萝莉社

EDUCATION:

• PhD Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida April, 2004. Department of Communication Disorders.Dissertation: Examining Relations among Oral Language, Expressive Phonology, Phonological Processing and Early Decoding Skills
• MA 萝莉社 University, Wichita, Kansas May, 2000. Communicative Disorders & Sciences
• BA 萝莉社 University, Wichita, Kansas May, 1994. Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education

TRAINING:

• Quality Matters Training and Peer Reviewer Training (2017-2018)

• 萝莉社 Online Faculty Fellow (Intermediate level, 2017-2018)

• CAEP Site Visitor Training (July, 2016)

• ASHA Success For All: Invited attendee to workshop on grant writing (March, 2005).

• Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999 database training seminar sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education Attendee (June, 2005).

• Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth cohort database training seminar sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education Attendee (January, 2007).

• McDowell, K., & Iorio, S. (2015). Value-added evidence of student achievement gains in schools hosting Wichita Teacher Quality Partnership preservice teachers. School-University Partnerships, 8 (1), 49-56.
• Farrington, A.L., Lonigan, C.J., Phillips, B.M., Farver, J.M., & McDowell, K. (2015). Evaluation of the Utility of the Revised Get Ready To Read! For Spanish-Speaking English Language Learners Through Differential Item Functioning Analysis. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 1-12.
• Ziolkowski, R., & McDowell, K. (2015). Effectiveness of a Collaborative, Multi-Component Intervention for Adolescent Students with Severe Reading Disabilities. The Open Communication Journal, 9, 44-55.
• Jennings, M., McDowell, K., Carroll, J., & Bohn-Gettler, K. (2015). Applying a teacher-designed response to intervention to improve the reading among struggling third grade students. The Open Communication Journal, 9, 23-33.
• Johnston, V., Martelli, C.D., & McDowell, K. (2015). Flipped Classrooms: Using Technology in Teacher Education Literacy Methods Classes. In Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (pp. 3282-3286). Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
• McDowell, K., Jack, A., Carroll, J., & Ewing, J. (2014). Preservice and novice teacher self efficacy: A tool to understand and further develop confidence for impacting change. The Advocate, 22 (1), 43-49.
• McDowell, K., Carroll, J., & Ziolkowski, R. (2013). Relations between phonological awareness and vocabulary in preschoolers. International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, 1 (2), 75-84.
• Wills, V., & McDowell, K. (2013). Rhyme and improving student engagement: iPad use in prekindergarten. Kansas Journal of Reading, 28, 42-55.
• McDowell, K., & Carroll, J. (2012). Manipulating word properties: Targeting vocabulary learning for children with and without speech sound delays. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 28(1), 101-121.
• McDowell, K., Carroll, J., Ewing, J., & Alfred, A. (2012). Administration of an early childhood unified residency program. Global Education, 2012(3), 87-99.
• McDowell, K., Ewing, J., Carroll, J., Powell, C., Smith, J., & Wilcox, G. (2012). Initial lessons learned: Year one of a teacher quality partnership grant: Wichita State University Early Childhood Unified Residency Program. Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.
• McDowell, K., Sweeney, R., & Ziolkowski, R. (2011). Adolescent readers: Relatedness of attitude and ability. Global Education, 2011(1), 1-8.
• Bailey, J., & McDowell, K. (2010). Adolescent literacy: Fluency, comprehension, and self-perception. Kansas Journal of Reading, Winter, 30-38. McDowell, K. (2009). Relations between lexical access and decoding in young readers. Global Education Journal, 2009(4).
• McDowell, K. (2009). Relations among speech sound accuracy, phonological processing, and early decoding skills in young readers. Germany: VDM Publishing.
• McDowell, K., & Swartzendruber, K. (2009). Vocabulary interventions: What works. Kansas Journal of Reading, 24, 34-41.
• McDowell, K., Ziolkowski, R., (2009). Relations between vocabulary and phonological awareness in preschoolers. The Advocate, 17(1), 15-24.
• Bernstorf, E., & McDowell, K. (2008). Musical dimensions: Sound features that link communication acts in music education, special music education, and music therapy. Sound Effects, 5(1), 25-30.
• McDowell, K., Lonigan, C.J., & Goldstein, H. (2007). Relations among SES, age, and predictors of phonological awareness. Journal of Speech, Language, Hearing Research, 50, 1079-1092.
• Ferguson, L., McDowell, K., & Carroll, J. (2007). The effects of explicit instruction of morphemic analysis on vocabulary learning and comprehension and its transfer to novel words. Kansas Journal of Reading, 22, 19- 28.
• Tran, A., Jewell, P., Carroll, J., & McDowell, K. (2006). Using quantitative and qualitative data from Teacher Work Samples to assess program success: Are pre-service teachers placed in ESOL schools implementing ESOL strategies with students? Advocate, 14(1), pp. 32-38.
• McDowell, K., & Hessell, T. (2006). Story retellings and standardized language measures: Differential predictive value? Thinking Publications. Retrieved from
• McDowell, K. (2005). Phonological distinctness: Educational implications. Advocate, 13(1), pp. 12-18.
• McDowell, K., & Rauch, V. (2005). Teacher work samples: What are we really measuring? Advocate, 13(1), pp. 1- 2.
• Lonigan, C.J., McDowell, K, & Phillips, B. (2004). Standardized assessment instruments for emergent literacy. In B. Wasik (Ed.), Family literacy programs. New York, NY: Oxford Press.

