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Curriculum & Instruction
E268 Thompson Hall
SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia, NY 14063
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Language, Learning & Leadership
E262 Thompson Hall
SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia, NY 14063
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"Dr. Kate Mahoney"Kate Mahoney, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Office: TH E254 Phone: (716)673-4653
Email: kate.mahoney@fredonia.edu

 

 

 

Introduction

Dr. Mahoney earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction with a concentration in Bilingual Education from Arizona State University in 2003. She taught elementary school as well as middle and high school mathematics to students learning English as their second language in New York, Texas, New Mexico, and Belize. Currently, Dr. Mahoney is an assistant professor in the Department of Language, Learning, and Leadership where she teaches courses in educational research and teaching English as a second language (TESOL). Through her research, she evaluates policies surrounding the assessment of language minority students in public schools.

Research Interests or Expertise

Dr. Mahoney’s current research addresses the validity of using achievement and language proficiency test scores for English Language Learners (ELLs), language minority program effectiveness through meta-analysis, and evaluating policies and practices concerning ELLs in Arizona and nationally.

Publications

  • Mahoney, K. (2008). Linguistic influences on differential item functioning for second language learners on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). International Journal of Testing, 8(1), 14-33.
  • Mahoney, K. & Rolstad (2008). Program Effectiveness Research, pp. 675-678. In J. Gonzalez (ed.), Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publishers.
  • Mahoney, K. (2008) Impact of Proposition 203 (Arizona) pp. 688-691. In J. Gonzalez (ed.), Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publishers.
  • Mahoney, K. (2008). James Cummins pp. 210-211. In J. Gonzalez (ed.), Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publishers.
  • MacSwan, J. & Mahoney, K., (2008). Academic Bias in Language Testing: A Construct Validity Critique of the OPT I Oral Grades K-6 Spanish Second Edition (IPT Spanish) Journal of Educational Research and Policy Studies (JERPS), 8(2), 86-101.
  • Rolstad, K., Mahoney, K., & Glass, G.V. (2008). The Big Picture in Bilingual Education: A Meta-analysis Corrected for Gersten’s Coding Error Journal of Educational Research and Policy Studies (JERPS), 8(2), 1-15.
  • Rolstad, K., Mahoney, K., & Glass, G.V. (2005). The big picture: A meta-analysis of program effectiveness research on English language learners. Educational Policy, 19(4), 572-594.
  • Rolstad, K., Mahoney, K., & Glass, G.V. (2005).Weighing the evidence: A meta-analysis of bilingual education in Arizona. Bilingual Research Journal, 29(1), 43-67.
  • Mahoney, K., and MacSwan, J. (2005). Reexamining identification and reclassification of English language learners: A critical discussion of select state practices. Bilingual Research Journal, 29(1), 31-42.

Terminal Degree

  • Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a Concentration in Bilingual Education, December 2003, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.



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