• Dissertation  The Relationship Among Educational AdministrationStudents’ Attitudes Toward Individuals With Disabilities, Knowledge of Title I of the mericans With Disabilities Act, and Selected Variables

Master of Education – Special Education (emphasis: learning disabilities & mental retardation) 
                                      University of Southern Mississippi , August 1987

Bachelor of Science – Elementary Education
                                      University of Southern Mississippi , May 1978

Research Interests: Inclusion, field based partnerships, and student learning.

Selected Publications:

Griffith, K. G. & Cooper, M. J. (2003).  Are educational administrators prepared to meet the needs of employees with disabilities? (accepted for winter 2003 publication)  Rural Special Education Quarterly .

Griffith, K. G. & Cooper, M. J.  (2002). Who are we forgetting in the inclusion matrix? Rural Special Education Quarterly, 21 (2), 34 - 39.

Cooper, M. J. & Griffith, K. G. (2000)  The Heart and Soul of Inclusion:  “Preparing Classmates to Care”  Autism Asperger’s Digest, March – April 2000, 18 – 23.

Cooper, M. J., Griffith, K. G. & Filer, J. (1999). School intervention for inclusion of students with and without disabilities. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 14 (2), 110 – 115.  

Professional Background :

1997 – current  ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
                          Lamar University
                         Department of Professional Pedagogy
                          Beaumont, TX

1996 – 1997      RESEARCH ASSISTANT
                          University of Southern Mississippi
                          Educational Leadership and Research
                          Hattiesburg, MS

1995 – 1996        PROGRAM DIRECTOR
                           Ellisville State School
                           Ellisville, MS

1994 – 1995       DIRECTOR – COMMUNITY SERVICES
                           South Mississippi Regional Center
                           Long Beach, MS