Publications in Progress

• Jack, A., McDowell, K., & Lefever-Davis, S. (Accepted). Curriculum as a reflection of teacher self efficacy. Found in Enhancing self-efficacy in action: Case studies for teacher candidates. Association of Teacher Educators.
• McDowell, K. (in review). Relations between speech sound accuracy and early literacy skills in young English Language Learners.
• McDowell, K. (in review). Using data to inform instructional decision-making: Perceptions from the field. McDowell, K., & Carroll, J. (in review). Evidence for impact on student learning from the Teacher Work Samples.
• Palmer, K., Carroll, J., McDowell, K., & Jack, A. (in review). The effects of text-mapping on comprehension and visual representations of expository text in fourth grade.

Professional Experience

• Professor, Literacy and Language/Early Childhood Unified, College of Applied Studies, School of Education, 萝莉社 University July 2018-Present
•  Department Head, Full Professor, College of Education, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, 萝莉社 University June 2016-2018
•  Associate Professor, Reading, College of Education, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, Florida Gulf Coast University August 2014-May 2016
• Associate Professor, Literacy and Language. College of Education, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, 萝莉社 University August 2010-July 2014 
• Assistant Professor. Literacy and Language. College of Education Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 萝莉社 University July 2004 鈥� July 2010 
•  Assessment Coordinator for Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research, Department of Education Institute of Education Science ($1 million) awarded to Christopher Lonigan (Principal Investigator)                                                                                                         Aug. 2003 鈥� June 2004

Professional Certifications & Licensure

• Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP), American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Certification in Elementary Education, State of Kansas
• Certification in Early Childhood Education, State of Kansas
• Certification in Speech-Language Pathology, State of Kansas, State of FL
• License to practice Speech-Language Pathology, State of Kansas

Professional Service

• Program Leader, Reading MEd program, 2014-current
• Special edition editor, The Open Communication Journal, 2014-2015
• Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Educational Research, 2014-current
• President, Kansas Reading Association, 2014
• President, Wichita Area Reading Council, 2013-2014
• College of Education Mentor, 萝莉社 2010-2014 College of Education Mentor, FGCU 2014-current
• Invited Reviewer for the SPARC Award Grant competition, ASHA, 2005-2012
• Elementary Education Program Committee Member, 萝莉社 University, 2004-2014
• Reading Specialist Program Chair 萝莉社 University, 2007-2014
• Early Childhood Unified Program Chair, 2009-2014
• Wichita Teacher Quality Partnership Advisory Council, 2009-2014
• Member, Undergraduate Research Committee, University Faculty Senate, 2005-2007; 2011-2014
• Reviewer for professional journals, 2004-Current
• Reviewer for 2010 Conference Submissions, National Reading Conference, 2009
• Invited Reviewer for Guilford Press, 2008
• Invited Reviewer, Reading First Grants, KSDE, 2006
• Reviewer for 2006 Convention Submissions, Association of Teacher Educators, 2005
• Reviewer for 2005 Convention Submissions, International Reading Association, 2004
• Advisory Board for Evidenced-based Practices for Child Care Providers serving Children with Special Needs, Florida
• Department of Child and Family Services, 2001
• Student Member, NCATE Accreditation Task Force, Florida State University, 2000-2001
• Program Committee Student Representative, Kansas Speech, Language, Hearing Association Convention, 2000

