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Sunday November 22, 2009
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 Shireen PavriAssociate Dean - Graduate Studies and Research - College of EducationProfessor (Special Education) - Department of Advanced Studies in Education and Counseling Office: ED1-6 Phone: 562-985-5646 Email: spavri@csulb.edu Website: www.ced.csulb.edu Office Hours
Monday from 02:00 PM - 03:30 AM BiographyShireen Pavri, Ph.D. is a professor of special education at California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Pavri brings an international perspective having taught in cross categorical and multilingual special education programs, and provided remedial and consultation services to students with learning disabilities and their families in Mumbai, India. She earned her Masters and Education Specialist degrees in school psychology from Miami University in Ohio, and her Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Pavri’s expertise and research interests are in the areas of preparing teachers to facilitate the social and emotional functioning of students with disabilities, the effective assessment of students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and response to intervention models.
Degrees Ph.D.
, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
, 1999
Research InterestsFacilitating the social functioning of students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment - Assessment and intervention techniques for general and special education teachers to meet social and emotional needs of students with exceptionalities - Student's self-perceptions of social functioning, social support, and loneliness - Teacher perceptions of social functioning and social support Assessment of students with special needs from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds - Child find services and the early identification of young children from diverse backgrounds who have developmental delays - Alternative, performance-based, curriculum assessments for diverse learners- Response to intervention models
Representative PublicationsRichards, C., Pavri, S., Golez, F., Canges, R., & Murphy, J. (2007). Response to intervention: Building the capacity of teachers to serve students with learning difficulties. Issues in Teacher Education, 16, 55- 64. Pavri, S. (2006). School-based interventions to promote social and emotional competence in students with reading difficulties: Introduction to the special theme issue. Reading and Writing Quarterly, 22 (2), 99- 101. Pavri, S. & Hegwer-DiVita, M. (2006). Meeting social and emotional needs of students with mild disabilities: The special educators' perspective. Reading and Writing Quarterly, 22 (2), 139 - 153. Pavri, S., Bentz, J., Fleming-Bradley. J., & Corso, L. (2005). Me Amo Leer : Reading experiences in a central Illinois summer migrant programme. Language, Culture, and Curriculum, 18 (2), 154-163. Pavri, S. (2004). General and special education teachers' preparation needs in providing social support : A needs assessment. Teacher Education and Special Education, 27 (4), 433-443. Pavri, S. (2001). Developmental delay or cultural difference?: Developing effective child find practices in identifying children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Young Exceptional Children, 4 (4), 2- 9. Pavri, S. (2001). Loneliness in children with disabilities: How can teachers help? Teaching Exceptional Children, 33(6), 52 - 58. Pavri, S., & Monda-Amaya, L. (2001). Social support in inclusive schools: Student and teacher perspectives. Exceptional Children, 63, 391 - 411. Fleming, J., Pavri, S., Fell, D., & Bentz, J. (2001). The Tiger Quilt: Using creative activities to facilitate collaboration among youth with special needs. Reaching Today's Youth: The Community Circle of Caring Journal, 5 (2), 39 - 42. Pavri, S., & Luftig, R. L. (2000). The social face of inclusive education: Are students with learning disabilities really included in the classroom? Preventing School Failure, 45, 8 - 14. Bentz, J. & Pavri, S. (2000). Curriculum-based measurement in assessing bilingual students: A promising new direction. Diagnostique, 25, 229 - 248. Pavri, S. & Monda-Amaya, L. (2000). Loneliness and students with learning disabilities in inclusive classrooms: Self-perceptions, coping strategies, and preferred interventions. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 15, 23-34. Campus Leadership
UNIVERSITY 2007 - 2008 - Academic Senate, Executive Committee, California State University, Long BeachElected to represent the Academic Senate on the Executive Committee 2006 to 2008 - International Education Committee, California State University, Long Beach Member 2006 to Present - South Asia Committee, California State University, Long Beach, Member 2004 to 2008 - Academic Senate, California State University, Long BeachElected to represent the College of Education 2005 to 2006 - University Nominating Committee, California State University, Long BeachElected to represent the College of Education 2004 to Present - Teacher Preparation Committee, California State University, Long Beach Ex-Officio Member COLLEGE 2008 – Present Graduate Programs Committee, College of Education, California State University, Long Beach, Chair 2008 – Present Student Affairs Committee, College of Education, California State University, Long Beach, Chair 2007 - College Curriculum Committee, College of Education, California State University, Long Beach, Chair 2006 to 2007 - College Curriculum Committee, College of Education, California State University, Long Beach, Member 2005 to 2006 - Professional Review Committee, College of Education, California State University, Long Beach, Chair
DEPARTMENT 2008- 2009 Educational Leadership and Educational Administration Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee, California State University, Long Beach, Member
2005-2006 Department Grade Appeals Committee, EDPAC, California State University, Long Beach, Member
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