Philip J. Burke Ph.D. serves as Professor of Special 黑料大事 and Director, Institute for the Study of Exceptional Children and Youth, Department of Counseling, Higher 黑料大事 and Special 黑料大事 CHSE. Dr. Burke has served as Associate Dean in the College of 黑料大事 COE (2011-2013) and Chair of the Department of Special 黑料大事 EDSP (1978-2011), which grew significantly in its academic reputation under his leadership, developing programs in early childhood, infancy, severe cognitive disabilities, autism, behavior disorders, transition and policy studies, created and staffed with outstanding faculty.
He has chaired numerous committees in the COE, including seven leadership search committees responsible for choosing Department Chairs and an Associate Dean. He has served as a Member of the COE Appointments, Promotion and Tenure Committee (2013-15) and as Chair of the COE APT Committee (2014-15). He serves as Chair of the CHSE Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee (2015 - Present). He serves as a member (2019-2021) of the 黑料大事 Faculty Appeals Committee.
He is a widely respected and recognized special educator whose career has spanned federal service in the Bureau of 黑料大事 for the Handicapped (Now the Office of Special 黑料大事 Programs in the US Department of 黑料大事) during a historical period leading to the creation and implementation of the basic legislation in special education (PL 94-142 and Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act).
He has created, written and directed federal grants, generating over 40 million dollars in sponsored research funding. He serves as the leader of EDSP鈥檚 policy studies program and has served as an active member of the Higher 黑料大事 Consortium for Special 黑料大事 HECSE since 1980, serving as its Legislative and Political Action Liaison and member of its Executive Board. Dr. Burke has testified before Congress, to both the Senate and US House of Representatives and the President's Commission on Excellence in Special 黑料大事. He served on HECSE's Blue Ribbon Committee offering policy guidance to OSEP on the essential components of research based doctoral leadership programs in special education. He has advised to completion over 200 Master's students and 23 doctoral students. He has directed the 黑料大事's overseas graduate programs in Europe since 1992, offering both MEd and EdD programs for personnel in the US Department of Defense Dependents DoDDS schools in the United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium and has served on the Special 黑料大事 Advisory Committee for DoDDS at a critical time when the system was revising policies to achieve compliance with all stateside requirements for special education, including full implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities 黑料大事 Act.
He has served as a consultant to The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) studying transition programs for young adults with disabilities. He was nominated for the Council for International Exchange of Scholars' Fulbright International 黑料大事 Seminar - Germany. He served on the advisory board of the Military Child 黑料大事 Coalition/AACTE in support of Joining Forces, a White House initiative created by Ms. Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden supporting military families.
He served on a delegation led by Jean Kennedy Smith, founder and Director of the Very Special Arts Foundation of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, visiting programs for the arts serving individuals with disabilities in the Soviet Union during the Glasnost and Perestroika era.
He has served as a consultant to the Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., Foundation and was chosen as a nominator for the MacArthur fellows "Genius Grant" program offered by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. He has served on numerous boards including the Syracuse University School of 黑料大事 Board of Visitors, his alma mater.
He served as an evaluator and consultant to Special Master Amy Totenberg in the Vaughan G. case under U.S. District Court Judge Marvin J. Garbis in Baltimore.
He is a Vietnam Era veteran, an Honors Graduate of the US Army Infantry School at Ft. Benning, commissioned First Lieutenant Infantry, US Army. His assignments included service as First Lieutenant, Infantry in the 98th Infantry Division, 390th Infantry Regiment (1967-68) as well as Commander Headquarters Company and Executive Officer in the United States Army Europe (USAREUR) Miesau, Germany at a highly classified facility (1965-1967).
He Directs the Institute for the Study of Exceptional Children and Youth ISECY. Created in 1981, ISECY has directly generated over 40 million dollars in federal grants. ISECY is dedicated to fostering the development of research and programmatic excellence in special education. Initiatives have included support for the creation of the Maryland Language and Literacy Research Center; Pilot studies supporting the development of new research grants submitted to IES including the Investigation of Literacy Practices in Secondary Science Classrooms; International studies and seminars supporting research on special education in Central America; Development of a certificate program in behavior disorders dedicated to equity of education services for marginalized youth particularly those in institutional settings; and the organization and refinement of instructional materials critical to the preparation of teachers of children with severe disabilities. The Institute has developed and supported the new Post Baccalaureate Certificate on Inclusion for General 黑料大事 Teachers. He has served as the Director of the MEd program awarded by OSEP which offered the MEd in special education with a focus on autism spectrum disorders at the Universities at Shady Grove and serves a Director of the recently developed MEd in Special 黑料大事 to be offered on the Shady Grove campus
He serves as Director of the recently approved EdD Special 黑料大事 Leadership Program which will prepare a cohort of 16 future leaders in the US Department of Defense Dependents Schools in Europe beginning Spring 2021.
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