Paul Mooney  

Associate Professor

Bachelor's Degree(s): Business and Communication Arts, Hastings (NE) College, 1989

Master's Degree: School Psychology, University of Nebraska at Kearney, 1995

PhD: Curriculum and Instruction, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2003

Phone: (225) 578-2360

Fax: (225) 578-9135

Email: pmooney@lsu.edu

Office: 213 Peabody Hall

Biography

Dr. Mooney joined the LSU faculty in 2003. His teaching responsibilities include both undergraduate and graduate courses in Special Education. His present research involves application of general outcome measurement principles to content courses such as social studies and science. His recent service activities have included leadership in the Louisiana Council for Exceptional Children. In additional to his teaching, research, and service responsibilities, Dr. Mooney is also the coordinator of the School of Education’s Special Education programs. 

Selected Publications

Mooney, P., Ryan, J. B., Gunter, P. L., & Denny, R. K. (in press).  Behavior modification/traditional techniques for students with EBD.  In J. P. Bakken (Ed.), Advances in Special Education-Behavioral Disorders: Current Perspectives and Issues.  Bingley, United Kingdom:  Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Mooney, P., Schraven, J., & Cox, B. (2010). Test-retest reliability of vocabulary matching in sixth-grade world history. International Journal of Psychology: A Biopsychosocial Approach, 6, 29-40.

Mooney, P., McCarter, K. S., Schraven, J., & Haydel, B. (2010). The relationship between content area GOM and statewide testing in sixth-grade world history. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 35, 148-158

Nelson, J. R., Benner, G. J., Mooney, P. (2008). Instructional Practices for Students with Behavioral Disorders: Strategies for Reading, Writing, and Math. Guilford Publications, Inc.

Selected Presentations

Mooney, E., Langlois, Y., & Mooney, P. (2011, January). Teaching for Inclusive Settings. Lecture presentation at the 30th annual Louisiana Council for Exceptional Children Super Conference, Lafayette, LA.

Mooney, P., & McCarter, K.S. (2010, January). RTI for Secondary Schools. Lecture presentation at the 29th annual Louisiana Council for Exceptional Children Super Conference, Lafayette, LA.

Selected Grants/Funded Projects

Vocabulary and comprehension development in the middle school natural and social sciences (2011-2012), a one-year project with West Baton Rouge Parish School Board funded by the Louisiana Board of Regents (PI: 196,713).