Professional Experience

Paige C. Pullen, Ph.D.

Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education Curry School of Education, University of Virginia

417 Emmet Street South Charlottesville, VA 22903

Academic Degrees

2000 Doctor of Philosophy in Special Education, University of Florida 1990 Master of Education in Elementary Education, University of Florida

Specialization in Early Childhood Education

1988 Bachelor of Arts in Education, with honors, University of Florida Professional Experience

2013-Present Associate Professor. Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine. Secondary Appointment.

2007-Present Associate Professor. University of Virginia, Curry School of Education. Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education faculty. Primary

Appointment. Aug.

2001-2007

Assistant Professor. University of Virginia, Curry School of Education. Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education faculty.

2000-2001 Assistant Scholar of Special Education. University of Florida. Member of Unified Early Childhood Faculty and Coordinator of Field Experiences. 1988-2000 Teacher, School Board of Alachua County, Gainesville, FL (1990-2000)

Teacher, Dekalb County School Board, Atlanta, GA (1988-1989) Scholarship

Externally Funded Projects

Project PEDS: Pediatrics, Exceptional Learners, Data Analysis, & Special Education. Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education. (PI, with Rebecca Scharf as Co-PI, $1,500,000-under review).

Early Childhood Development and Academic Achievement in Reading, Mathematics, Science, & Executive Function. American Education Research Association (AERA). (PI, with Rebecca Scharf as Co-PI, $36,000-under review).

Examining the Effects of Word Work with Manipulative Letters for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Organization for Autism Research (OAR). (Co-Principal Investigator with Maureen Conroy, Funded, $30,000).

Intensifying Vocabulary Intervention for Students at Risk for Reading Disability. (2006-2010, Co-Principal Investigator). Institute of Education Sciences. (Subcontract with University of Connecticut with Michael Coyne, Funded, $107,000).

Jumpstart Preschool Tutoring Project. (2005, Principal Investigator). Jumpstart Higher Education Partner Network. (Funded, $54,078.00)

Jumpstart Preschool Tutoring Project. (2004, Principal Investigator). Jumpstart Higher Education Partner Network. (Funded, $54,078.00)

Pre-Kindergarten Curriculum: Literacy and Relationships. (2003, Investigator). National Institute of Health, National Institute for Child Health and Human Development. Funded,

$5,000,000).

Pre-Kindergarten Curriculum: Literacy and Relationships. (2002, Investigator). National Institute of Health, National Institute for Child Health and Human Development. Planning Grant, Funded, $125,000).

Early Childhood and Developmental Risk: An Interdisciplinary Teacher Preparation Program in Psychology, Early Childhood, and Early Childhood Special Education. (2002, Principal Investigator). US Department of Education, Office for Special Education Programs, Personnel Preparation, Funded, $1,500,000.

Preschoolers Visual Attention to Print. (Co-Investigator). National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD, R03). Funded, $100,000.

Project UFLI: An investigation of the University of Florida Literacy Initiative Tutoring for Beginning Readers as a Tool for Addressing the Needs of Students who are Unresponsive to Effective Reading Programs. (2000, Co-Principal Investigator). US Department of Education, Office for Special Education Programs, Funded, $540,000.

Internally Funded Projects

Jefferson Public Citizens Award (Faculty Advisor, Nemec, Halacy, & Baetsen, 2013). Ku-Punzitsa Apunzitsi: Creating a Professional Skills Program for Teachers in Lusaka, Zambia. (Project funded for $16,984)

Jefferson Public Citizen Award (Co-Mentor, Som, Cai, Majumdar, Harris & Hazel, 2013). Hope through Mobility: Assistive Mobility Devices in Lusaka, Zambia. (Funded for $20,000) Center for Global Health Award (Faculty Advisor, Nemec, Halacy, & Baetsen, 2013) Ku-Punzitsa Apunzitsi: Creating a Professional Skills Program for Teachers in Lusaka, Zambia. (Project funded for $5,000)

Davis Project for Peace (Faculty Advisor, Nemec, Halacy, & Baetsen, 2014, Funded for $10,000) Ku-Punzitsa Apunzitsi: Improving the literacy lesson planning and intervention of teachers for children with learning/intellectual disabilities in Zambia. Selected as the UVA representative to the national Davis Project for Peace competition.