• Nominated as a Coleman Fellow, 萝莉社 2013
• Faculty Fellow, 萝莉社 2012
• Young Faculty Scholar, University Award, 萝莉社 2010
• Research Award from College of Education, 萝莉社 -2009
• Research Award for Published Research, Kansas Reading Association - 2008
• ATE-K鈥檚 Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Recipient 鈥� 2005
• Finalist, IRA鈥檚 Outstanding Dissertation of the Year 鈥� 2005
• ASHA Student Scholar Travel Award 鈥� 2004
• Bamford-Lahey Children鈥檚 Foundation Scholar - 2003
• Interdisciplinary Leadership Training Fellow 鈥� 2000 to 2003
• Phi Kappa Phi 鈥� 2002 to present
• Kansas Speech, Language, Hearing Association Student Presentation Scholarship 鈥� 2000
• ASHA Student Travel Award 鈥� 2000
• 萝莉社Departmental Academic Honors Award 鈥� 2000
• Good Apple Teaching Award, USD 259 Booth Early Childhood Center - 1997
• 萝莉社Distinguished Scholar 鈥� 1990-1994

Creative Products

• Lonigan, C. J., Menchetti, J., Phillips, B. M., McDowell, K., & Farver, J. M. (2005). Literacy express: A comprehensive preschool early literacy curriculum. Tallahassee, FL: Author.

• Iorio, S., McDowell, K. (2009-2013). Teacher Quality Partnership Grant. Department of Education. ($6.5 million funded over 5 years. Role: Co-Director).
• Lonigan, C., McDowell, K., et al. (2008-2013). Promoting the school readiness skills of Spanish- speaking English learners. National Institutes of Heath. ($2 million, funded; Role: Co-PI).
• Lonigan, C., Schnatschneider, C., Farver, J. McDowell, K., & Goodson, B. (2008-2013). Development of a comprehensive assessment system for Spanish-speaking English language learners鈥� early literacy skills. Institute of Education Sciences ($2 million, funded. Role: Co-PI).
• McDowell, K. (2008-2009). Project HOPE: Helping Others Prosper through Education. Cargill ($50,000, funded; Role: PI).
• Smith, J., Bakken, L., Kruckenberg, L, & McDowell, K. (2008). Early childhood block grant. Kansas Children鈥檚 Cabinet ($630,888, funded. Role: Co-PI).
• McDowell, K. (2007-2012). Club Launch. Knight Foundation ($2.5 million over 5 years; $500,000 per year, funded. Role: PI).
• McDowell, K. (2007). Lexical properties, speech sound accuracy, and vocabulary: Potential impact on phonological awareness. American Speech Language Hearing Foundation ($5,000, funded. Role: PI).
• McDowell, K. (2006-2008). Clinical research: Phonology and semantics. National Institutes of Health LRP Program ($45,000, funded for 2 years; $22,500 per year. Role: PI).
• McDowell, K. (2004). Advancing Academic Research Award. American Speech Language Hearing Foundation ($5000, funded. Role: PI).
• McDowell, K. (2004). Examining relations among multiple indicators of early reading skills. University Research/Creative Award, 萝莉社($4490, funded. Role: PI).

