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Email: kscorgie@apu.edu
Kate Scorgie, Ph.D.
Professor of Education
School of Education
Profile
Kate Scorgie’s, Ph.D., research interests include transformational teaching and learning, and parenting children with disabilities across cultures. She developed an original model describing the process of transformation in parents of children with disabilities. Scorgie is a member of the Publications Committee for Childhood Education and Developmental Disabilities Bulletin.
Education
Ph.D. - Educational Psychology, University of Alberta, Canada
M.A. - Communications, Wheaton College
M.A. - Special Education, Western Michigan University
B.S.Ed. - Ohio State University
M.A. - Communications, Wheaton College
M.A. - Special Education, Western Michigan University
B.S.Ed. - Ohio State University
Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Publications
Wilgosh, L., Sobsey, D., and Scorgie, K. (in press). Cultural constructions of families of children with disabilities. Report of the Proceedings of Culture and the State: Past, Present and Future
Wilgosh, L., Nota, L., Scorgie, K., and Soresi, S. (in press). Effective life management in parents of children with disabilities: A cross-national extension. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling.
Scorgie, K., Wilgosh, L., and Sobsey, D. (in press). Transformational outcomes and effective life management strategies in parents of children with autism. Exceptionality Education Canada, 14.
Scorgie, K., and Wilgosh, L. (2002). Journeys through the Land of Oz: Parents’ top twenty strategies for managing life. Exceptional Parent, 32, 30-32.
Scorgie, K., and Wilgosh, L. (2001). Family life management what a child has severe developmental disabilities: Parent transformational outcomes. Report of the Proceedings of the 7thBiennial Conference of the International Association of Special Education, pp. 164-166, Warsaw, Poland.
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Wilgosh, L., Sobsey, D., and Scorgie, K. (in press). Cultural constructions of families of children with disabilities. Report of the Proceedings of Culture and the State: Past, Present and Future
Wilgosh, L., Nota, L., Scorgie, K., and Soresi, S. (in press). Effective life management in parents of children with disabilities: A cross-national extension. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling.
Scorgie, K., Wilgosh, L., and Sobsey, D. (in press). Transformational outcomes and effective life management strategies in parents of children with autism. Exceptionality Education Canada, 14.
Scorgie, K., and Wilgosh, L. (2002). Journeys through the Land of Oz: Parents’ top twenty strategies for managing life. Exceptional Parent, 32, 30-32.
Scorgie, K., and Wilgosh, L. (2001). Family life management what a child has severe developmental disabilities: Parent transformational outcomes. Report of the Proceedings of the 7thBiennial Conference of the International Association of Special Education, pp. 164-166, Warsaw, Poland.
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Professional Involvement and Accomplishments
Accomplished Scholar Award, Research, Azusa Pacific University, September 1998
Distinguished Research Report, Azusa Pacific University Faculty Research Forum, September, 1999
Accomplished Scholar Award, Azusa Pacific University, January, 2000
Scholarly Achievement Award, Azusa Pacific University, June, 2000
Province of Alberta Academic Scholarship, 1993-1996
Distinguished Research Report, Azusa Pacific University Faculty Research Forum, September, 1999
Accomplished Scholar Award, Azusa Pacific University, January, 2000
Scholarly Achievement Award, Azusa Pacific University, June, 2000
Province of Alberta Academic Scholarship, 1993-1996
Expertise
Education Psychology
Human Growth and Development
Interpersonal Communication
Special Education
Courses Taught
Note: This information is current for the 2008-09 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
