Curriculum Vitae
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-0101
Office:
480.965.2047
Fax: 480.727.6767
E-mail:
sam@asu.edu
Educational
Background:
Ph.D., Special
Education May 1990
Technology
integration
Arizona State
University
M.Ed., Special
Education May 1988
Cross-categorical
teacher certification
Arizona
State University
B.S., Psychology December 1985
Computer
science
University
of Pittsburgh
Professional Experience:
Associate Vice President 2006-present
University Technology
Office
Arizona State
University
Tempe, AZ
Associate Professor 1994-present
Special Education
Program
Arizona State
University
Executive Director 2006-present
Applied Learning
Technologies Institute
University Technology
Office
Arizona State
University
Assistant Vice Provost
2004-2006
Digital Media and Instructional Technologies
Information
Technology
Arizona State
University
Manager, Instruction
Support 1996-2004
Information
Technology
Arizona State University
Assistant Professor 1990-1994
Special Education
Program
Arizona State
University
Visiting Professor Summer
1990
Western Washington
University
Bellingham, WA
Faculty Associate Summer
1990
Arizona State
University
Research
Associate 1989-1990
South
Mountain High School Research Project
Arizona State
University
Director 1987-present
Special Education
Evaluation Clinic
Arizona State
University
Graduate Research
Assistant 1987-1989
Special Education
Arizona
State University
Statistical Consultant 1988-1989
Salt
Lake School District
Salt
Lake, UT
Statistical
Consultant 1988-1989
Early
Intervention Specialist Project
Arizona State
University
Special Education
Teacher 1987-1988
Queen Creek Unified
School District
Queen
Creek, AZ
Behavioral Consultant 1987-1988
Catholic Youth
Services
Phoenix, AZ
Youth
Counselor 1986-1987
Phoenix
Children's Hospital
Phoenix, AZ
Behavioral Counselor 1985-1986
St. Francis Medical
Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Research Assistant 1984-1985
Western Psychiatric
Institute and Clinic
Pittsburgh, PA
Grants and Sponsored
Projects:
Integrated Data to Enhance Arizona’s Learning
Principal Investigator
2005 - Present
Arizona Department of
Education
$5,000,000
Student
Performance Data Project: Paradise Valley Unified School District
Principal Investigator
2005 - Present
Paradise Valley Unified School
District
$1,500,000
Positive Behavioral
Intervention Supports in Arizona
Principal Investigator
2005
- Present
Arizona Department of
Education
(http://abi.ed.asu.edu)
$350,000
Conexiones: Enhancing Education Through Technology
Co-Principal
Investigator
2005
- Present
Migrant
Child Education Program, Arizona Department of Education
$175,000
A dual-university
program to prepare professors in emotional and behavioral disorders.
Co-Principal
Investigator. Office of Special Education Programs,
Leadership
Preparation Grant
2004 - Present
$799,580
Meeting Demands for 21st
Century Nurse Educators
Co-Principal Investigator
2004 - Present
Health Resources and
Services Administration
$1,000,000
GK-12
Down to Earth Science - Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education.
Co-Principal
Investigator
2001-Present
National Science
Foundation
$1,300,000
Nurse Graduate Distance
Education
Co-Principal
Investigator
2004 - 2006
Health Resources and
Services Administration
$600,000
Distance
Education for Neonatal Practitioner/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner NNP/PNPS in
Underserved Rural Arizona
Co-Principal
Investigator
2003 - 2006
Health Resources and
Services Administration
$1,200,000
Conexiones
Co-Principal
Investigator
1992 - 2005
Migrant Child
Education Program, Arizona Department of Education funded project
$1,000,000 to
date
Arizona Behavioral Initiative
Principal
Investigator
Arizona Department of Education
2000 - 2005
$750,000
Arizona
State University Mentorship Program
Principal Investigator
2001 - 2004
Arizona Department of
Education funded project
$56,000
21st
Century Distributed Learning Environment,
Principal
Investigator
1998 - 2003
United States General
Services Administration; Federal Acquisitions Institute
$9,000,000
Arizona Parent Assistance Program
Principal
Investigator
2001-2003
Chandler
Education Foundation, US Department of Education
$350,000
Eruditio Project
Principal
Investigator
1996 - 2000
USWest/ National
Education Association Teacher Network
$1,200,000.00
(http://eruditio.asu.edu)
Wireless Connectivity in Mohave County
Principal Investigator
1996-1998
National Science Foundation, ANI Division Of
Advanced Network Infrastructure & Research, Computer Science and
Engineering Direct For Computer & Information Science & Engineering.