Refereed National/International Conferences

• McDowell, K., & Leddy, H. (2016, March). Professional Development Schools Transition: The benefits and challenges in the restructuring of a traditional teacher education program. Annual meeting of the National Association of Professional Development Schools, Washington, DC.
• McDowell, K., Johnston, V., Leddy, H., Burgess, D., Gulli, N., Mackreth, J. (2016, March). Using flipped classrooms to facilitate authentic classroom-based field experiences. Annual meeting of the National Association of Professional Development Schools, Washington, DC.
• Ziolkowski, R., & McDowell, K. (2015, November). Interventions in science & mathematics: SLPs鈥� role in supporting students With language impairments. Annual meeting of the American Speech Language Hearing Association, Denver, CO.
• Johnston, V., Martelli, C.D., & McDowell, K. (2015, March). Flipped Classrooms: Using Technology in Teacher Education Literacy Methods Classes. Annual international conference of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, Las Vegas, NV.
• Ziolkowski, R., & McDowell, K. (2014, November). Increasing proficiency on the CCSS: Efficacy of a strategic intervention for students with reading disabilities. Annual meeting of the American Speech Language Hearing Association, Orlando, FL.
• Lonigan, C., Phillips, B., McDowell, K., & Farver, J. (2014, July). Promoting school readiness of preschoolers who are Spanish-speaking language-minority children: A randomized evaluation. Head Start National Research Conference, Washington, DC.
• Wilcox, G., McDowell, K., & Powell, C. (2014, April). Innovative partnerships: Growing professional teachers from within. National Head Start Association Conference, Long beach, CA.
• Ziolkowski, R., McDowell, K., (2013, November). Word-study intervention: Closing the reading gap for adolescent students with borderline or mild intellectual disabilities. Annual meeting of the American Speech Language Hearing Association, Chicago: IL.
• Ziolkowski, R., McDowell, K., Josey, B., Bowen, T., Bell-Badger, M., (2013, November). Which way do I go? Expand your progress-monitoring repertoire using rubrics, CBMs, and technology. Annual meeting of the American Speech Language Hearing Association, Chicago, IL.
• Lonigan, C., McDowell, K., Farver, J., & Marty, A. (2013, April). Development of a comprehensive measure of early literacy skills for preschoolers who are Spanish-speaking language-minority children. Annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
• Lonigan, C., Phillips, B., Farver, J., & McDowell, K. (2013, April). Promoting the school readiness skills of Spanish-speaking preschoolers: Literacy Express comprehensive preschool curriculum. Annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
• McDowell, K., Carroll, J., Goodvin, S., & Eastwood, A. (2013, March). Co-Teaching Residencies: An outgrowth of traditional teacher education and alternative certification preparation programs. Annualmeeting of the National Association of Alternative Certification, Los Angeles, CA.
• McDowell, K., Carroll, J., Ewing, J., & Alfred, A., (2013, February). Preparing the next generation of educators: Use of a residency model to fill high-need areas. Annual meeting of the National Association of Professional Development Schools, New Orleans, LA.
• McDowell, K., Carroll, J., Ewing, J., & Alfred, A. (2013, February). Value added of a PDS model: Impact on student learning. Annual meeting of the National Association of Professional Development Schools, New Orleans, LA.
• Lopez, M., Lonigan, C., Phillips, B., McDowell, K., Farver, J. (2012, June). The road less traveled: Measurement development responsive to the increasingly culturally and linguistically diverse Head Start population. Head Start鈥檚 11th National Research Conference, Washington, DC.
• Lonigan, C., Phillips, B., McDowell, K., & Farver, J. (2012, February). Self-regulation, language, and development of academic skills for monolingual English-speaking and bilingual Spanish-speaking preschoolers. Annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.
• Lonigan, C, McDowell, K., Farver, J., & Phillips, B. (2012, January). Reducing the incidence of negative sequelae associated with low school readiness skills of young English Learners: Data from a multi-year intervention study. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.
• McDowell, K., Ewing, J., Carroll, J., Wilcox, G., Smith, J., & Powell, C. (2012, January). Initial lessons learned: Year one of a teacher quality partnership grant early childhood unified residency program. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.
