Background and Interests
Dr. Stan F. Shaw 
Dr. Shaw is a Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability and Professor Emeritus of Special Education at the
University of Connecticut. He is the Coordinator of the annual Postsecondary Disability Training Institute for
college disability personnel internationally. Dr. Shaw is currently lead author on a book, Preparing Students with Disabilities for College: A
Practice Guide for Transition, to be published by Brookes in 2009. He also co-author of Postsecondary Education and
Transition for Students with Learning Disabilities (2003, PRO-ED) and What Every Teacher Should Know About Transition and
IDEA 2004 (2007, Allyn & Bacon). He wrote the postsecondary education chapter for the international Handbook of Special Education
(2007, Sage). 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 the Journal of Special Education Leadership among others. Dr. Shaw is the former President
of the Higher Education Consortium for Special Education (HECSE). He has been project director for more than six million dollars 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;
- Use and implementation of Section 504 in the schools;
- Disability policy and law; and
- Grant writing.
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