Fellowship Doctoral Leadership Cohort in Special Education (2008-Present). Special Education, 
College of Education and Human Development, George Mason University. Emphasis on training 
in research, teaching, and service for children with mild disabilities, conducting research, submit 
articles for publication in professional journals, present study findings at conferences, supervise 
students, and teach university courses.

Graduate Research Assistant (2007-2008). Special Education, College of Education and Human 
Development, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. Prepared study materials, collected data, 
taught intervention, evaluated intervention materials, and analyzed data for Writing instruction for 
adolescents with behavior disorders: Scaffolding procedural learning to extended discourse 
(SPLED) funded by IAD, under the direction of Project Investigator, Dr. Margo Mastropieri.

Evidence of my research from  GRA 2007-2008 position:

        Mastropieri, M., Scruggs, T., Cuenca-Sanchez, Y., Irby, N., Mills, S. & Mason, L. (2008). 
                     Persuading students with emotional disabilities to write: Findings from a design 
                     experiment. Manuscript in preparation.

          Mastropieri, M., Irby, N., Cuenca-Sanchez, Y., Mills, S., & O’Neill, S. (August, 2008). 
         GMU-PSU burke study 2007-2008 observational data. Presentation at meeting with grant
         holders and consultants on the Writing instruction for adolescents with behavior 
         disorders: Scaffolding procedural learning to extended discourse (SPLED). Penn State 
        University: State College, PA.

          Mastropieri, M., Cuenca-Sanchez, Y., Irby, N., Mills, S., &O’Neill, S. (August, 2008).                       GMU-PSU burke study 2007-2008. Presentation at meeting with grant holders and                   consultants on the Writing instruction for adolescents with behavior disorders:                     Scaffolding procedural learning to extended discourse (SPLED). Penn State                        University: State College, PA.

        Scruggs, T., Mastropieri, M., Cuencas-Sanchez, Y., Irby, N., & Mills, S. (2008). Can teachers         really differentiate instruction? Examples from recent research. Poster session at                 Council of Exceptional Children Convention & Expo in Boston, MA.

            Graduate Research Assistant (2006-2007). Mathematics Education Center, College of Education and Human Development, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. Coded and entered qualitative and quantitative research data for the Program Evaluation of the Math and Science Partnership Program funded by the National Science Foundation, under the direction of Co-Project Investigator, Dr. Patricia S. Moyer-Packenham.

Evidence of my research from GRA 2006-2007 position:

        Moyer-Packenham, P.S., Kitsantas, A., Bolyard, J., Irby, N., Huie, F., & Oh, H. (submitted).
                    Participation by STEM faculty in mathematics and science partnership activities 
                    for teachers.  American Journal of Education.

        Moyer-Packenham, P.S., Bolyard, J., Oh, H., & Irby, N. (2008). Courses and programs for
                    mathematics and science teacher professional development. Manuscript in                                     preparation.