• McDowell, K., Carroll, J., Ewing, J., & Powell, C. (2011) Wichita Public Schools, Head Start, and The Opportunity Project join to prepare teachers preK-grade 3 in a residency program with institutional and TQP funding. Annual meeting of the National Association of Professional Development Schools, Las Vegas, NV.
• Marty, A., Palenzuela, S. Lonigan, C., Farver, J., McDowell, K. (2011, July). Preschool children who are English language learners: Family, language, and regional factors associate with early literacy skills. Annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, St. Pete鈥檚 Beach, FL.
• McDowell, K., Sweeney, R., & Ziolkowski, R. (2010, December). Adolescent Literacy: Relatedness of ability and attitudes. Annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Ft. Worth, TX.
• McDowell, K., & Ziolkowski, R. (2010, November). Level of vocabulary depth: Predictive utility in oral reading fluency. Annual meeting of the American Speech Language Hearing Association, Philadelphia, PA.
• Ziolkowski, R., & McDowell, K. (2010, November). Effective reading intervention for adolescent students with borderline intellectual functioning. Annual meeting of the American Speech Language Hearing Association, Philadelphia, PA.
• Lonigan, C., Phillips, B., Farver, J., & McDowell, K. (2010, July). Promoting the development of early literacy skills for preschoolers who are Spanish-speaking English language learners: An evidence-based approach. Annual meeting of the Head Start Research Conference, Washington, DC.
• Schrag, K., Strattman, K., Coufal, K., McDowell, K., Warne, J., & Parham, D. (2009, November). Free time literacy activities. Annual meeting of the American Speech Language Hearing Association. New Orleans, LA.
• McDowell, K., Ziolkowski, R., Bernstorf, E., & Graham, T. (2009, July). Reliability of the ZAM adolescent literacy screening instrument. Annual meeting of the American Speech Language Hearing Association鈥檚 Schools Conference, Kansas City, MO.
• McDowell, K., Ziolkowski, R., Bernstorf, E., & Graham, T. (2009, July). Relation between literacy skills and academic attitudes in adolescent readers. Annual meeting of the American Speech Language Hearing Association鈥檚 Schools Conference, Kansas City, MO.
• Ziolkowski, R., McDowell, K., Bernstorf, E., & Graham, T. (2009, July). Effects of a collaborative inclusive reading program. Annual meeting of the American Speech Language Hearing Association鈥檚 Schools Conference, Kansas City, MO.
• McDowell, K., Bernstorf, E., Ziolkowski, R., Norman, J., & Shobolew, S. (2008, December). Arts for learning: Impact on adolescent readers. Annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Orlando, FL.
• McDowell, K., & Ziolkowski, R. (2008, December). Use of specific speech sound patterns: Predictive usefulness. Annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Orlando, FL.
• Ziolkowski, R., & McDowell, K., (December, 2008). An effective differentiated reading intervention for adolescent students with reading disabilities. Annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Orlando, FL.
• McDowell, K., Bernstorf, E., Ziolkowski, R., Norman, J., & Sobolew, S. (2008, November). Leveraged learning: Reaching the adolescent reader. Annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Chicago, IL.
• McDowell, K., & Ziolkowski, R. (2008, November). Lexical properties, vocabulary, and phonological awareness. Annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Chicago, IL.
• McDowell, K., & Ziolkowski, R. (2008, November). Effectiveness of a collaborative intervention for adolescent students with reading disabilities. Annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Chicago, IL.
• Norman, J., & McDowell, K. (2008, February). Arts for learning research: Evaluation and assessment. Presentation at the Young Audience professional development conference. Norfolk, VA.
• Broadwater, K., Bernstorf, E., Norman, J., & McDowell, K. (2008, February). Partnerships in higher education. Presentation at the Young Audience professional development conference. Norfolk, VA.
• McDowell, K., Carroll, J., Lefever-Davis, S., & Kear, D. (2008, February). Evidence for impact on student learning from the Renaissance Teacher Work Sample. Annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. New Orleans, LA.
• Franklin-Guy, S., Scudder, R., Apel, K., Schommer-Aikins, M., Strattman, K., & McDowell, K. (2007, November). The interrelationships among written language ability, self-concept, and epistemological beliefs. Annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Boston, MA.
• Ziolkowski, R., & McDowell, K. (2007, November). RTI: Effectiveness of an active reader intervention for upper elementary readers. Annual meeting of the American Speech Language Hearing Association, Boston, MA.
• Ziolkowski, R., & McDowell, K. (2007, November). Effectiveness of an inclusive intervention approach for upper-elementary poor readers. Annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Austin, TX.
