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Background and Interests


Dr. Stan F. Shaw

Dr. Shaw is a Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability and Professor Emeritus of Special Education at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Shaw is lead author on a book, Preparing Students with Disabilities for College Success: A Practical Guide for Transition Planning, published by Brookes in 2010. He also co-author of Postsecondary Education and Transition for Students with Learning Disabilities (2003, PRO-ED) and What Every Teacher Should Know About Transition and IDEA 2004 (2007, Allyn & Bacon). He wrote the postsecondary education chapter for the international Handbook of Special Education (2007, Sage). He is a former editor of the Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability and is currently on the editorial boards of respected professional journals including Career Development and Exceptional Individuals, Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, and the Journal of Special Education Leadership among others. Dr. Shaw is the former President of the Higher Education Consortium for Special Education (HECSE). He has been project director for more than six million dollars in grants.

Dr. Shaw's current interests include:

  • Transition from high school to college;
  • Implementation of the Summary of Performance to enhance communication between high school and postsecondary education;
  • Disability policy and law; and
  • Grant writing.