$127,750
(ANI9613918)
Arizona State Public Information Network:
Wireless Connectivity in Western Arizona
Principal Investigator
1996-1998
National Science Foundation, Advanced
Networking Infrastructure Division Of Advanced Network Infrastructure &
Research, Computer Science and Engineering Direct For Computer &
Information Science & Engineering.
$178,865
(http://aspin.asu.edu)
Arizona State Public
Information Network: Innovative K-12 Connectivity with CATV
Principal
Investigator
1996-1998
National Science
Foundation, Advanced Networking Infrastructure Division Of Advanced Network
Infrastructure & Research, Computer Science and Engineering Direct For
Computer & Information Science & Engineering.
$69,400
Enabling and Extending the Arizona
Infrastructure for Advanced Networking and Applications Research via the vBNS
Co-Principal Investigator
1998-2000
National Science Foundation, Advanced
Networking Infrastructure Division Of Advanced Network Infrastructure &
Research, Computer Science and Engineering Direct For Computer &
Information Science & Engineering.
$350,000
Internet Training
Project: Phase Two
Co-Principal
Investigator
1997 - 1998
United States General
Services Administration sponsored project
$200,000
(http://media4.asu.edu)
Infusing Academic Content into Vocational
Education Curriculum. Project Fusion: Evaluation, Year 2.
Co-Principal Investigator
1997
Perkins Metrotech Vocational Institute of
Phoenix.
$21,158
Enhancing Education
through Technology: Mediated Classroom
Project
Principal
Investigator
1994
AT&T
$800,000
Professional Papers and Presentations:
DiGangi, S. (2007,
October). A global perspective to training quality teachers. Keynote presentation for the
International Conference on Technology and Educational Innovation, Monterrey,
Mexico.
Yu, C. H.,
Jannasch-Pennell, A., DiGangi, S., Andrews, S., & Kim, C. (2007, August). Nonresponse analysis in survey research.
Paper accepted for the 2007 Joint Statistical Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.
DiGangi,
S., Kilic, Z., Andrews, S., Jannasch-Pennell, A., Flores, Y., Cohn, S., Yu,
C.H. & Dorsett, L. (2007, April). Representations
of immigrant identity in a technology education outreach program. Paper
accepted for the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, Chicago, IL.
Jannasch-Pennell,
A., DiGangi, S., Kilic, Z. & Andrews, S., (2007, April). Visual ethnography and identity in an
outreach program for children of migrant workers. Paper accepted for the 2007
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Andrews, S., Jannasch-Pennell, A. & DiGangi, S. (2007, April).
Perceptions of the United States: Ethics
and influences in a digital video program for new immigrant children. Paper
accepted for the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association,
Chicago, IL.
Sullivan, A., Flores, Y., DiGangi, S., & Jannasch-Pennell, A.
(2007, April). School-family
collaboration in school-wide positive behavior interventions and supports.
Paper accepted for presentation at the Council for Exceptional Children Annual
Convention, Louisville, KY.
DiGangi, S.A & Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2007, January). Integrated Data to Enhance Arizona’s
Learning. Presentation made at the 2007 Westnet Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Kimerer, K., Middleton, J., DiGangi, S. A., Artiles, A.,
& Rutherford, R. B. (2006, November). Arizona
State University Latin American student teaching initiative. 30th Annual
Teacher Educators for Children with Behavior Disorders National Conference,
Tempe, AZ.
Sullivan, A., Flores, Y., DiGangi, S.A., &
Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2006, November). Reducing
Suspensions through School-wide Positive Behavioral Support. 30th Annual
Teacher Educators for Children with Behavior Disorders National Conference,
Tempe, AZ
DiGangi, S.A. & Jannasch-Pennell,
A.K. (2006, November). Integrated Data to Enhance Arizona’s
Learning. Presentation made at the Western
Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications Conference, Portland, OR.
Yu, C. H., Killic,
Z., DiGangi, S.A, & Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2006 October). Introduction to IRT and Item Banking.
Paper presented at the 19th Annual Conference of Arizona Educational Research
Organization, Tempe, AZ.
Yu, C. H., DiGangi,
S.A, & Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2006, October). Between automation and exploration: SAS graphing techniques for
visualization of survey data. Western Users of SAS Software Conference,
Irvine, CA.
Rutherford, R. B.,
Bimrose, J., Kimerer, K., Maclauchlan, S., DiGangi, S.A., & Lamb, E.