• McDowell, K., & Ziolkowski, R. (2007, November). Relations between phonological sensitivity and vocabulary in preschool children. Annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Austin, TX.
• McDowell, K., & Ziolkowski, R. (2007, October). Effectiveness of an inclusive intervention approach for upper elementary poor readers. Annual meeting of the International Council on Learning Disability, Myrtle Beach, SC.
• McDowell, K., Denning, P., & Carroll, J. (2007, February). What does the teacher work sample tell us? A closer look at the data. Annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, New York, NY.
• McDowell, K., Kear, D., Lefever-Davis, S., & Hamm, D. (2006, December). Interactions between vocabulary and phonological distinctness: Impact on phonological awareness. Annual meeting of the National Reading Conference. Los Angeles, CA.
• McDowell, K., & Ziolkowski, R. (2006, December). Standardized vs. informal assessment: Differential predictive value? Annual meeting of the National Reading Conference. Los Angeles, CA.
• Kelman, M., Hodson, B., Strattman, K., Schommer-Aikins, M., McDowell, K., Coufal, K., & Scudder, R. (2006, November). An investigation of preschool children鈥檚 primary literacy skills. Annual meeting of the American Speech- Language-Hearing Association, Miami, FL.
• McDowell, K., Graham, T., & Hamm, D. (2006, July). Word recognition and strategy use. Annual meeting of the American Speech Language Hearing Association-Schools Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
• Tran, A., Jewell, P., Carroll, J., & McDowell, K. (2006, February). Creating advocates for culturallylinguistically diverse students. Annual meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators, Atlanta, GA.
• Hayes, J., McDowell, K., Jewell, P. (2006, February). Impact of affinity group membership. Annual meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators, Atlanta, GA.
• McDowell, K. (2005, November). Examining relations among lexical access, oral language, and decoding skills. Annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Miami, FL.
• McDowell, K. (2005, November). Distinctness hypothesis: Evidence from children with expressive phonological deficits. Annual meeting of the American Speech, Language, Hearing Association, San Diego, CA.
• McDowell, K. (2005, November). The role of language samples in predicting decoding skills. Annual meeting of the American Speech, Language, Hearing Association, San Diego, CA.
• McDowell, K. (2005, May). Examining multiple predictors of decoding skills: Evidence from the distinctness hypothesis. Annual meeting of the International Reading Association, San Antonio, TX.
• McDowell, K. (2005, May). Predictors of decoding skills in beginning readers. Annual meeting of the International Reading Association, San Antonio, TX.
• McDowell, K. (2005, April). Investigations of the phonological distinctness hypothesis. Third annual conference on Research in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Rockville, MD.
• McDowell, K. (2005, April). Career plans of junior faculty: Promise and potential pitfalls. Third annual conference on Research in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Rockville, MD.
• McDowell, K. Lonigan, C.J., & Goldstein, H. (2004, November). Examining relations among expressive phonology, phonological processing, and decoding skills in children. Annual meeting of the American Speech, Language, Hearing Association, Philadelphia, PA.
• McDowell, K., Lonigan, C.J., & Goldstein, H. (2003, November). Phonological assessment: A psychometric evaluation. Annual meeting of the American Speech, Language, Hearing Association, Chicago, IL.
• Keller, K., Lonigan, C.J., & Goldstein, H. (2002, November). Phonological sensitivity and phonological accuracy. Annual meeting of the American Speech, Language, Hearing Association, Atlanta, GA.
• Trautman, L, Cairns, D., & Keller, K. (2001, November). Time pressure and language complexity: Which is preserved? Annual meeting of the American Speech, Language, Hearing Association, New Orleans, LA.
• Keller, K., & Hodson, B. (2000, November). Phonological awareness skills in typically developing 5-year olds. Annual meeting of the American Speech, Language, Hearing Association, Washington, DC.
• Trautman, L., Keller, K. (2000, November). Bilingual intervention for an adult stutterer: A case illustration. Annual meeting of the American Speech, Language, Hearing Association, Washington, DC.
• Keller, K. (2000, May). Phonological awareness skills: Typical vs. atypical. Annual meeting of the Child Phonology Conference, University of Northern Iowa.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Refereed State/Regional Conferences

