• Teachers College, Columbia University Ph.D.  May, 1998
• Teachers College, Columbia University M.PHL.  May, 1998
• Teachers College, Columbia University M.A.  December 1993
• University of Washington B.A.  December, 1992

• Aug. 2005- Present  Director of Preparation of Personnel at Minority Institutions federal grant.
• October 2007- Present  Director of Grant: H325K070488-07 Combined Priority for Personnel Preparation  Project Title: Project Upgrade:  PreparingTeachers to Work with CLDE Children by Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS).
• Aug. 2001 – Present  Coordinator of Special Education Programs: School of Education, St. John’s University.
• Aug. 2008- Present Distance Learning Coordinator of Special Education: School of Education, St. John’s University.
• August 2005- Present  Online Course Consultant, Author, Editor, and Instructor for Universalclass.com, GoGoed.com and Onlinecourses.com.
• August 2002-August 2005 Online Coordinator:  The Tobago House of Assembly (THA), Division of Education Youth Affairs and Sports Project, Special education online knowledge transfer to Tobago.
• September 2001- May 2005 Consultant:  The New York State Education Department Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) grant.
• Aug. 1998-May 2000  Supervisor:  Eastern Illinois University, Charleston High School, Charleston IL, Lincoln Elementary School, Mattoon IL, Washington Elementary School, Mattoon IL.
• Sept. 1994-Aug. 1996  Educational Evaluator: The Herbert Birch Early Childhood Center.
• Sept. 1994-Dec. 1994  Proctor:  For Graduate Course in Applied Behavior Analysis I, Teachers College, Columbia University.
• Jan. 1993-May 1993  Research Assistant:  Department of Special Education, Teachers College, Columbia University.
  

Articles:

Mithaug, D.E. & Mithaug, D.K. (In progress). How to do Student Teaching ‘Online.’ 

Mithaug D.K. (In progress). How to Offer a Distance Learning Degree in a Teacher Education Program.

Books:

Mithaug, D.E., Mithaug, D.K., Agran, M., Martin, J.E., & Wehmeyer, M.L. (Eds.).

(2007). Self instruction pedagogy: How to teach self determined learning. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, Publisher.

Mithaug, D. E., Mithaug, D.K., Agran, M., Martin, J. E., & Wehmeyer, M. (Eds.).

(2003). Self-determined learning theory: Construction, verification,

and evaluation. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers.   

Chapters:

Mithaug, D.K. (2007).  How students adjust to instructional control. In Mithaug, D.E.,

Mithaug, D.K., Agran, M., Martin, J.E., & Wehmeyer, M. L. (Eds.) Self

instruction pedagogy: How to teach self-determined learning. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, Publisher.

Mithaug, D.K. (2007).  Why preservice teachers are reluctant self-instruction users. In

Mithaug, D.E., Mithaug, D.K., Agran, M., Martin, J.E., & Wehmeyer, M. L.

(Eds.) Self instruction pedagogy: How to teach self-determined learning. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, Publisher.

Mithaug, D.K., & Mithaug, D.E. (2007). An instructional-curriculum assessment of

general and special educator teaching. In Mithaug, D.E., Mithaug, D.K., Agran,

M., Martin, J.E., & Wehmeyer, M. L. (Eds.) Self instruction pedagogy: How to teach self-determined learning. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, Publisher.

Mithaug, D. E., & Mithaug, D.K. (2007). What all special educators should know about

self-instruction pedagogy. In Mithaug, D.E., Mithaug, D.K., Agran, M., Martin, J.E., & Wehmeyer, M. L. (Eds.) Self instruction pedagogy: How to teach self-determined learning. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, Publisher.

Mithaug, D.E. & Mithaug, D.K. (2007). Appendix a: Instruction curriculum rating scale.

In Mithaug, D.E., Mithaug, D.K., Agran, M., Martin, J.E., & Wehmeyer, M. L.

(Eds.) Self instruction pedagogy: How to teach self-determined learning. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, Publisher.

Mithaug, D.E. & Mithaug, D. K. (2004). Self-determined learning theory. In Farmer, S.

& Stein, S.(Eds.) Connotative learning: The trainers guide to learning theories and

their practical application to training design. Washington, D.C. International

Association for Continuing Education and Training and Kendall/Hunt

Publishing Company.

Mithaug, D.K., & Mithaug, D.E. (2003). The effects of choice opportunities and self

regulation training on the self-engagement and learning of young children with

disabilities. In Mithaug, D. E., Mithaug, D.K., Agran, M., Martin, J. E., &

Wehmeyer, M. (Eds.), Self-determined learning theory:

Construction, verification, and evaluation (pp. 141-157). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers. 

Mithaug, D. K. & Mithaug, D.E. (2003). The effects of choice opportunities on the

engagement of prospective teachers during student-determined learning. In

Mithaug, D. E., Mithaug, D.K., Agran, M., Martin, J. E., & Wehmeyer, M. (Eds.),

Self-determined learning theory: Construction, verification, and evaluation (pp. 206-219). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers. 

Mithaug, D.E., & Mithaug, D. K. (2003). Assessing adjustment gains by students in general and special education. In Mithaug, D. E., Mithaug, D.K., Agran, M.,

Martin, J. E., & Wehmeyer, M. (Eds.), Self-determined learning theory: Construction, verification, and evaluation (pp. 121-137). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

Mithaug, D.K., & Mithaug, D.E. (2003). Effects of teacher-directed versus student

directed instruction on self-management of young children with disabilities.

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 36 (1), 133-136.

Mithaug, D. K. (2002). Yes means success: Teaching students with multiple disabilities

how to be independent in the classroom. TEACHING Exceptional Children 35, (1), 22-27.

Research Reports:

Mithaug, D. K. (2000). The effects of choice contracting on prospective special

education teachers’ use of a student-directed learning strategy. Grant summary

report showcased in Eastern Illinois University’s Graduate School’s Division of

Grants and Research publication of Partners, distributed By Eastern Illinois University, p. 22.