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Professor Philip D. Nordness

  • Special Education & Communication Disorders, Distinguished Professor
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pnordness@unomaha.edu
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Biography

Spent four years teaching children with emotional and behavioral disorders in Minnesota before getting a Ph.D. in special education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Teaching Interests

Emotional and Behavioral DisordersBehavior Modification

Research Interests

My current research is focused on addressing the shortage of special education teachers and interdisciplinary collaborations to meet the mental health and behavioral needs of children at-risk of school failure. On-going collaborations with Siauliai University in Lithuania and the University of Eastern Finland.

Awards and Honors

Peter Kiewit Distinguished Professor, Leadership - 2021

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Selected Publications

Nordness, Philip, Hagaman, Jessica, Herskovitz, Rebecca, Leader Janssen, Elizabeth. 2019. POWER UP: A Persuasive Writing Strategy for Secondary Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Journal of Education and Learning, 8, 4, 32-42.

Leader Janssen, Elizabeth, Nordness, Philip, Swain, Kristine, Hagaman, Jessica. 2016. Students’ Perceptions of an Online Graduate Program in Special Education for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Teacher Education and Special Education, 39, 4, 246-258.

Externally Funded Research

Interdisciplinary Personnel Preparation in Systemic Behavioral Intervention to Serve School-Age Children with Significant Behavioral Concerns, U.S. Department of Education, Federal, 11/01/2020 - 10/31/2021

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