Education:

1990: Doctor of Philosophy, Education/Special Education/Educational Research, University of Idaho

1982: Master of Science, Special Education/Severe Multiple Handicaps, Minot State University

1981: Bachelor of Science in Education, Mental Retardation and Elementary Education, Minot State University Related Employment:

Experience: 

2004 - Present: Associate Director of NDCPD (fulltime) and Professor of Special Education, Minot State University

1998 - 2004: Assistant to the Dean for the Graduate School and Professor of Special Education, Minot State University

2000 - 2004: Associate Director of Development (part-time). ND Center for Persons with Disabilities

1996 to 1998: Department Chair and Associate Professor, Minot State University

1990 to 1996: Assistant Professor of Special Education, Minot State University

1990 to 1996: NDCPD Director of Outreach and Technical Assistance, Minot State University, Minot, ND

1987 to 1990: Project Coordinator, Social Skills Research Project, University of Idaho

1985 to 1987: Instructor/Graduate Faculty member, Department of Special Education, Minot State University

1984 to 1985: Clinical Supervisor, Minot Infant Development Program

1982 to 1984: Public School Teacher - Severe Handicaps Program, Bismarck Public Schools, Bismarck, ND Selected grant proposals and contracts Grants

2008-2010 Great Plains Autism Spectrum Disorders Treatment Program, US Department of Human Services $401,000

2007-2012 North Dakota Disability Health Project, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approx. $830,000

2004 Preparing Interdisciplinary Early Interventionists for Rural States, Co-director with T. Maloney; grant awarded to Univ. of Montana US Department of Education, OSEP $1,250,000

2003 ND-ESI: ND Educational Services Improvement Project, ND Department of Public Instruction and US Department of Education $283,572

2003-2006 Transition Partnership Project II, ND Department of Public Instruction $150,000

2003-2006 MSU Resident Teacher Project, ND Department of Public Instruction $65,000 2002 RSES: Rural Special Education Strategist Project, U.S. Department of Education, OSEP $780,219

2000 PRISM: Peer coaching In-Service Model, U.S. Department of Education, OSEP $449,101

1998 Project INSITE Training, ND Department of Public Instruction $12,721

1997 Interactive Peer Coaching/Mentoring Project for Preparing Teachers of Students with Severe Behavior Disorders. U.S. Department of Education, OSEP $492,000

1995 ND Deafblind Services Project, ND Department of Public Instruction via USDE, OSEP; annual project budget of over $82,000 for 5 years

1995 Pre-literacy skill development in young children who are at-risk for developmental delay. (with Ekblad & Gerard); College Research Proposal $1,042 Consultations

1984 - 1999 Numerous consultations to ND, MT, ID and Canadian schools on inclusion, program evaluation, mediation, behavior and classroom management and parent training issues.

1999-present Consultant to ND Dept. of Public Instruction. Mediation/IEP facilitator for school districts.

1998-2003 Consultant and Associate - National Center on Educational Outcomes. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

2001 - 2006 Consultant for ND Department of Public Instruction for IEP facilitation and alternate assessment.

2003 - present Consultant to Anne Carlsen Center for Children board leadership and strategic planning.

Scholarly Work: 

Selected Articles Askvig, B.A. (1995). Inservice training: Does what you are getting give you what you want? The Collaborator, 1, 8-9. Askvig, B.A. (1999).

Ft. Berthold Deafblind Reservation advisory committee. The Collaborator, 5, 4. Askvig, B.A. (1999). Trans-tech: Job experience in technology for rural students with disabilities.The Collaborator, 5, 1-3. Baumgart, D., & Askvig, B. (1991).

Review of the book "Preparing personnel to work with persons with severe disabilities". JASH, 16, 66-67. Baumgart, D., & Askvig, B. (1992). Job-related social skills interventions: suggestions from managers and employers.

Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 27, 345-353. Baumgart, D., Filler, J., & Askvig, B. (1991). Perceived importance of social skills: A survey of teachers, parents and other professionals. Journal of Special Education, 25, 236-251.