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Curriculum Vitae

Jackie Pacha

Texas A&M University, Department of Educational Psychology

4225 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-4225

979.862.8340 jpacha@tamu.edu

|EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS |

Education

2007-present Ph.D. Texas A&M University Educational Psychology

College Station

1996 M.A. Stephen F. Austin State University Rehabilitation Counseling

Nacogdoches, TX

1995 B.S.R. Stephen F. Austin State University Rehabilitation Services

Nacogdoches, TX

Certifications

Generic Special Education Grades PK-12, Texas, Valid through 3/31/2013

Principal Certification Grades EC-12, Texas, Valid through 3/31/2013

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, #00038447, Valid through 9/30/2010

|Professional Experience |

2007-Present Research Associate/Project Coordinator,

Brazos Valley Employment Project, Center on Disability and Development,

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

2004-2007 Vocational/Transition Specialist

University Charter School

University of Texas, Austin, TX

2000-2004 Special Education Teacher/Program Coordinator

Del Valle Junior High School

Del Valle, TX

1996-2000 Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor / Independent Living Counselor

Texas Rehabilitation Commission

Crockett, TX

|COLLEGE TEACHING |

Graduate Assistant, Fall, 2009

SEFB 310: Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities

Guest Lecturer, Spring 2009

SEFB 414: Issues and Methods in Low Incidence Disabilities

|PUBLICATIONS |

Pacha, J., Landmark, L.J., & Zhang, D. (2009). Brazos Valley Employment Project: A demonstration project to increase entry-level employability skills for youth with disabilities. Manuscript in preparation.

Pacha, J. & Ju, S. (2009). Entry level employability skills: Level of agreement between the perceptions of educators and employers. Manuscript in preparation.

Pacha, J. & Roberts, E. (2009). Interagency collaboration: Interpreting the languages of special education and vocational rehabilitation. Manuscript in preparation.

emberships

|GRANTS |

Sharp, A., Pacha, J., Parrish, L. & Benz, M. (2009-10). Brazos Valley Center for Independent Living. $250,000 grant through the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services. Unfunded.

|SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS |

Pacha, J. & Ju, Song (Accepted). Entry level employability skills: Do employers and educators agree? Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children, Nashville, TN.

Pacha, J., & Landmark, L. J. (2009, July). Development of employability skills through different models of experiential learning. Presentation at the summer camp conference of the Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education, Fort Worth, TX.

Pacha, J., Landmark, L. J., & Zhang, D. (2009, April). Development of employability skills through different models of work-based learning. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children, Seattle, WA.

Landmark, L. J. & Pacha, J. (2009, April). Dazed and confused? Promising, best, effective, and substantiated practices for transition planning. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children, Seattle, WA.

Grenwelge, C., Pacha, J., Landmark, L. J., & Zhang, D. (2008, February). Reaching out to transition-age youth through leadership and employment training. Presentation at the Texas Transition Conference, College Station, TX

Pacha, J., Zhang, D., Landmark, L. J. & Dudley, C. (2008, October). Providing work-based learning opportunities to students through university-school partnerships. Presentation at the Brewing Best Practices in Transition Conference sponsored by Division on Career Development and Transition a Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, Milwaukee, WI

|SERVICE ACTIVITIES |

Bryan-College Station Mayors’ Committee on People with Disabilities, Member, 2009- Present

Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC), 2009 National Certification Exam Item Writing Team, 2009

|MEMBERSHIPS |

• Texas Association of Vocational Adjustment Coordinators, Member (2000-Present)

• Council for Exceptional Children, Member (2002-Present)

• Council for Exceptional Children, Division on Career Development and Transition, Member (2006-Present)

• National Rehabilitation Association, Member (2009-Present)

• Texas Rehabilitation Association, Member (2009-Present)

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