Public Service in Behavior Analysis Awardee
2003: Dr. Douglas Carnine
Dr. Douglas Carnine is a Professor of Education at the University of Oregon and is Director of the National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators. Dr. Carnine has over 100 scholarly publications: over 60 research articles in refereed journals, 40 essays, over 20 chapters in books, and seven books (two on university-level computer science, Teaching Higher Order Thinking, Theory of Instruction, Instructional Strategies for Diverse Learners, Direct Instruction Reading and Direct Instruction Math.) He has presented at over a 100 conferences in the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, the former USSR, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. He has served as consulting editor or editorial board member for eight journals.
Dr. Carnine has directed or co-directed over 20 federally funded grants, totaling over $20,000,000. As Director of the National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators or NCITE, Dr. Carnine works with legislative, state board, business, community, union, and publisher groups to understand and support research-based educational tools for at risk students. Dr. Carnine has worked with these groups in California, Virginia, Washington, Texas, Illinois, and New York. He is currently involved with several offices within the US Department of Education (OESE, OSERS, OVAE, OERI, OIIA), the National Science Foundation and the US Agency for International Development on moving research into policy and practice. He is awaiting Senate confirmation to serve on the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board and serves on the National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
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