Joseph Madaus, PhD

Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Neag School of Education
Director, Collaborative on Postsecondary Education and Disability
University of Connecticut

Session 1C - Helping Twice Exceptional Students with Autism Transition to College

Joseph W. Madaus, PhD, is a Professor of Special Education in the Department of Educational Psychology in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut, and the Director of the Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability. He has over 30 years of experience in postsecondary education and disability, having served as a learning specialist, program director at both Mitchell College and the University of Connecticut. Dr. Madaus is the Immediate Past president of the Division on Career Development and Transition, a division of the Council for Exceptional Children. He was the 2018 recipient of the Oliver P. Kolstoe Award for significant lifetime contributions to the field of transition from the Division on Career Development and Transition of the Council for Exceptional Children and was the 2019 Distinguished Scholar recipient from the Neag School. He currently serves on the editorial board of nine journals, including the Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, TEACHING Exceptional Children, and Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals. He was the co-editor of Preparing Students with Disabilities for College: A Practical Guide for Transition and the Handbook of Higher Education and Disability. He is the Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator on grants through the Office for Postsecondary Education, Office for Special Education Programs, the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program, the Institute of Education Sciences, and the State of Connecticut.