Paul Morgan's Information
POSITION TITLE: Assistant Professor of Education
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Early literacy (especially children's motivation and task engagement) poverty, reading disabilities, and factors contributing to special education placement
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Miccio, A. W., Hammer, C. S., Lawrence, F., Lopez, L. M., Morgan, P. L., & Rodriquez, B. Assessing bilingual phonological development in young children. National Institutes of Health ($2,955,658). Investigator. (2005-2010)
DiPerna, J. C., Morgan, P. L., & Lee, P. W. Development of early arithmetic, reading, and learning indicators for preschoolers. The Children, Youth, and Families Consortium (Level II Grant), The Pennsylvania State University ($20,000). Co-PI. (2005-2006)
Farkas, G., & Morgan, P. L. The demography of early child health and disability. The Children, Youth, and Families Consortium (Level II Grant), The Pennsylvania State University ($20,000). Co-Principal Investigator. (2006-2007)
Instructional Effects on Achievement Growth of Children with Learning Difficulties in Mathematics (2007-2009)
Children's Psychopathology: Trajectories, Risk Factors, and Effects of Services (2008-2010)
Poverty, Low Birth Weight and Early Cognitive Delay: A Population-Based Approach (2009-2011)
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| HONORS, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FELLOWSHIPS:
2008 National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship award for "Children's Psychopathology: Trajectories, Risk Factors and Effects of Services"
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Fuchs, D.
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L.S. Fuchs
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L. Yen
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K. McMaster
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E. Svenson
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N. Yang
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C.L. Young
,
P.L. Morgan
,
T. Gilbert
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J. Jaspers
,
M. Jernigan
,
E. Yoon
and
S. King
(2001).
"Developing First-Grade Reading Fluency through Peer Mediation."
Teaching Exceptional Children 34:90-93.
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Fuchs, D.
,
D. Mock
,
P.L. Morgan
and
C.L. Young
(2003).
"Responsiveness-to-Intervention: Definitions, Evidence, and Implications for the Learning Disabilities Construct."
Learning Disabilities: Research and Practice 18(3):157-171.
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Morgan, P.L.
(2003).
"Null Hypothesis Significance Testing: Philosophical and Practical Considerations of a Statistical Controversy."
Exceptionality 11(4):209-221.
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Sutherland, K.S.
and
P.L. Morgan
(2003).
"Implications of Transactional Processes in Classrooms for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders."
Preventing School Failure 48(1):32-37.
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Dion, E.
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P.L. Morgan
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D. Fuchs
and
L.S. Fuchs
(2004).
"The Promise and Limitations of Reading Instruction in the Mainstream: The Need for a Multilevel Approach."
Exceptionality 12(3):163-173.
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Morgan, P.L.
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C.L. Young
and
D. Fuchs
(2004).
"Using Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies to Reverse Matthew Effects in Reading." In
Riley, M.K.
and
T.A. Citro
(Eds.)
, Best Practices for the Inclusionary Classroom: Leading Researchers Talk Directly with Teachers.
Boston, MA:
Learning Disabilities Association of Massachusetts.
(pp. 38-47)
Morgan, P.L.
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C.L. Young
and
D. Fuchs
(2005).
"Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies: An Effective Intervention for Young Readers." In
Sideridis, G.D.
(Ed.)
, Research to Practice: Effective Interventions in Learning Disabilities.
Boston, MA:
Learning Disabilities Worldwide.
(pp. 123-143)
DiPerna, J.C.
,
P.L. Morgan
,
P.W. Lei
and
E.E. Reid
(2006).
"Development of Measures to Assess Young Children's Early Academic Skills: Preliminary Findings from a Head Start-University Partnership."
Insights on Learning Disabilities 3(2):25-38.
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Morgan, P.L.
(2006).
"Increasing Task Engagement Using Preference or Choice-Making: Some Behavioral and Methodological Factors Affecting Their Efficacy as Classroom Interventions."
Remedial and Special Education 27(3):176-187.
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Morgan, P.L.
and
G.D. Sideridis
(2006).
"Contrasting the Effectiveness of Fluency Interventions for Students with or at Risk for Learning Disabilities: A Multilevel Random Coefficient Modeling Meta-Analysis."
Learning Disabilities: Research and Practice 21(4):191-210.
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Sideridis, G.D.
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P.L. Morgan
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G. Botsas
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S. Padeliadu
and
D. Fuchs
(2006).
"Predicting LD on the Basis of Motivation, Metacognition, and Psychopathology: An ROC Analysis."
Journal of Learning Disabilities 39(3):215-229.
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Morgan, P.L.
and
D. Fuchs
(2007).
"Is There a Bidirectional Relationship Between Children's Reading Skills and Reading Motivation?."
Exceptional Children 73(2):165-183.
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Morgan, P.L.
,
G. Farkas
and
J. Hibel
(2008).
"Matthew Effects for Whom?."
Learning Disabilities Quarterly 31(4):187-198.
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Morgan, P.L.
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D. Fuchs
,
D.L. Compton
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D.S. Cordray
and
L.S. Fuchs
(2008).
"Does Early Reading Failure Decrease Children's Reading Motivation?."
Journal of Learning Disabilities 41(5):387-404.
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Morgan, P.L.
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G. Farkas
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P.A. Tufis
and
R.A. Sperling
(2008).
"Are Reading and Behavior Problems Risk Factors for Each Other?."
Journal of Learning Disabilities 41(5):417-436.
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Sutherland, K.S.
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T. Lewis-Palmer
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J. Stichter
and
P.L. Morgan
(2008).
"Examining the Influence of Teacher Behavior and Classroom Context on the Behavioral and Academic Outcomes for Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders."
Journal of Special Education 41(4):223-233.
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Hillemeier, M.M.
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G. Farkas
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P.L. Morgan
,
M. Martin
and
S.A. Maczuga
(2009).
"Disparities in the Prevalence of Cognitive Delay: How Early Do They Appear?."
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 23(3):186-198.
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Morgan, P.L.
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G. Farkas
and
Q. Wu
(2009).
"Five-Year Growth Trajectories of Kindergarten Children with Learning Difficulties in Mathematics."
Journal of Learning Disabilities 42(4):306-321.
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Morgan, P.L.
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G. Farkas
and
Q. Wu
(2009).
"Kindergarten Predictors of Recurring Externalizing and Internalizing Psychopathology in the Third and Fifth Grades."
Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 17(2):67-79.
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Morgan, P.L.
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G. Farkas
,
M.M. Hillemeier
and
S.A. Maczuga
(2009).
"Risk Factors for Learning-Related Behavior Problems at 24 Months of Age: Population-Based Estimates."
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 37(3):401-413.
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Morgan, P.L.
,
M.L. Frisco
,
G. Farkas
and
J. Hibel
(Forthcoming).
"Effects of Early Special Education Placement on Elementary School Learning and Behavior."
Journal of Special Education.
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Morgan, P.L.
and
D. Fuchs
(In Press).
"Does Poor Reading Performance Undermine Young Children's Motivation?." In
Sideridis, G.D.
and
T.A. Citro
(Eds.)
, Best Practices in Learning Disabilities: Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice.
Boston, MA:
Learning Disabilities Worldwide.
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