DISSERTATION COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON Kym Buchanan, Ph.D. Ph.D. in Learning, Technology, & Culture, Michigan State University UW-Stevens Point Associate Professor 715-346-2906 (office) kym.buchanan@uwsp.edu Expertise: includes motivation, positive psychology, and technology DISSERTATION COMMITTEE MEMBER Yiu-Ting Siu, Ph.D. Ph.D. in Special Education, University of California at Berkeley & San Francisco State University San Francisco State University Program Coordinator, Department of Special Education: Visual Impairments Program Assistant Professor 415-338-1080 ysiu@sfsu.edu Expertise: includes visual impairment, accessibility, and technology DISSERTATION COMMITTEE MEMBER Susan Miller Smedema, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology, Educational Psychology, UW-Madison UW-Madison Department of Rehabilitation Psychology & Special Education Associate Professor, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor 608-265-0845 ssmedema@wisc.edu Expertise: includes psychosocial DISSERTATION PROPOSAL Beyond Access: Technology, Blindness, & Self-Determination This study is exploratory in nature, with the intent of gathering initial data on how technology mediates fulfillment of basic needs (competence, autonomy, relatedness) that are components of self- determination in the blind population. Both technology and self-determination are priorities for the field of education of individuals with visual impairments. This study seeks to expand current understanding of the mediating effect of technology upon users’ experiences of competence, autonomy, and relatedness. Self-Determination Theory has a long scholarly history and strong research base, and its definition of autonomy aligns closely to the definition of self-determination used by the field of education for individuals with visual impairment. Expanding this definition to include competence and relatedness should offer an expanded understanding of how to improve self-determination in the visually-impaired population.
UW-Stevens Point Ed.D. in Educational Sustainability
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