalized at Winfield State Hospital, to provide evidence for a legal action initiated by his family after his death.  August 1990; University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.

Workshop Coordinator.  “Analyzing Behavior State and Learning Environments.”  June 1993, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.

Grant Reviewer – Faculty Externship Grant.  December 2001, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Teacher Preparation Committee, School of Education and Human Resources, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut.  August 2001 – present.

Diversity Committee, School of Education and Human Resources, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut.  August 2001 – present.

University Grievance Committee, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut.  May 2002 – May 2004.

Teacher Certification, Admission Review Committee, School of Education and Human Resources, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut.  September 2002 – present.

Bose, In Harmony with Education Program, School of Education and Human Resources, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut.  Spring 2003.

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Conceptual Framework Committee, School of Education and Human Resources, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut.  September 2003 – March 2006. 

University Senate, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut, September 2005- present.

Faculty Council, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut, September 2005- present.

University Senate Constitution Review Committee, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut, November 2006 – May 2007. 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:

Human Rights Committee. Department of Mental Retardation, West (formerly Northwest) Region of Connecticut.  March 1997 – March 2004.

Program Review Committee.  Human Rights Committee Liaison.  Department of Mental Retardation, West (formerly Northwest) Region of Connecticut.  March 1997 – March 2004.

Board of Directors.  President.  Family Options, Watertown, CT.  September 2000 – December 2004.

Board of Directors.  President.  Center for Autism Outreach, Bridgeport, CT.  April 2002- present.

BEST Portfolio Scorer for Special Education, State of Connecticut, July 2002 – present.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR).

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

TASH

• New England Chapter of TASH
• Positive Practices Committee
• International Committee

Council for Exceptional Children.

The Association for the Advancement of Educational Research.

The Journal of TASH, Research and practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (formerly the Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps) Editorial Board.

Positive Behavior Support Team/Research and Training Center on Positive Behavior Support.