• McDowell, K. (2013, October). Vocabulary learning in young dual language learners. Annual meeting of the Kansas Reading Association, Wichita, KS.
• McDowell, K., Hardy, J., & Barboza, S. (2012, October). English Language Learners鈥� performance on reading and language tasks. Annual meeting of the Kansas Reading Association, Lawrence, KS.
• McDowell, K. (2012, June). Shared professional development. ACF Region VII CollabMatch Forum.
• McDowell, K., & Carroll, J. (2012, May). Innovative model for professional development: An early childhood residency program. Region VII Head Start Association 2012 Annual Leadership Conference, Kansas City, MO.
• McDowell, K., & Ziolkowski, R. (2007, October). Recipe for success: Differentiated instruction. Annual meeting of the Western Kansas Reading Conference, Garden City, KS.
• McDowell, K., & Carroll, J., (2007, April). Emerging readers and writers: Instructional support and differentiated instruction. Annual meeting of the Kansas Reading Association, Wichita, KS.
• McDowell, K., Graham, T., & Lefever-Davis, S. (2007, April). Text structure: What, where, when, & how. Annual meeting of the Kansas Reading Association, Wichita, KS.
• McDowell, K., Graham, T., & Kear, D. (2006, September). More bang for the buck: Improving vocabulary may lead to improvements in phonological awareness. Semi-Annual meeting of the Kansas Reading Professionals in Higher Education, Topeka, KS.
• Graham, T., & McDowell, K. (2006, September). Adolescent literacy: The role of the SLP. Annual meeting of the Kansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Wichita, KS.
• Lefever-Davis, S., & McDowell, K. (2006, April). Using differentiated instruction to support language learners in the regular classroom. Annual meeting of the Kansas Department of Education, Wichita, KS.
• McDowell, K., Wells, C., & Rauch, V. (2006, April). Threads of literacy in the content areas: Application of the big 5. Annual meeting of the Kansas Reading Association, Topeka, KS.
• McDowell, K., (2005, April). Literature-based reading strategies: Incorporating the 鈥淏ig Five.鈥� Annual meeting of the Kansas State Department of Education, Wichita, KS.
• McDowell, K. (2005, March). Storybook reading in the classroom: Evidence and effects. Annual meeting of the Kansas Reading Association, Wichita, KS.
• Keller, K. (2000, October). Phonological awareness skills in typically developing children entering kindergarten. Annual meeting of the Kansas Speech, Language, Hearing Association, Wichita, KS.
• Trautman, L., Ray, B., & Keller, K. (2000, October). Thematic intervention for school-age children who stutter. Annual meeting of the Kansas Speech, Language, Hearing Association, Wichita, KS.                                                                                                                                                                         Invited Presentations
• McDowell, K. (2015, May). Literacy instruction: What Works. Literacy Council Gulf Coast. Bonita Springs, FL.
• McDowell, K. (2015, January). Reading comprehension strategies: Content and pedagogy. African Caribbean American Center, Cape Coral, FL.
• McDowell, K. (2013, May). Early childhood education: Meeting the needs of diverse learners. Wichita Catholic Diocese Schools, Wichita, KS.
• McDowell, K., (2012, March). Emergent literacy and school success. Science Caf茅, Wichita, KS.
• McDowell, K. (2009, January). Emergent literacy: Working with young children. Wichita State University Child Development Center In-service, Wichita, KS.
• McDowell, K. (2008, November). Literacy and language: Empowering students. Presented to Early Childhood Directors Organization, Wichita, KS.
• McDowell, K. (2007, November). Language and literacy: Fostering success. Presented to USD 261, Haysville, KS.
• McDowell, K. (2007, March). Text structure and vocabulary instruction. Presented to USD 260, Pittsburg, KS.
• McDowell, K.. (2007, March). What鈥檚 the word on words? How young children learn language. Quarterly meeting of Childstart, Wichita, KS. (Keynote address).
• McDowell, K. (2006, October). Overview of the Kansas Performance Assessment. Presented to USD 263, Mulvane, KS. McDowell, K. (2006, October). Application of the inside-out, outside-in model. Meeting of the Wichita Area Reading Council, Wichita, KS. McDowell, K. (2006, October). Introduction to the three-tier model. At-risk Summit Meeting, USD 268, Cheney, KS.
• Graham, T., & McDowell, K. (2006, April). Meeting the literacy needs of older readers: Role of the SLP. Southeast Kansas Special Education Cooperative, Goddard, KS.
• Graham, T., & McDowell, K. (2005, September). Literacy and the SLP: Where do we fit? Southeast Kansas Special Education Cooperative, Goddard, KS.
• McDowell, K. (2005, April). Distinctness of phonological representation: Evidence and educational implications. Annual meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators-Kansas, Washburn University, Topeka, KS.
• McDowell, K. (2005, April). Research into practice: Vocabulary and reading comprehension. Pleasant Valley Elementary, Wichita, KS.
• McDowell, K. (2005, March). Statistics 101. CI 804, Classroom research, 萝莉社 University, Wichita, KS.
• McDowell, K., & Black, J. (2004, November). Dialogic reading. Wichita Area Reading Council, Wichita, KS.
• McDowell, K. (2004, October). The big five. Gammon Elementary Parent In-service, Wichita, KS.
• McDowell, K. (2004, May). Phonological processing skills in children with communication disorders. Mary Pellegrino & Associates, Tallahassee, FL.
• Keller, K. (2002, February). Emergent literacy and phonological sensitivity. SPA 5055, Professional Tools, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
• Keller, K. (2000, January). Assessment of phonological awareness skills. CDS 814, Phonological Disorders, 萝莉社 University, Wichita, KS.

Consulting

• Grant evaluator. Exploration Place STEM project. 2013-current.
• Grant evaluator. Arts Partners STEAM project. 2012-2015.
• Grant evaluator. Catholic Diocese of Wichita 21st Century Learning After School grant. 2009-2014.