Faculty
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Hazel McBride
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Keywords
Special Education, Learning Disabilities, Adolescent Suicide, the Adolescent Brain, Neuroscience and Education.
Research Projects/Activities
- The implications of new findings in neuroscience for education
- The epidemiology of adolescent suicide
- Teacher education for special education
Research Interests
My research has focused on the emotional and behavioral consequences of having a learning disability, which is not identified as well as the impact of life events on child and adolescent development. In addition we have examined the special education skills and knowledge required by new teachers to be successful in inclusive general education classrooms.
Applied/Clinical Interests
I am also involved in teacher education and am interested in how knowledge of neuroscience impacts teaching practice.
Specialty Courses
EDU 5537: The Adolescent Brain: Implications for Instruction.
HDP Special Topics: Neuroscience and Education
Representative Publications
2008 McBride, H. E. A. & Giannotta, L (2008). Developing a Special Education Curriculum Guide to Prepare Pre-service Students to Teach in Inclusive Classrooms. Submitted for publication.
2008 McBride, H.E.A., & Duckworth, G. S. (2008). Depression and suicide as a long term sequelae of Traumatic Brain Injury. Submitted for publication
2003 Law Enforcement and Autism. The international Association of Chiefs of Police,
1997 McBride, H.E.A., & Siegel, L.S. (1997) Learning Disabilities and Adolescent Suicide. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 30, pp. 652-659.
1996 Duckworth, G. S., & McBride, H.E.A. (1996) Suicide in the Elderly: A Tragedy of Neglect. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Vol. 41, pp. 217-221.