Linda Thurston

Professor and Associate Dean for Research and External Funding
Special Education, Counseling and Student Affairs

Bluemont Hall 017
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-5765
lpt@ksu.edu

Education
Ph.D. University of Kansas 1977 Developmental & Child Psychology
M.A. University of Texas-El Paso 1975 Psychology
B.S. Baker University 1967 Elementary Education

Professional Experience
President, Emma Chase Industries, Inc. ongoing
Associate Dean for Research and External Funding 2012-present
Co-Principal Investigator, NSF Project "Seeing Gender: Tools for Change" 2002-2006
Coordinator of Graduate Studies, College of Education, Kansas State University 2000-2006
Director, College of Education Faculty Mentoring Program, Kansas State University 1999-2007
Project Director, Kansas SRS Training Project 1997-2000
Project Director, Kansas Rural Child Welfare Multi-Media Curriculum Development Project 1992-1997
Project Director, Rural Special Education Teacher Training Project, Kansas State University 1988-1991
Project Coordinator, Life Survival Skills Project for Secondary Teachers of the Learning Disabled, Kansas State University 1986-1989
Project Coordinator, Special Education Consulting Project, Kansas State University 1984-1988
Project Co-Director, Rural Sex Equity and Computer Literacy Project, Kansas State University 1980-1990
Co-Director, Cross Cultural and Minority Issues in Education of Handicapped Children: A principal mediated in-service program for teachers, Juniper Gardens Children's Project, University of Kansas 1979-1982
Director, Juniper Gardens Learning Center, Kansas City, Kansas 1978-1982
Graduate Faculty, Department of Special Education, University of Kansas 1977-1982
Research Associate, Bureau of Child Research, Juniper Gardens Children's Project, University of Kansas. 1977-1982
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Life, University of Kansas 1977-1982
Assistant Dean, College of Education, Kansas State University
Director, Office of Educational Innovation and Evaluation, College of Education
Kansas State University
Professor, Special Education Department, Kansas State University

Advising Area
Parent involvement and behavior management

Research and Academic Interests
Family development, parental involvement, life skills education (secondary and adult), poverty and rural issues in education and human services, services for underserved populations (women, handicapped, rural, minorities, poverty), distance education

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