College of Education and Human Development

Education
Ed.D. Bowling Green State University
Ed.S. University of Toledo
M.Ed. University of Toledo
B.A. University of Toledo

Research Interests
Including young children with disabilities in early childhood
settings; personnel preparation; family/professional
partnerships; and strategies for including children with autism in
the classroom

Courses Taught
Consultation and Collaboration, Teaching Students with Special Needs, Intervention, Program Planning & Development, Practicum, Parent-Professional Partnerships in Early Childhood Special
Education, Assessment and Intervention and in the Autism Certificate Program

Recent Publications
Baker, P., Murray, M., Murray-Slutsky, C., & Paris, B. (2010). Faces of Autism. Educational Leadership.68(2), 40-45.

Mandell, C. J., & Murray, M. M. (2009). Administrators understanding and use of family-centered practices. The Journal of Early Intervention, 32 (1), 17-37.

Murray, M., Baker, P. Murray-Slutsky, C., & Paris, B. (2009). Strategies for supporting the sensory-based learner. Preventing School Failure, 53(4), 245-252.

Novak, J., Murray, M., Scheuermann, A., & Curran, E. (2009). Enhancing the preparation of special educators through service learning: Evidence from two preservice courses. International Journal of Special Education, 24(1), 32-44.

Curran, E., & Murray, M. (2008). Transformative learning in teacher education: Building competencies and changing dispositions. Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 8(3), 103-118.

Murray, M., & Curran, E. (2008). Learning together with parents of children with disabilities: Bringing parent-professional partnership education to a new level. Teacher Education and Special Education, 31(1), 59-63.

Murray, M., Curran, E., & Zellers, D. (2008). Building parent/professional partnerships: An innovative approach for teacher education. The Teacher Educator, 43(2), 87-108.

Awards
Community Involvement Award (March, 2010). Bowling Green State University.

Community Partnership Award (December, 2008). Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities.

President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, 2007

Community Partnership Award (December, 2006). Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities