Faculty Profile for Dr. Glenna M Billingsley
Dr. Glenna M Billingsley
Chair - Associate Professor — Curriculum And Instruction
ED SPECIAL EDUCATION SU
phone: (512) 245-3701
Biography Section
Biography and Education
I received a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in 1986 from Emporia (Kansas) State University with a major in English and Social Science to teach. I received a Master's degree in Special Education in 2000 from Southwest Texas State University and a Ph.D. in School Improvement from Texas State University in 2007. Prior to coming to higher education, I spent 26 years working with students with special needs in public education. I worked with students with emotional and behavioral disabilities in self-contained, resource, and inclusion settings and finally as a behavior specialist.I have been a full time faculty member in the Special Education program at Texas State University in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction since Fall 2012 and was tenured and promoted to Associate Professor in Fall 2018.
Teaching Interests
Aligned with my professional and research interests, I have been exploring the benefits of preparing educators to teach students with special learning and behavioral needs using immersive virtual reality and have published papers in this area and have consulted with the Texas State Virtual Reality Lab to use VR to teach specific strategies and techniques.Research Interests
My research interests include effective behavioral interventions and instructional methods for students with emotional or behavioral disabilities, classroom management, particularly for secondary school, and multi-tiered systems of support for schools, specifically positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS).Selected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Scheuermann, B. K., Billingsley, G. M., & Hall, J. A. (2021). Positive Behavioral Supports for the Classroom - 4th edition. Columbus, OH, US: Pearson. Retrieved from https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/program/Scheuermann-Positive-Behavioral-Supports-for-the-Classroom-Enhanced-Pearson
- Scheuermann, B. K., Billingsley, G. M., Dede-Bamfo, O., & White, S. R. (2021). School law enforcement officer perceptions of developmentally oriented training. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 1–22. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paab049
- Scheuermann, B. K., Billingsley, G. M., Dede-Bamfo, O., & White, S. R. (2021). School law enforcement officer perceptions of developmentally oriented training. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 15(4), 2283–2296. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paab049
- Billingsley, G. M., Thomas, C., & Webber, J. A. (2018). Effects of Student Choice of Instructional Method on the Learning Outcomes of Students With Comorbid Learning and Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities. Learning Disability Quarterly, 41(4), 213–226. https://doi.org/10.1177/0731948718768512
- Billingsley, G., McKenzie, J., & Scheuermann, B. (2018). The effects of a structured classroom management system in special education classrooms. Exceptionality. https://doi.org/doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2018.1522257
Selected Awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award in Service for the College of Education at the Associate Professor rank. 2020
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award in Service for the College of Education at the Assistant Professor rank. 2016
- Award / Honor Recipient: Graduating Student Recognition of Campus Support, Vice President for Student Affairs. 2018
- Award / Honor Recipient: Graduating Student Recognition of Campus Support, Vice President for Student Affairs. 2015
- Award / Honor Recipient: Structured Classroom Management in Secondary Resource/Inclusion Classrooms, Texas State University Scholar-Mentor Program. 2015
Selected Grants
- Thomas, Cathy (Principal), Billingsley, Glenna M (Co-Principal), Smith, Kenneth Scott (Co-Principal). Virtual Reality to Provide Teacher Training in Behavior Management, Texas State University Big Ideas, Texas State University, $367264. (Submitted: October 2020). Grant.
- Thomas, Cathy (Co-Principal), Billingsley, Glenna M (Co-Principal). Virtual Reality to Provide Teacher Training in Behavior Management, Research Enhancement Program, Texas Research Incentive Program (TRIP), $16000. (Submitted: October 2020, Funded: December 4, 2020 - 2022). Grant.
- Thomas, Cathy (Principal), Billingsley, Glenna M (Co-Principal), Holschuh, Jodi P (Supporting), Polat, Nihat (Supporting), Corona, Melissa (Supporting). Reducing the Shortage of Special Education Teachers Networked Improvement Community, American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, Private / Foundation / Corporate. (Funded: 2019 - 2022). Grant.
- Billingsley, Glenna M (Principal), Scheuermann, Brenda K (Principal). Measuring the Effectiveness of HB 2684: Training for School-Based Law Enforcement Officers, Texas State University Office of Research and Federal Relations, Research Enhancement Program Grant, Institutional (Higher Ed), $16000. (Submitted: December 2015, Funded: January 2016 - May 2017). Grant.
- Nelson, S W (Principal), Billingsley, Glenna (Co-Principal), Greene, J (Co-Principal), Martinez-Ramos, G (Co-Principal), Price, L (Co-Principal), Ryser, G (Co-Principal), Supancic, P M (Co-Principal), Vega, D (Co-Principal), Martinez-Prather, K (Other), McKenna, J (Other). Creating a Secondary School Climate Instrument Focused on Safety and Security, Texas State University Office of Research Development at Texas State University Multi-disciplinary Internal Research Grant (MIRG), Institutional (Higher Ed), $25000. (Submitted: 2015). Grant.
Selected Service Activities
Member
College of Education Curriculum Committee
August 2019-Present
Graduate Advisor
Special Education program
January 1, 2019-Present
Coordinator / Organizer
Division for Emotional and Behavioral Health
2016-Present
Program Coordinator for Special Education Programs
Department of Curriculum and instruction
September 1, 2018-January 18, 2022
Participant
New Graduate Student Virtual Orientation
July 2020