Center for International Studies, University of Virginia (Principal Investigator, with Scharf, Co-PI, 2013, Funded, $3,000) Zambia's Hope: Assessment and Instruction of Children and Youth with Learning Disabilities in Zambia.

Center for International Studies, University of Virginia (Co-Principal Investigator, with Scharf, PI, 2014, Funded, $4,500) Transforming Lives: Caring for Children and Youth with Learning Disabilities in Zambia.

Peer Reviewed Articles

(Note: The * indicates students. It is my philosophy to provide students as much opportunity to be lead author on collaborative research projects as possible.)

Pullen, P.C., & Lane, H. B. (2014). Teacher directed decoding practice with manipulative letters and decoding skills of struggling first grade students. Exceptionality, 22, 1-16. DOI: 10.1080/09362835.2014.865952

Ely, E.*, Pullen, P. C., Kennedy, M. J., Hirsch, S. E.*, Williams, M. C*. (2014). Use of instructional technology to improve teacher candidate knowledge of vocabulary instruction. Computers & Education, DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2014.01.013

Kennedy, M. J., Driver, M. K.*, Pullen, P. C., Ely, E.*, & Cole, M. T.* (2013). Improving teacher candidates’ knowledge of phonological awareness: A multimedia approach. Computers & Education. 64, 42-51. doi: 10.1016/j.compedu.2013.01.010

Kennedy, M. J., Ely, E.*, Thomas, C. N., Pullen, P. C, Newton, J. R, Ashworth, K.*, Cole, M.*, T., & Lovelace, S. P. *(2012). Using multimedia tools to support teacher candidates’ learning. Teacher Education and Special Education, 35, 243-257. doi:

10.1177/0888406412451158

Pullen, P.C., Tuckwiller, E. D.*, Ashworth, K.*, Lovelace, S. P.*, & Cash, D.* (2011).

Implementing intensive vocabulary instruction for students at risk for reading disability. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 26, 144-156.

Pullen, P. C., Tuckwiller, E. D.*, Maynard, K.*, Konold, T. R., & Coyne, M. (2010). A response to intervention model for vocabulary instruction: The effects of tiered instruction for students at risk for reading disability. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 25, 110-122.

Tuckwiller, E. D.*, Pullen, P.C., & Coyne, M. (2010). An investigation of at-risk kindergarten students’ response to a two-tiered vocabulary intervention: A regression discontinuity design. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 25, 137-150.

Loftus, S.*, Coyne, M., McCoach, B., Zirpoli, R., Pullen, P. C. (2010). Effects of a supplemental vocabulary intervention on the word knowledge of kindergarten students at-risk for language and literacy difficulties. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 25, 124-136.

Maynard, K. L.*, & Pullen, P. C., & Coyne, M. (2010). Teaching vocabulary to first grade students through repeated shared storybook reading: A comparison of rich and basic instruction to incidental exposure. Literacy Research and Instruction, 49, 209-242. DOI: 10.1080/19388070902943245

Lane, H.B., Pullen, P. C., Hudson, R. F., & Konold, T. (2009). Identifying essential instructional components of literacy tutoring for struggling beginning readers. Literacy Research and Instruction, 48, 277-297. 10.1080/19388070902875173

Hudson, R.F., Pullen, P.C., Lane, H.B., & Torgesen, J.K. (2009). The complex nature of reading fluency: A multidimensional view. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 25, 4-32. DOI:

10.1080/10573560802491208

Hudson, R.F., Lane, H.B., & Pullen, P.C. (2009). Introduction to the special issue:

Understanding theory and practice in reading fluency instruction. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 25, 1-3. DOI: 10.1080/10573560802491190

Justice, L. M., Pullen, P. C., & Pence, K. (2008). Influence of verbal and nonverbal references to print on preschoolers’ visual attention to print during storybook reading. Developmental Psychology. DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.44.3.855

Pullen, P. C. & Lane, H. B., Lloyd, J. W., Nowak, R.*, & Ryals, J.* (2005). Effects of explicit instruction on decoding of struggling first grade students: A data-based case study. Education and Treatment of Children, 28, 63-76.

