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Susan Mortorff Robb

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B.A., Concordia University, Seward Nebraska
M.A. with distinction (Special Education) University of New Mexico
PhD (Special Education and Public Administration), University of New Mexico
Biography
Joining the faculty in 2004, Dr. Susan Robb has provided leadership in developing new credential programs in special education and new PhD coursework in that emphasis at CGU.  Previously, Dr. Robb worked in the California State University System (CSU) as a professor and department chair at Cal Poly Pomona and as Associate Director of Teacher Education and K-18 Programs in the Office of the Chancellor.  In that capacity, she provided guidance for several state and CSU projects that worked with the preparation of teachers, educational reform and collaborative partnerships with public schools. She was conferred the honor of Professor Emerita in fall 2004 from Cal Poly for her contributions on that campus and in the CSU system office. Dr. Robb has directed over $3.3 million in federal and state funding for special education projects and has served on several local, state, and national committees in the field of special education.
  Teaching Interests
 
  • Mild/Moderate Disabilities
  • Leadership and Collaboration
  • Research-based Strategies
  Research Interests
 
  • Efficacy of Preparation Programs
  • Recruitment and Retention Issues in Special Education
  • Curriculum Development
  Publications, Projects, and Presentations
 
  • “National Discussion: NCLB/IDEA--How Is It Working for Special Education?” Invited Presentation, TED/TAM 2006 Conference, San Diego, 10/06.
  • “How Beginning Special Education Intern Teachers at Claremont Graduate University Feel About Their Preparation in Initial Skill Competencies: A Two Year Data Collection,” 2006 OSEP Project Directors’ Conference, Washington, DC.
  • “Issues and Possibilities for New Special Education Doctoral Programs in California,” Invited Presentation, California Special Education Partnership Conference, Sacramento, 5/05.
  • Principal Investigator, (2004). U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation: The PULSE Pipeline Project: Preparing Urban Leaders in Special Education. Amount: $799,285
  • “A Statewide Approach to Affirming Diversity: An IHE Leadership Team's Story,” Division of Teacher Education Conference, Council for Exceptional Children, Albuquerque, 11/04. 
  • Annual Report on Teacher Education in The California State. Robb, S.M., Ed (2001, 2002, 2003 eds). Long Beach: CSU Office of the Chancellor.
  • Principal Investigator, (1999). U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation:  The WIN-WIN Consortium for Teacher Training: Support for Minority Teachers in Special Education. Amount: $692,000.
  • Buck, G., Polloway, E. Robb, S.M. (1995). Alternative Certification Programs:  A National Study. Teacher Education and Special Education, 18(1), 39-48.
  • Karge, B.D., Robb, S.M. Lasky, B., & McCabe, M. (1995). University and district collaborative support for beginning special education teachers. Teacher Education and Special Education, 18(2), 103-114.
  • Principal Investigator, (1990 and 1993). U.S Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation. Project WIN (West-end Internship Network): Collaborative Internship for Teachers of Ethnically Diverse Students with Disabilities, Phases One and Two. Amount: $702,000.
   Curriculum Vitae