Madeleine Gregg, fcJ

Professor, Elementary Education
Department of Special Education and Multiple Abilities Programs
215 C Graves Hall
(205)-348-1417
mgregg@bamaed.ua.edu
Appointed in 1993

Recent Courses Taught:

MAP 321: Communication and Collaboration
SPE 506: Family Intervention with Exceptional Children and Youth
SPE 606 Topical Seminar in Special Education: Writing a Literature Review

Areas of Research:

Cognitive studies in geography education
Biofunctional cognitive theory and teacher education
Authentic teaching and assessment

Academic Degrees:

Ph. D. The University of Pittsburgh, 1993. Cognitive Studies in Education.
M. Ed. The University of Pittsburgh, 1975. Special Education.
B. A. The University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1974. Italian.

Professional Experiences:

Professor of Elementary Education, Department of Special Education and Multiple Abilities Programs, The University of Alabama, 2005 – Present.

Program Director, Multiple Abilities Program, College of Education, The University of Alabama, 2000 – Present.

Associate Professor of Elementary Education, Department of Interdisciplinary Teacher Education, The University of Alabama, 1998-2005.

Assistant Professor of Elementary Education, Department of Elementary Education, The University of Alabama, 1993-1998.

General Education Classroom Teacher, 1977-1988.

Special Education Resource Room Teacher, 1975-1977.

Selected Publications:

Gregg, M., & Sekeres, D. (2006). Supporting reading of expository text in the geography classroom. The Reading Teacher 60(2), 102-110.

Gregg, M., & Leinhardt, G. (2002). Learning from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute: Documenting Teacher Development. American Educational Research Journal 39(2), 553-587.

Iran-Nejad, A. & Gregg, M. (2001) The Brain-Mind Cycle of Reflection. Teachers College Record, 103(5), 868-895.

Gregg, M. (1999). Mapping success: Reversing the Matthew Effect. Journal of Research in Geographic Education, 1(2), 118-135.

Gregg, M., Stainton, C., & Leinhardt, G. (1998). Where is geography? Analyzing geography in newspapers and social studies textbooks. The International Journal of Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 7(3), 119-137.

Gregg, M., & Leinhardt, G. (1994). Mapping out geography: An example of epistemology and education. Review of Educational Research, 64(2), 311-361.

Selected Presentations:

Gregg, M, (October, 2006) Poetry in Primary Classrooms: Time for Geography. National Council for Geographic Education, Lake Tahoe, NV.

Gregg, M. & Sekeres, D.C. (April, 2006). Studying student engagement in third grade poetry lessons. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference. (San Francisco, California).

Gregg, M. (October, 2005). Exploring expository text: From penguins to polar bears. Paper presented at the National Council for Geographic Education, Birmingham, AL.