National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
Disability Research Design
Issues and Strategies:
A Conversation with Researchers
Dr. Thomas Cook, Dr. Jeffrey Valentine,
and Dr. James Bellini
May 26, 2010
3 p.m. Eastern / 2 p.m. Central
A Webcast Sponsored by the
National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR)
Funded by NIDRR, US Department of Education, PR# H133A060028
© 2010 by SEDL
National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
Agenda
• Overview and introductions
• The challenge of evidence in disability and rehabilitation
research and practice: A position paper
• Perceptions about the position paper
- Dr. Jeff Valentine
- Dr. Thomas Cook
- Dr. James Bellini
• Audience Questions
• Continuing the Conversation
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Presenters
Facilitator: John D. Westbrook, Program Manager
SEDL's Disability Research to Practice (DRP) Program
Director, National Center for the Dissemination of Disability
Research (NCDDR)
Discussion Panel:
• Jeff Valentine, University of Louisville
• Thomas Cook, Northwestern University
• James Bellini, Syracuse University
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Position Paper
• Developed by the NCDDR's Task Force on
Standards of Evidence and Methods
• Johnston, M. V., Vanderheiden, G. C., Farkas, M. D.,
Rogers, E. S., Summers, J. A., & Westbrook, J. D., for the
NCDDR Task Force on Standards of Evidence and
Methods. (2009). The challenge of evidence in disability
and rehabilitation research and practice: A position paper.
Austin, TX: SEDL, National Center for the Dissemination of
Disability Research.
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National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
Agenda
• Overview and introductions
• The challenge of evidence in disability and rehabilitation
research and practice: A position paper
• Perceptions of the position paper
- Dr. Jeff Valentine
- Dr. Thomas Cook
- Dr. James Bellini
• Audience Questions
• Continuing the Conversation
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Jeffrey Valentine, PhD
• University of Louisville, College of Education and Human
Development
• Associate Professor, Department of Educational and
Counseling Psychology
• Co-Chair, Campbell Collaboration Training Group
• Former Co-Chair, Campbell Methods Group
• Statistical editor, Cochrane Collaboration Developmental,
Psychosocial, and Learning Problems Group
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Thomas D. Cook, PhD
• Northwestern University
• Professor of Sociology, Psychology, Education and
Social Policy
• Joan and Sarepta Harrison Chair in Ethics and
Justice
• Fellow, the Institute for Policy Research
• Quasi-Experimentation: Design and Analysis for
Field Settings (Cook & Campbell, 1979)
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James Bellini, PhD, CRC
• Syracuse University
• Professor, School of Education
• Counseling and Human Services Department,
Rehabilitation Counseling Program
• Cultural Foundations of Education Department,
Disability Studies Program
• Principal Investigator, NIDRR-funded Advanced
Rehabilitation Research and Disability Policy Training
Center
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National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
Agenda
• Overview and introductions
• The challenge of evidence in disability and rehabilitation
research and practice: A position paper
• Perceptions of the position paper
- Dr. Jeff Valentine
- Dr. Thomas Cook
- Dr. James Bellini
• Audience Questions
• Continuing the Conversation
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Questions?
• By email: webcast@ncddr.org
• Voice/TTY: 800-266-1832
• TTY: 512-391-6578
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