NANHO S. VANDER HART
Associate Professor of Speical Education (1999)
Department of Education
Phone: 508-767-7380
Email: nvanderh@assumption.edu
B.A., Ewha Woman’s University, Seoul, Korea, 1987
M.A., University of Northern Colorado; Cognitive Needs, 1991
Ph.D., University of Iowa; Special Education, 1998
Ph.D. Thesis Title: “Social Interactions Between Supported Employees and their Non-Disabled Co-Workers in Integrated Work Settings: Perceptions of Supported Employment Professionals”
Sample of Publications
Vander Hart, N. “Garland Studies on Industrial Productivity Series.” Manuscript based on doctoral dissertation in preparation. Garland Publishing, New York, NY. (1999).
Vander Hart, N. “The Type and Frequency of Social Relationships of Supported Employees: Implications for Supported Employment Practice.” Manuscript in preparation, Worcester, MA.(1999).
Sample of Presentations
“Factors that Impact on Inclusion of Supported Employees at Work.” National Conference of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, Seattle, WA, 1998
“Employer Perceptions of the Benefits and Concerns of Supported Employment.” State Conference of the Council for Exceptional Children, Iowa City, IA, 1996
“Do You Really Know What Employers Think About Hiring Your Students?” Second Annual Special Education Symposium, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 1996
Other faculty for this department:
- Walsh, Elizabeth,
- Lea, Anthony,
- Keating, Christine,
- Fournier, Michele,
- Freeman, Helen,
- Estaphan, Helen,
- Dion, Kathleen,
- Danker, Anita,
- Arena, Frances,
- D’Souza, Lisa A.,
- Myers, Diane,
- Stutz, Cathleen K.,
- Mulry, John M.,
- Lawrence, Cynthia,
- Koretz, Ellen,
- Kielbasa, Mary E.,
- Howe, Eric M.,
- Dionis, Chris,




