EDUCATION

1999 - 2005    Doctor of Education     Teachers College, Columbia University                                                                  New York, New York                                                                  Department of Curriculum and Teaching                                                                  Learning dis/Abilities Program

1981 - 1984    Master of Arts             Furman University                                                                 Greenville, South Carolina                                                                 Special Education: Learning Disabilities                                                                 Emphasis: Transition Issues

1974 - 1978    Bachelor of Arts          Furman University
                           cum laude                      Greenville, South Carolina                                                                 Special Education                                                                 Learning Disabilities/Emotional Handicaps       

RESEARCH AGENDA

Qualitative research

Primary focus:  intersectionality of race, class, gender, and disability 

• parents and families of children with special needs
• parent and professional collaboration in schools
• disability studies in education—implications for classrooms, parents, and research
• implementation of inclusive classroom practice

PUBLICATIONS

Articles

Ferri, B., Connor, D., Solis, S., Valle, J., & Volpitta, D. (2005).  Teachers with LD:  Mediating discourses of dis/ability. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 38  (1), 62-78. 

Reid, D. K., & Valle, J. W. (2004). The discursive practice of learning disability:  Implications for instruction and parent-school relations. Special Series:  Journal of Learning Disabilities, 37 (6), 466-481.

Valle, J., Solis, S., Volpitta, D., & Connor, D. (2004). The disability closet:  Teachers with LD evaluate the risks and benefits of coming out. Equity and Excellence in Education, 37 (1), 4-17.

Valle, J.W., & Aponte, E. (2002). IDEA: A Bakhtinian perspective on parent and professional discourse. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 35 (5),  469-479.

Valle, J.W., & Reid, D.K. (2001). Parent-educator partnerships: A critical history of the search for authentic and respectful home-school relationships. School Public Relations, 22 (1), 23-36.

Connor, D., Volpitta, D., Solis, S., Valle, J., & Ferri, B. (in submission). Veering into queering: Cartoons as representation. Qualitative Inquiry.

Book chapters

Reid, D. K., & Valle, J. W. (2005). A constructivist perspective from the emerging field of disability studies. In C. T. Fosnot (Ed.) Constructivism:  Theory, perspectives, and practice. (2nd edition). New York: Teachers  College Press.

Reid, D. K., & Valle, J. W. (2004). Learning disability as the intersection of  competing discourses: Implications for classrooms, parents, and research.  In B. Wong (Ed.) Learning about learning disabilities. (3^rd edition).  San Diego, CA: Elsevier Academic Press.

Broderick, A., Reid, D.K., & Valle, J.W. (in press). Disability studies in education (DSE) and the practical  concerns of teachers. In S. Danforth & S. Gabel (Eds.). Disability Studies in Education. New York:  Peter Lange Publishing Group.

Works in progress

Valle, J. (lead editor), Connor, D., & Reid, K. (in progress). Special issue of Disability Studies Quarterly.

Valle, J. W., Taets, J. & Baldasare, N. (in progress). Room 4-305: Creating a classroom community for inclusive education. Year-long qualitative study (2002-2003) of a veteran elementary school teacher and a first year special education teacher  during their first year team-teaching in a 4^th grade inclusion setting (P.S. 321,  Brooklyn, NY). The culmination of this project will be a book and  documentary  film.

Dissertation

Valle, J. W. (2005). A Four Decade Foucauldian Genealogy of Parent/Professional Relationships Within S pecial Education:  Existential Knowledges of Mothers  of Children Labeled Learning Disabled (LD).

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Peer Reviewer for:

      International Journal of Research & Method in Education
            Term:  beginning 2004

Guest Peer Reviewer for:

         The New Educator (December 2004)

         Equity & Excellence in Education (May 2005)

Co-chair for the 5^th Annual Disability Studies in Education National Conference
            Teachers College, Columbia University
            New York, NY
            May 19-21, 2005

NCATE Assessment Committee
            Term: 2004-present

Committee for the Development of Professional Development Schools
            Term: 2004-present      

Lincoln Center Institute (LCI) Partnership
           Faculty  Liason Committee CCNY/LCI  (2005-2006)
            Participant in week long summer institute (July 2004)
            Active participant with LCI (2004-present)

Special Education Consultant to the High School for Aesthetic Education (Maxine Greene School)

Executive Board Member of the Gateway School (New York City)

Conference Presentations (most recent)

Theorizing and Politicizing Disability in Education
            Plenary Session: Panel Member
            5^th Annual Disability Studies in Education National Conference
            Teachers College, Columbia University
            New York, NY
            May 20, 2005

A View from the Other Side of the Desk:  A Parent Perspective of Special Education
            Annual Conference for Early Intervention Service Coordinators
            New York City Board of Education
            Bronx, New York
            May 6, 2005

Constructivist Teaching for “Those Kids”? A Challenge to Special Education Tradition
            American Educational Research Association (AERA)
            Montreal, Canada
            April 12, 2005

Veering into Queering:  Cartoons as Representation
            American Educational Research Association (AERA)
            Montreal, Canada
            April 13, 2005

Critical Discourse Analysis: Exposing the Power of Special Education Discourse Within             Mothers’ Narratives
            American Educational Research Association (AERA)
            Montreal, Canada
            April 15, 2005

AWARDS:

Dean's Teaching Commendation
            Teachers College, Columbia University
            New York, New York
            2002-2003
            2001-2002

Walter Sindlinger 2001 Writing Award
            Teachers College, Columbia University
            New York, New York

CURRENT COURSES:   2005-2006

3601K  Literacy I:  Middle Childhood

5700G  Special Education Practicum (including field supervision)

6100I   Parents, Families, and Disability