Faculty and Staff Profiles

Laura Baylot Casey
Asst Professor, Instruction Curriculum Leadership
Email: lpcasey@memphis.edu
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Education
  • B.S. Psychology - The University of Alabama - 1998
  • M.A. Community Counseling - The University of Alabama - 2000
  • M.S. School Psychology - Mississippi State University - 2003
  • Ph.D. School Psychology - Mississippi State University - 2006

Work Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Instruction and Curriculum Leadership: Special Education (Applied Behavioral Analysis) - The University of Memphis, College of Education - 2007-present
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, School Psychology - The University of Memphis - 2006-2007
  • Adjunct Faculty, School Psychology - The University of Memphis - 2006
  • School Psychology Intern, School consultation - May South, Incorporated Affiliated with Emory University - 2004-2005
  • Behavior Specialist, Department of Special Education - Kosciusko School District, Kosciusko, Mississippi - 2002-2004
  • Children's Outpatient Therapist, School Counseling - Community Counseling Services, Columbus, Mississippi - 2000-2002
  • Program Director, Curriculum - The Boys and Girls Club, Huntington Beach, California - 2000

Outreach

  • FBAs, BIPs, and IEPs - Teachers, teacher assistants, and SPED directors - 2003 - Tupelo School District
  • Understanding legal issues in school: ADA, IDEA, and NIMH - Teachers, teacher assistants, and SPED directors - 2003 - Tupelo School District
  • Teaching parents Curriculum-Based measurements and Repeated Reading - Parents of a local school district - 2003 - Kosciusko School District
  • Teaching toileting strategies to parents of special needs children - Parents and Health care providers - 2005 - Babies Can't Wait: Department of Humas Services; GA
  • Assessing Written Expression in Elementary School - St. Louis writing committee - 2006-current - St. Louis Elementary School
  • Applied Behavioral Analysis Practicum Placements - Local Agencies: Youth Villages, West Tennessee Department of Behavioral Services - 2007-current - Department of Mental Retardation Services
Books Published/Reviewed
  • Casey, L.B. & Reeves, K.C. (2008). A review of Gamoran, Adam. (Ed.)(2007). Standards based reform and the poverty gap: Lessons from No Child Left Behind. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press.
Journal Articles
  •  Doggett, R.A., & Baylot, L.M. (2004). Oppositional defiant disorder. In T.S. Watson & C.H. Skinner (eds.), Encyclopedia of school psychology. New York: Kluwer Publishing
  •  Baylot, L.M. & Carmichael, K. (2004). Play Therapy. In T.S. Watson & C.H. Skinner (eds.), Encyclopedia of school psychology. New York: Kluwer Publishing.
  • Doggett, R.A., & Baylot, L. M. (2004). Oppositional defiant disorder. In T.S. Watson &  C.H. Skinner (Eds.), Encyclopedia of School Psychology. New York: Kluwer Publishing. 
  • Doggett, R.A. & Baylot, L.  (2004). Conducting functional assessments in general education classroom settings. In T.S. Watson & C.H. Skinner (Eds.), Encyclopedia of School Psychology. New York: Kluwer Publishing. 
  • Eaves, S.H., Sheperis, C.J., Blanchard, T., Baylot, L., & Doggett, R.A. (2005). Teaching time-out and job card grounding procedures to Parents: A primer for family counselors. The Family Journal, 13 (3), 252-258.
  •  Hennington, C., Baylot, L.M., & Graves, S. (2005). A review of the Social Skills Rating Scale. Counselor's guide to clinical, personality, and behavioral assessment. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
  •  Townsend, A.E. & Baylot, L.M. (2005). A review of the Conners Rating Scale. Counselor's guide to clinical, personality, and behavioral assessment. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
  •  Casey, L.B. (2008). Behavior assessment. In the ACA encyclopedia of counseling. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association
  • Casey, L.B. & Bicard, S.C. (2008). Rating Scales. In the ACA encyclopedia of counseling. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
  • Casey, L. B. (2008). Play and the special needs child: Making the connection from assessment to effective interventions through play. Play, Policy, & Practice Connections, 11(2), 2-4.
  • Bicard, S., Bicard, D., Casey, L., & Borek, J. (2008). Sustained silent reading and attitudes of secondary students: An analysis of the literature. Wisconsin State Reading Association Journal, 47(2), 31-35.
  • Bicard, S., Bicard, D., Casey, L. B. (2008) The effects of student response system and single student questioning technique on graduate students' recall and application of lecture material. Journal of Educational Technology
      
  • Casey, L. B., Bicard, D. F., Bicard, S. C., & Nichols, S. C. (2008). A much delayed response to A Nation At Risk: Recent innovations in general and special education. Phi Delta Kappan, 89(8), 593-596.
     
  • Nichols, S. C., Bicard, S. C., Bicard, D. F., & Casey, L. B. (2008). A field at risk: The teacher shortage in special education. Phi Delta Kappan, 89(8), 597-600.
  • Casey, L.B. & Bicard, D. (2008). ADHD: Beyond Medication. Memphis Parent.
  • Bicard, D. & Casey, L.B. & (2008). ADHD Medical treatments. Memphis Parent.  
  • Casey, L. B., Bicard, S., Bicard, D. Doggett, R.A., & Henington, C. (under review). Evaluating Students’ Writing Through Curriculum-based Measurement and T-Units. Assessing writing. 
  •  Bicard, D.F., Bicard, S.C., & Casey, L.B. (under review). Functional behavioral assessment of ADHD related behavior problems: A promising practice? School Psychology Quarterly.
  •  Casey, L.B., & Johnson, M. (under review) Improving oral reading fluency: The use of a brief experimental analysis to identify an effective intervention. Reading Horizons.

  •  Casey, L.B., Byford, J. & Borek, J. (2009). The language arts inclusion classroom in an urban setting: How can we prepare secondary educators for this task? Journal for the liberal arts ansd sciences.  
  •  Casey, L.B., Borek, J., & Feranceschini, L. (under review). In the secondary inclusion classroom the general education teachers often feel underprepared: Lessons learned from current teachers for future teachers. International Journal for Inclusice Education.