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Jeanne Novak
Assistant Professor
School of Intervention Services
Program Area Special Education
jnovak@bgnet.bgsu.edu
(419) 372-6826

Education
B.A. - Ohio Northern University
Ph.D. - Indiana University

Research Interests
Supported Employment, Transition, and Application of Social Psychological Theory to Issues of Community Inclusion

Courses Taught
Undergraduate: Transition for Students with Special Needs; Supported Employment; Introduction to Rehabilitation Counseling and Services; Research Methods in Special Education

Graduate: Transition for Students with Special Needs; Supported Employment; Human Exceptionality; Human Services and Systems Change

Recent Publications
Banks, B. R., Novak, J., Mank, D. M., Grossi, T. (2007). Disclosure of a psychiatric disability in employment: An exploratory study. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 11 (1), 69-84.

University of Oregon, National Center Studying Electronic Texts (2007). The effects of guided notes on the on-task behavior and academic performance of high school students with disabilities receiving services via the EnvisionIT Transition Curriculum. Report prepared by Izzo, M.V., Dillon, K., Novak, J., Gardner, R., Feagin-Hinton, M., Bookwalter, L., et al. Available online at http://ncset.uoregon.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=87&Itemid=73

Novak, J., & Ratliff, A. (Autumn 2006). Campus Works! Career exploration program provides hands-on learning experiences for high school and college students. Ohio APSE News , 4-6.

Novak, J. (Spring 2005). Research brief: Growth of supported employment eclipsed by continued expansion of segregated services. Ohio APSE News, 4-5.