Hudson, R. F., Lane, H. B., & Pullen, P. C. (2005). Reading fluency: What, why, and how? The Reading Teacher, 54, 702-714. DOI: 10.1598/RT.58.8.1

Pullen, P. C., Lane, H. B., & Monaghan, M. C.* (2004). Effects of a volunteer tutoring model on the literacy development of struggling first grade students. Reading Research and Instruction, 43(4), 21-40. DOI: 10.1080/19388070409558415

Justice, L. M., & Pullen, P. C. (2004). Promising interventions for promoting emergent literacy: An overview with practice suggestions. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 23, 99-113. DOI: 10.1177/02711214030230030101

Pullen, P. C., & Justice, L. M. (2003). Enhancing phonological awareness, print awareness, and oral language skills in preschool children. Intervention in School and Clinic, 39, 87-98. DOI: 10.1177/10534512030390020401

Chapters, Monographs, Abstracts, Non-Peer Reviewed Articles

Hallahan, D. P., & Pullen, P. C. (in press). What is special education? In B. D. Bateman, B. D, J. W. Lloyd, & M. Tankersley, M. (in press). Understanding special education Issues: Who, where, what, when, how & why. New York: Routledge.

Matherne G. P., Nelson E., Nelson H., Bailey E., Menenberg, L.*, Nemec, E.*, Baetsen L.*, Pullen P. C., Scharf R. J. (2013, October). Providing care and special education for Zambian children with severe intellectual disability: Special Hope Network Community Care Centers in Lusaka. Proceedings of the 7th National Health Research Conference in Lusaka, Zambia.

Hallahan, D. P., Pullen, P. C., & Ward, D. (2013). A brief history of the field of learning disabilities. In H. L. Swanson, K. Harris, & S. Graham (Eds.). Handbook of learning disabilities, (15-32). New York: Guilford Press.

Pullen, P. C., Lane, H. B., Ashworth, K. A., & Lovelace, S. P. (2011). Learning disabilities. In J. M. Kauffman & D. P. Hallahan (Eds.). The handbook of special education, Routledge (pp. 187-197). New York: Routledge.

Pullen, P. C., & Cash, D. (2011). Reading. In J. M. Kauffman & D. P. Hallahan (Eds.). The handbook of special education, Routledge (pp. 409-421). New York: Routledge.

Pullen, P. C., & Raver, S. (2009). Promoting cognitive and literacy development. In S. Raver, An introduction to early childhood special education: Strategies and practices. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Prentice Hall.

Pullen, P. C., Lane, H. B., & Gutlohn, L. (2008). Phonics. In W. Honig, L. Diamond, & L. Gutlohn. Teaching reading sourcebook. Novato, CA: Arena Press.

Lane, H. B., Pullen, P. C., & Gutlohn, L. (2008). Phonemic awareness. In W. Honig, L. Diamond, & L. Gutlohn. Teaching reading sourcebook. Novato, CA: Arena Press. Pullen, P. C., & Lloyd, J. W. (2008). Phonics instruction: Go for it! Practice Alert Series.

Division of Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children.

Pullen, P. C., Lloyd, P.A., & Lloyd, J.W. (2008). Academic problems. In R. J. Morris, & T. R. Kratochwill (Eds.). The Practice of Child Therapy (4th edition). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Lloyd, J. W., Pullen, P. C., Tankersley, M., & Lloyd, P. A. (2006). Dimensions of research that

define effective practice. In Cook, B. G., & Schirmer, B. R. (Eds.). What is special about special education: The role of evidence-based practices. Austin, TX: PRO-ED.

Pullen, P. C. (2006). Effective practices for teaching phonics. TeachingLD.org Online Journal. Division of Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children.

Pullen, P. C. (2005). Effective practices for phonological awareness. TeachingLD.org Online Journal. Division of Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children. Ryndak, D. L., & Pullen, P. C. (2003). Education teams and collaborative teamwork in

inclusive settings. In D. L. Ryndak, & S. Alper (Eds.). Curriculum Content for Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities in Inclusive Settings, 2nd Edition. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Sindelar, P. T., Lane, H. B., Pullen, P. C., & Hudson, R. F. (2002). Remedial interventions for students with reading decoding problems. In Shinn, M. R., Stoner, G., and Walker, H. M. (Eds.). Interventions for Academic and Behavior Problems II: Preventive and Remedial Approaches, Silver Spring, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.