(2006). Arizona State University Central
American student teaching initiatives. Conference of the Association of the
American Schools of Central America, Colombia, Caribbean, and Mexico, Bogotá,
Colombia.
Yu,
C.H., Freeman, R., Jannasch-Pennell, A.K., DiGangi, S.A., Kim, C., Stay, V.,
Lo, W., & Long, L. (2006, August). Interactive Animation for Learning IRT and
Misfit Identification in Item Response Theory. Paper accepted for presentation at the 2006
Joint Statistical Meetings conference, Seattle, WA.
Yu,
C.H., Jannasch-Pennell, A.K., Stay, V., DiGangi, S.A., Kim, C., Long, L., Lo,
W., Kilic, Z., Kang, S., & Freeman, R. (2006, July). Multi-sensory
cognitive learning as facilitated in a FLASH tutorial for Item Response Theory. Paper accepted for presentation at the 4th
International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and
Applications conference, Orlando, FL.
Flores, Y.,
Jannasch-Pennell, A.K., & DiGangi, S.A. (2006, June). Positive
Behavioral Interventions and Supports: Including all students for learning.
Arizona WINS with Inclusive Schools, Phoenix, Arizona.
Andrews,
S.S., DiGangi, S.A. & Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2006, April.) Discourse features of experienced and
inexperienced peer mentors in an arts and technology program. Paper
presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Educational
Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA.
Flores, Y., Potter,
B,. DiGangi, S.A., & Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2006, March). Positive
Behavioral Interventions and Supports: Providing Professional Development
through an Online Course. Microcomputers in Education Conference ,Tempe,
Arizona.
Kilic,
Z., Yu, C. H., DiGangi, S.A, & Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2006, February). Accessing our research bibliographies
online: Better or just different? Paper presented at the 2006 EDUCAUSE
Southwest Regional Conference, Austin, TX.
Wood, D. & DiGangi, S.A. (2006, January). Course
Learning Management Systems (SAKAI). Presentation
prepared for Westnet Agenda, Tempe, AZ.
DiGangi, S.A. & Blakely, J.C.
(2005, December). Sakai and the IDEAL
project: Increasing academic achievement in Arizona. Presentation prepared for the fourth Sakai conference, Austin, TX.
DiGangi, S.A., Gagnon, J., & del
Pilar-Grazioso, M. (2005, November). International Special Education: Meeting the
needs of a global community through distance learning technologies.
Presentation prepared for the twenty-ninth annual Teacher Educators for
Children with Behavior Disorders conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Flores, Y., DiGangi, S.A., & Jannasch-Pennell,
A.K. (2005, November). Positive
behavioral interventions and supports: Reducing inappropriate behavior on the
school bus. Presentation prepared
for the twenty-ninth annual Teach Educators for Children with Behavior
Disorders conference, Phoenix, AZ.
DiGangi, S.A. (2005, October). IDEAL project (Integrated Data to Enhance
Arizona’s Learning). Presentation prepared for the annual EDUCAUSE
conference, Orlando, FL.
Choi, H., Yu, C. H.,
Jannasch-Pennell, A.K., & DiGangi, S.A. (2005, October). “Human reasoning transcends
computation": Re-examination of cognitive models from ACT to Bayes Net and
their implications to educational psychology and technology. Paper presented
at the Arizona Educational Research Organization Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Andrews,
S.S., Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. & DiGangi, S.A. (2005, October). Digital Storytelling, Digital Equity ,and
the K-12 Environment: Some Research Results and Recommendations.
Paper presented at the annual International Conference of the Association for
Educational Communications and Technology, Exploring the Vision, Orlando, FL.
Andrews,
S., DiGangi, S.A. & Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2005, October). Accessibility of Web Resources Preliminary
Research Results and Recommendations. Paper presented at the annual
International Conference of the Association for Educational Communications and
Technology, Exploring the Vision, Orlando, FL.
Flores, Y., DiGangi, S.A., & Jannasch-Pennell,
A.K (2005, Fall). Behavioral Interventions and Supports: Providing Teachers
Information through an Online Course. Paper presented at the Council for Exceptional Children Teacher
Education Division, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
DiGangi, S.A. (2005,
July). Unifying Preparation, Research, Practice, and Policy: Improving
Results for Children with Disabilities. Poster session presented at the
2005 OSEP Project Directors’ Conference, Washington, D.C.
Andrews, S., DiGangi, S.
& Jannasch-Pennell, A. (2005, March). Digital
divide priorities: Focused research and affordable solutions. Paper
presented at SITE 2005, the Sixteenth Annual Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International
Conference, Phoenix, AZ.