College of Education and Human Development

Education
Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University (Special Education)
M.S. Miami University (School Psychology)
B.A. University of Illinois (Teaching of English)

Research Interests
-Academic Interventions for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities
-Strategy Instruction in Teacher Preparation
-Instructional Delivery and Decision-Making

Courses Taught
EDIS 4410/5410: Reading and Writing Instruction for Students with Special Needs
EDIS 4230: Applied Behavior Analysis
EDIS 2310: Teaching Students with Exceptionalities

Recent Publications
Lee, D. L., Lylo, B. J., Vostal, B. R., & Hua, Y. (in press). The effects of 
            high-preference problems on the completion of non-preferred
            mathematics problems. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Kubina, R. M., Mason, L. H., Vostal, B. R., & Taft, R. J. (in press). Self-regulated 
            strategy development instruction: Effects of lesson structure on a 
            teacher's behaviors. Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal.

Vostal, B. R., & Lee, D. L. (2011). Behavioral momentum during a continuous 
             reading task: An exploratory study. Journal of Behavioral Education, 20,     
            163-181. doi: 10/1007/s10864-011-9129-6

Lee, D. L., Vostal, B. R., Lylo, B. J., & Hua, Y. (in press). Four steps to successful 
            behavioral data collection. Beyond Behavior.

McNaughton, D. & Vostal, B. R. (2010). Using active listening to improve collaboration 
            with parents: The LAFF don’t CRY strategy. Intervention in School and Clinic, 
            45, 251-256.

Vostal, B. R., Hughes, C. A., Ruhl, K. L., Benedek-Wood, E., & Dexter, D. D. (2008). 
             A content analysis of Learning Disabilities Research & Practice: 1991-2007. 
             Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 23, 184-193.

Stansberry, S. D., Casey, S. D., Vostal, B. R., & Ostryn, C. (2008). The effects of simplified 
             habit reversal on thumb sucking. European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 9, 73-79.