Books

Hallahan, D. P., Kauffman, J. M., & Pullen, P. C. (2015). Exceptional learners: An introduction to special education, 13th Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

Hallahan, D. P., Kauffman, J. M., & Pullen, P. C. (2012). Exceptional learners: An introduction to special education, 12th Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

Hallahan, D. P., Kauffman, J. M., & Pullen, P. C. (2011). Exceptional learners: An introduction to special education, 11th Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

Mercer, C. D., Mercer, A., & Pullen, P. C. (2011). Teaching students with learning problems, 8th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

Mercer, C. D., & Pullen, P. C. (2009). Students with learning disabilities, 7th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill-Prentice Hall.

Mercer, C. D., & Pullen, P. C. (2005). Students with learning disabilities, 6th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill-Prentice Hall.

Lane, H. B., & Pullen, P. C. (2004). Phonological awareness assessment and instruction: A sound beginning. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Virginia Department of Education (2003). Virginia’s foundation blocks for early learning: Guidelines for literacy and mathematics. Richmond, VA: Virginia Dept. of Education. Presentations

Ashworth, K. E.*, & Pullen, P. C. (2014, February). Using the regression-discontinuity design to determine the effectiveness of tiered interventions. Poster session presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA.

Matherne G. P., Nelson, E., Nelson, H., Bailey, E., Menenberg, L., Nemec, E*., Baetsen, L.*, Pullen, P. C., Scharf, R. J. (2013, October). Providing care and special education for Zambian children with severe intellectual disability: Special Hope Network Community Care Centers in Lusaka. 7th National Health Research Conference in Lusaka, Zambia. Pullen, P. C. & Hallahan, D. P. (2013). What is special education? Virtual presentation at Qatar

University, Doha, Qatar. (See http://www.qu.edu.qa/newsroom/view.php?id=1661 for news story about this presentation)

Scharf, R. J., Pullen, P. C., & Matherne, P. (2013). Global Health: Care of Individuals with Disabilities in Zambia. Grand Rounds Presentation for Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia.

Cole, M. T.*, Pullen, P., & Ely. E.* (2013, April). The Effects of Digital Pen Technology on Reading Fluency: Single Subject Design. Poster presentation at Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Ely, E.*, Pullen, P., & Cole, M. T.* (2013, April). Encouraging Teacher Use of Evidence-Based Vocabulary Practices Through Video. Lecture presented at Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Kennedy, M. J., Driver, M. K.*, Ely, E.*, Cole, M. T.*, & Pullen, P. C. (2013, February). Using multimedia to improve teacher candidates’ knowledge of phonological awareness. Poster presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, San Diego, California.

Ashworth, K. E.*, & Pullen, P. C. (2013, April). Using a regression-discontinuity design to determine the effectiveness of tiered interventions. Poster session to be presented at the annual meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children, San Antonio, TX.

Ashworth, K. E.*, Lovelace, S. P.*, & Pullen, P. C. (2012, April). Tier 3 vocabulary instruction: Effects on students at risk for reading disabilities. Poster session

presented at the annual meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children, Denver, CO.

Cole, M. T.*, Ely, E.*, Pullen, P., & Bruce, A.& (2012, April). The Effects of Digital Pen Technology on Fluency. Poster presented at Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

Conference, Denver, CO.

Hallahan, D. P., Ashworth, K. E.*, Lovelace, S. P.*, & Pullen, P. C. (2012, February). Longitudinal investigation of interstate prevalence variability: Learning disabilities category remains the least variable. Poster session presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA.

Pullen, P. C., Shobe, W., Lovelace, S. P.*, & Ashworth, K. E.* (2011, April). Project

SWELL: Southwest Virginia Early Language and Literacy Project. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children, National Harbor, MD. Ely, E.*, Cole, M., Ashworth, K.*, Lovelace, S.*, Pullen, P. C., Haines, S*.,… Kennedy, M.

(2011, April). How content acquisition podcasts (CAPs) affect teacher candidate knowledge of teaching students with disabilities. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children, National Harbor, MD.

Ely, E.*, Cole, M. T.*, Newton, J. R., Haines, S. J.*, Kennedy, M. K., & Pullen, P. (2011, April). How Content Acquisition Podcasts (CAPs) Affect Teacher Candidate Knowledge of Teaching Students with Disabilities. Poster presented at the TED Kaleidoscope meeting at the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Conference, National Harbor, MD.

Cole, M. T.*, Ely, E.*, & Pullen, P. (2011, April). Use of the Smartpen with Elementary Reading Instruction. Poster presented at DLD Reception at the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Conference, National Harbor, MD.

Pullen, P. C., Tuckwiller, E. D.*, Ashworth, K. A.*, & Lovelace, S. P.* (2010, April). The use of the regression discontinuity design in tiered intervention research: A pilot study exploring vocabulary intervention for kindergarteners at risk for reading disability. Poster presented at the Council for Exceptional Children 2009 Annual Convention and Expo, Nashville, TN.

Tuckwiller, E. D.*, Pullen, P. C., Conroy, M. A., Cash, D. B.*, Pearson, S. R.*, & Ashworth, K.* (2009, April). Manipulative letter instruction and decoding skills of children with Austism Spectrum Disorders. Poster presented at the Council for Exceptional Children 2009 Annual Convention and Expo, Seattle, WA.

Pullen, P. C., & Conroy, M. A. (2008, October). Manipulative Letter Instruction and

Decoding Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Division for Early Childhood, Minneapolis, MN.

Maynard, K. L.*, & Pullen, P. C. (2009, April). Teaching Vocabulary to First Grade Students through Repeated Shared Storybook Reading: A Comparison of Rich and Basic

Instruction to Incidental Exposure. Literacy Research and Instruction. Poster presented at the Council for Exceptional Children 2009 Annual Convention and Expo, Seattle, WA.

Linan-Thompson, S., Pullen, P. C., & Coyne, M. (2009, February). Something for everyone: Vocabulary interventions for English language learners, monolingual English speakers, Tier 1, and Tier 2 students in primary grades. Symposia presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA. [Pullen, P. C. An Investigation of At-Risk Kindergarten Students’ Response to a Two-Tiered Vocabulary Intervention: A Regression Discontinuity Design.]

Pullen, P. C. (2008, April). Strategies and Practices in Early Literacy Assessment. Invited presentation at the annual Early Language and Literacy Conference. Gainesville, Florida.

Pullen, P. C. (2007, October). If it doesn’t work, why would I do it? A look at evidence based practices. Keynote speech at the annual meeting of the Virginia Council for

Exceptional Children. Charlottesville, Virginia.

Pullen, P. C. (2006, June). Meeting the needs of all students: What do I teach, and how do I teach it? Reading First Summer Institute, Washington, D. C.

Pullen, P. C. (2006, February). If it doesn’t work, why would I do it?: A look at evidence-based practices. Keynote address at the annual meeting of the South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children, Myrtle Beach, SC.

Pullen, P. C. (2006, February). Phonological awareness instruction: A sound beginning. Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children, Myrtle Beach, SC.

Pullen, P. C. (2005, November). Teaching decoding skills to struggling readers: Strategies for teachers in the primary grades. Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the Division of Learning Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children, Charleston, SC. Pullen, P. C., Lane, H. B., Hudson, R. F., & Hayes, L. F. (2005, May). Word work strategies

to develop decoding skills for beginning readers: What, why, and how? Symposium presented at the annual national meeting of the International Reading Association, San Antonio, TX.

Lane, H. B., Corbett, N. L., Hudson, R. F., & Pullen, P. C. (2005, February). Access to books for children from low-income families. Paper presented at the annual Pacific Coast Research Conference, Coronado, CA.

Pullen, P. C. (2004, November). Reading instruction in K-3: Ensuring all students a sound beginning. Invited presentation at the Maryland Reading First Leadership Conference, Ellicott City, Maryland.

Lane, H. B., Pullen, P. C., Wright, T. L. (2004, June). Patterns in the development of invented spelling abilities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Pullen, P. C. (2004, April). Effective comprehension instruction. Invited keynote address at the Florida Reads Leadership Conference, Orlando, Florida.

Monaghan, M.*, & Pullen, P. C. (2004, April). Effects of a volunteer tutoring model on the early literacy development of struggling first grade students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children, New Orleans, Louisiana. Pullen, P. C., Lane, H. B., & League, M. (2004, March). Effective strategies for teaching

decoding skills to struggling beginning readers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Learning Disabilities Association of America, Atlanta, Georgia.

