Gary Siperstein

Ph.D., Developmental Psychology/Special Education Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology Yeshiva University , New York

Post-doctoral Fellow: Developmental Evaluation Clinic, Children's Hospital, Harvard University

Professor, Psychology and Human Services

Director, Center for Social Development and Education

Office: H-10-028H

Phone number: 617-287-7250

Gary.Siperstein@umb.edu

 

Gary N. Siperstein is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston and founder and director of the Center for Social Development and Education (CSDE). He is also the director of the Regional Collaborating Center of Special Olympics International.

 

Dr. Siperstein received his doctorate at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University . He has published approximately 100 articles, chapters, and books on the social relationships and social development of children with disabilities. He has received more than 20 research grants totaling over $12 million from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the U.S. Department of Education. In 1986, Dr. Siperstein received the prestigious Merit award from NIH for his work on the social aspects of mental retardation. Enhancing the social competence of children with disabilities in inclusive educational settings has been the focus of his recent curriculum development projects.

 

Dr. Siperstein is a past associate editor of AJMR, editor of the Research Monograph series for AAMR, and member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Eligibility Determination of Mental Retardation. He is presently Co-Chair of the State Advisory Council for DMR, a member of the Governor's Commission on Mental Retardation, Special Advisor to the President's Committee on Mental Retardation, and President Elect of the Division of Research of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).

 

Recent Publications:

Siperstein, G.N. & Rickards, E.P. (2003). Promoting Social Success. Baltimore, MD : Paul Brookes Publishing Co.

 

Leffert, J.S., & Siperstein, G.N. (2002). Social Cognition: The Key to Understanding Adaptive Behavior in Individuals with Mild Mental Retardation. International Review of Research in Mental Retardation: Vol. 25, pp. 135-181. San Diego, CA : Academic Press.

 

MacMillan, D. L., Siperstein, G. N., & Leffert, J. S. (2002). Children with mild mental retardation: A challenge for classification practices. In S. Greenspan & H.N. Switzky. (Ed.), What is mental retardation? Ideas for the new century. Washington, D.C. American Association on Mental Retardation.

 

Evaluates the following competencies:

•  Social Research

•  Human Development

•  Life Stages: Issues & Challenges

•  Human Service Intervention I and II

 

 

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