ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Southern Illinois University
School of Education 2021-present
Assistant Professor
Black Hills State University 2017-2021
College of Education & Behavioral Sciences
Assistant Professor, Special Education
Coordinator, Masters of Art in Teaching, Special Education
Corona-Norco Unified School District 2008-2017
Department of Special Education
Adult Transition Teacher
Newport-Mesa Unified School District 2005-2007
Department of Special Education
Inclusion Facilitator
EDUCATION
Claremont Graduate University
PhD Educational Studies March 2017
Dissertation:
Academic Discourse Addressing the Needs of Diverse Students in Postsecondary Education
Dissertation Committee:
Dr. Deborah Deutsch Smith, Claremont
Graduate University; Dr. William Perez, Claremont Graduate
University; Dr. June Hilton, Claremont Graduate University
California Baptist University
MS Education
Emphasis in Special Education December 2009
Educational Specialist Credential
Emphasis in Moderate to Severe Disabilities June 2008
California State University, Fullerton
Multiple Subject K-12 Teaching Credential January 2008
BA, Liberal Studies January 2006
PUBLICATIONS
VanderPyl, T., & Yoho, L. M. (2019). Band-aides for barriers: Key policy factors as experienced by incarcerated youth. Journal of Forensic Vocational Analysis, Special Issue: Transition, 19(1), 11-24.
Yoho, L. M. (2019). Academic discourse surrounding college students with disabilities in the united states. Disability & Society, 1(26), 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2019.1680343
Rowe, D. A., McNaught, J., Yoho, L. M., Davis, M., & Mazzotti, V. L. (2018). Helping students make informed decisions about transition via web-based resources. Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Children,41(4), 252-259. https://doi.org/10.1177/2165143417736266
ARTICLES UNDER REVIEW
Yoho, L. M. (submitted). Choice-making, course selection, and extracurricular involvement: Developing self-determination skills beyond the classroom. Manuscript submitted for publication to The High School Journal.
PRESENTATIONS
Rural reflections: Educating pre-service teachers from, and for, rural communities.
To be presented at the Critical Questions in Education (CQiE) annual conference, Seattle, WA, February, 2020
Band-aides for barriers: Key policy factors as experienced by incarcerated youth. Presented at the Western Association of Criminal Justice (WACJ) annual conference, Coeur d’Alene, ID, October, 2019
Choice-making for inclusive practices. Presented at the Council for
Exceptional Children, Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT)
international conference, Cedar Rapids, IA, October, 2018
Academic discourse surrounding college students with disabilities. Presented at the Council for Exceptional Children, Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) international conference, Milwaukee, WI, October, 2017
We are better together! Increasing parent and family collaboration in secondary transition planning. Presented at the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) international conference, Boston, MA, April, 2017.
Data on-the-go: Community travel training assessment plans that work. Presented at the Council for Exceptional Children, Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) international conference, Myrtle Beach, SC, October, 2016.
Family perceptions of involvement and engagement: One program’s action plan.
Presented at the Council for Exceptional Children, Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) international conference, Myrtle Beach, SC, October, 2016.
Choosing for inclusion: Empowering students’ social connections.
Presented at the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) international conference, St. Louis, Missouri, April, 2016.
Students with disabilities in higher education: Research and publication trends. Presented as a Pat Sitlington Student Research Poster at the Council for Exceptional Children, Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) international conference, Portland, Oregon, November, 2015.
Systematic, data-driven, and generalizable: Travel training collaboration between a local public transit agency and a secondary transition program.
Presented at the Council for Exceptional Children, Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) international conference, Portland, Oregon, November, 2015.
After-school inclusion: Empowering students to make social connections beyond the classroom. Presented at the Teacher Educators for Children with Behavior Disorders (TECBD) national conference, Tempe, Arizona, October, 2015.
Community based Adult Transition: Strengths and challenges in an adult program.
Presented at the Teacher Educators for Children with Behavior Disorders (TECBD) national conference, Tempe, Arizona, October, 2015.
The roles of gender, disability, and self-determination in post-school trajectories. Presented at the American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES) national conference, New Orleans, March 2015.
Looking forward: Self-determination, community integration, and the Individual Transition Plan. Training workshop presented to secondary Special Education teachers at the Corona-Norco Unified School District, Norco, California, February, 2015.
Community integration through vocational and mobility training in our Adult Transition programs. Presented to the Special Education Council of the Corona-Norco Unified School District, Norco, California, January, 2015
FUNDING
Black Hills State University October 2019
Travel grant
Zonta International Club of Spearfish April 2019
For organizing Women’s Day of Action
Black Hills State University October 2018
Travel grant
Black Hills State University October 2017
Travel grant
HONORS
Division for Career Development and Transition’s November 2015
Iva Dean Cook Educator of the Year Award
For outstanding commitment and service to the career education and transition of students with disabilities.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Teacher Educators for Children with Behavioral Disorders (TECBD)
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT)
Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (CCBD)
Division for International Special Education (DISES)
American Council for Rural Special Education (ACRES)
SERVICE
Institutional
Faculty Senator, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, 2019-current
SDBOR Accessibility Task Force, 2018-current
BHSU Academic Technology Committee, 2017-current
Faculty Advisor, BHSU College Democrats, 2017-current
Faculty Advisor, Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education, Beta Nu Chapter, 2017-current
Faculty Advisor, BHSU Service Learning in South Africa and Botswana, 2017
Community
Northern Hills Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)DCDT Student Web Page Content Development Committee
“Freedom to Go” Travel Training Curriculum Consortium