Fuchs, D., Lane, H. B., Pullen, P. C., & Oxaal, I. (2004, March). Current OSEP projects and priorities. Invited presentation at the Learning Disabilities Association of America, Atlanta, GA.

Pullen, P. C., Justice, L. M., & Emmons. H. (2004, February). Preschoolers visual attention to print. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Federation of the Council for Exceptional Children, Charlottesville, Virginia.

Pullen, P. C. (2003, July). Effective vocabulary and comprehension instruction. Invited keynote address at the Just Read, Florida! Leadership Conference, Orlando, Florida. Lane, H. B., Al Otaiba, S., League, M. B., Torgesen, J. K., & Pullen, P. C. (2003, June).

Leave no teacher behind: Using structured tutoring experiences to prepare teachers to apply scientifically-based reading research. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Boulder, Colorado.

League, M. B., Lane, H. B., Pullen, P. C., & Scharlach, T. D.* (2003, June). Tutoring struggling beginning readers: A comparison of tutoring models and tutor preparation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Boulder, Colorado.

League, M. B., Lane, H. B., Pullen, P. C., Lewis, S.*, & Rentz, T. F.* (2003, May). A comparison of tutoring models: UFLI and SFA. Paper presented at the annual national meeting of the International Reading Association, Orlando, FL.

Lane, H. B., & Pullen, P. C. (2003, May). Phonological awareness assessment and instruction: A sound beginning. Early Childhood Conference, University of Virginia, Virginia Department of Education, & Office of Special Education Programs. Charlottesville, VA.

Lane, H. B., Pullen, P. C., League, M. B., Scharlach, T.*, & Bogan, B.* (2003, April). Avoiding “summer set-back”: Intensive, small-group summer reading intervention for struggling beginning readers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children, Seattle, WA.

Kameenui, E., Simmons, D., Fuchs, L., Fuchs, D., Lane, H. B., & Pullen, P. C. (2003, April). The Office of Special Education Programs Strand on Research to Practice. Improving literacy results for students unresponsive to effective programs in Grades K-3. Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children, Seattle, Washington.

League, M. B., Lane, H. B., Pullen, P. C., Lewis, K. L.*, Rentz, T. F.*, & Hoppey, D.* (2002, October). The role of a structured field experience in the development of preservice teachers’ preparedness to teach reading. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, Savannah, GA. Pullen, P. C., & Lane, H. B. (2002, July). Tutoring for struggling beginning readers: Which

components of instruction are necessary and sufficient? Paper presented at the 19th

World Congress on Reading of the International Reading Association, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

Pullen, P. C., Lane, H. B., & Lloyd, J. W. (2002, June). Early literacy intervention:

Identifying effective intervention components. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Chicago, Illinois.

Pullen, P. C. (2002, June). Differentiating instruction for struggling readers: Essential elements of intervention. Invited Presentation at the K-12 SPED/Differentiation Academy 2002, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Hoppey, D.*, Pullen, P. C., & Halsall, S. (2002, April). We became teachers this semester. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Pullen, P. C. (2002, March). Developing classroom community in general and special education settings. Invited lecture for the University of Florida Celebrate Teaching Symposia.

Pullen, P. C., & Lane, H. B. (2002, March). Essential elements of tutoring for struggling readers. Paper presented at the regional meeting of the Council for Learning Disabilities, Charlottesville, VA.

Pullen, P. C., Hoppey, D.*, Silva, D., & Halsall, S. (2001, November). Developing Skills in Collaboration and Co-teaching: An Integrated Field Experience in Elementary and Special Education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Teacher

Education Division of the Coucil for Exceptional Children, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Lane, H. B., & Pullen, P. C. (2001, November). Preparing Preservice teachers to teach students with reading problems. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Teacher Education Division of the Coucil for Exceptional Children, St. Petersburg, Florida. Pullen, P. C., & Lane, H. B. (2001, February). Using manipulative letters to teach decoding

skills to struggling first-grade students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Learning Disabilities Association of America, New York, NY.

Lane, H. B., & Pullen, P. C. (2001, February). Working with families to promote oral language and early literacy development. Presentation at the Seventh Annual Critical Issues in Education Conference of the University of Florida College of Education, Gainesville, FL.

