Stan F. Shaw, Ed.D
Stan F. Shaw, Ed.D., is Senior Research Scholar and Associate Director at the Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability and Professor Emeritus of Special Education at the University of Connecticut. He co-authored Postsecondary Education and Transition for Students with Learning Disabilities (PRO-ED, 2003) and What Every Teacher Should Know About Transition and IDEA 2004 (Allyn & Bacon, 2007). He wrote the postsecondary education chapter for the international Handbook of Special Education (Sage Publications, 2007). He is a former editor of the Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability and is currently on the editorial boards of respected professional journals, including Career Development and Exceptional Individuals, Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, and Journal of Special Education Leadership, among others.
He is the recipient of several awards, including the Oliver P. Kolstoe Award from the Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Career Development and Transition, the University of Connecticut's AAUP Excellence Award for Teaching Mentorship, and the inaugural Communication Award from the Association on Higher Education and Disability. He has been project director for more $6 million in grants. Dr. Shaw's current interests include transition from high school to college, implementation of the summary of performance to enhance communication between high school and postsecondary education, staff development and preparation of postsecondary disability personnel, disability policy and law, and grant writing.