Faculty & Staff Directory - Deborah L. Rooks-Ellis

Deborah Rooks-Ellis, Ph.D.

deborah.rooks@umit.maine.edu

Assistant Research Professor

207/581-2093 (V)
207/581-1084 (V/TTY)
800/203-6957 (V/TTY)
207/581-1231 (Fax)

Project Affiliation:

• Early Childhood Opportunities (EChO) Scholars
• Training Opportunities for Personnel (TOP): Birth – 5

Specialty Areas:

• Visual impairment
• Early intervention
• Inquiry-based approaches to teaching

Education:

Ph.D., University of Arizona

Honors & Awards:

• Erasmus Circle Scholar (2009)
• Jay Howenstein Foundation Scholarship (2008)

Research and Public Service:

• Accessible astronomy for students with visual impairment
• Inquiry-based teaching for students with visual impairment

Representative Publications:

Books and Book Chapters:

Rooks, D.L. (2000).  Taking Inquiry Outdoors:  Reading, Writing, and Science Beyond the Classroom Walls. Stenhouse Publishers, chapter 9.

Invited and Peer Reviewed Articles:

Rooks, D.L. (in review).  Investigating preconceptions and conceptual understanding about lunar phases with students with visual impairment:  The case of Kyle.  Research and Practice in Visual Impairment and Blindness.

Harris, C.J., & Rooks, D.L. (2010).  Managing inquiry-based science: Challenges in enacting complex science instruction in elementary and middle school classrooms.  Journal of Elementary Science Education, 21, 227-240.

Rooks, D.L., & Maker, C.J. (2009).  Inquiry:  A teaching approach for gifted visually impaired learners.  Gifted Education International, 25, 171-186.

Professional Associations:

• Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER)
• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)
• National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)
• American Educational Research Association (AERA)