Pullen, P. C., Witzel, B., Hudson, R. F., & Schwartz, S. E. (2001, February). The leaders webpage: A resource in special education. Technology session presented at the annual meeting of the Learning Disabilities Association of America, New York, NY.

Hayes, L. F., Lane, H. B., Pullen, P. C., & Corbett, N. L. (2001, February). Summer adventures in literacy (SAIL): Helping middle school students with reading. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Learning Disabilities Association of America, New York, NY.

Mercer, C. D. & Pullen, P. C. (2000, November). A tutorial reading program to enhance fluency and decoding. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Dyslexia Association, Washington, D.C.

Pullen, P. C., & Lane, H. B. (2000, July). Jump start in reading: Assessment and instruction in phonological awareness. Paper presented at the 18th _{World Congress on Reading of}

the International Reading Association, Auckland, New Zealand.

Pullen, P. C., Lane, H. B., & Hayes, L. F. (2000, April). Assessments of early literacy development. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Lane, H. B., Pullen, P. C., & Hayes, L. F. (1999, December). Early literacy development: Classroom assessment for the primary grades. Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the Clay County Reading Council, Middleburg, Florida.

Corbett, N. L., Pullen, P. C., Lane, H. B., & Hayes, L. F. (1999, November). Developing an understanding of reading through early field experience. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, Palm Springs, CA.

Pullen, P. C., Lane, H. B., & Hayes, L. F. (1999, October). Assessments of early literacy development. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Florida Reading Association, Kissimmee, FL.

Nelson, K. W., Conroy, M. A., & Pullen, P. C. (1999, October). Policy issues and

recommended practices for serving young children at risk for or with emotional and behavioral problems. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Council for Children with Behavior Disorders, Dallas, TX.

Lane, H. B., Pullen, P. C., & Hayes, L. F. (1999, March). Schools and families working together to promote literacy development. Paper presented at the Fifth Annual Critical Issues in Education Conference, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Pullen, P. C. & Lane, H. B. (1998, October). Reading Rescue: A cost-effective early intervention program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Florida Reading Association, Jacksonville, FL.

Selected Service

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Reviewer, Personnel Preparation Competition, 325-K, 2013.

Office of Teacher Education, Division of Teacher Education and Licensure, Virginia Department of Education. Reviewer, Traineeships for Education of Special Education Personnel Panel, 2013.

Faculty Council Member, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia. Elected department representative.

Faculty Senate Member, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia. Elected school representative.

Faculty Senate Academic Affairs Committee, University of Virginia.

Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Program, Expert Panelist, Public Input Meeting, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D. C.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Reviewer, Personnel Preparation Competition, Minority Institutions, 201l.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Reviewer, Personnel Preparation Competition, Early Childhood and Related Services Personnel, 2011. Exceptionality: A Special Education Journal, Editor-in-Chief, 2010 to Present

Special Education Program Coordinator, Curry School of Education, 2006-2010.

Virginia Council for Exceptional Children; President, President Elect, Vice President, 2003 Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children, Publications Chair,

Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children, Member, 2001-present Editorial Board, Young Exceptional Children

Council for Learning Disabilities, Member, 2004-present, Editorial Board, Learning Disabilities Quarterly

U.S. Department of Education funded Early Reading First Project, External Evaluator and Consultant, Project REACH: Reaching Expectations for All Children. Northeast Florida Education Consortium (NEFEC), Palatka, Florida.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Reviewer, Personnel Preparation Competition, 2006

New York Department of Education, New York Reading First Grant Competition, National Expert Reviewer, 2004.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Reviewer, Reading Interventions for Students with Mental Retardation, 2004

Montana Department on Education, National Expert Reviewer, Montana Reading First Grant Competition, 2003.

National Reading First Technical Assistant Center, Consultant, 2003-2009 Honors

2014 Academy Fellow, International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities

2013 Outstanding Publication Award, Teacher Education Division, Council for Exceptional Children

2011 Outstanding Mentoring Award, Seven Society, University of Virginia

2010 Outstanding Professor of the Year, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia ERIC Content Expert, Education Resources Information Center, Sponsored by Institute of

Education Sciences (IES), Washington, D.C., 2004-2012 Seven Society Teaching Award, University of Virginia, 2003