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• M.A.: W. Va. College of Graduate Studies (1987)
  Major:  School Psychology

• Ed.D.: University of Virginia. (1977)
  Major: Educational Administration/Learning Disabilities

• M.A.: The Ohio State University (1962)
  Major: Educational Administration

• B.A.: Virginia Commonwealth University (1956)
  Major: Elementary Education
  
  (Certified Learning Disabilities Specialist - West Virginia, Virginia)

   

• 1956-1957: 2nd and 5th grade teacher, Richmond, VA

• 1957-1958: 5th grade teacher, Pampa, TX

• 1958-1961: 6th grade teacher, Columbus, OH

• 1961 Summer: 5th grade teacher, The Ohio State University Laboratory School

• 1962-1963: Cadet Principal, Columbus Public Schools, Acting Principal, Vocational School for Girls

• 1966-1967: Remedial Reading Teacher, Va. Prison for Women, Goochland, VA

• 1967-1969: Learning Disabilities teacher, Richmond Public Schools (VA)

• 1969-1970: Supervisor of Special Education, Richmond Public Schools (VA)

• 1970-1973: Principal, Grace Arents Learning Disabilities Center and Stonewall Jackson Learning Disabilities Center (organized programs)

• 1973-1977: Doctoral fellowship, University of Virginia

• 1975-1983: Marshall University, Assoc. Prof., Coord., L.D. Program

• 1983-Present: Marshall University, Prof., Coord., L.D. Program

• 1981-Present: Founder, Director, H.E.L.P. (Higher Education for Learning Problems)

• 1986-Present: Founder, Director, Medical H.E.L.P. (for medical students & physicians)

• 1967-Present: Tutor and Diagnostician, Private Practice

• Learning Disabilities Association of America

• Huntington Area L.D.A. (organized group, 1977)

• W. Va. Learning Disabilities Association, Board of Directors

• American Association of University Professors

• Delta Kappa Gamma

• Phi Delta Kappa

• The International Dyslexia Association

• Society for Professional Well Being

• AHEAD (Association for Higher Education and Disability)
  

• Refereed Journal Articles
  
  "Maintenance of Discipline through Increasing Children's Span of Attending by Means of a Token Economy," Psychology in the Schools 1973, 8:3, 285-289.
  
  "Juvenile Delinquency and Learning Disabilities," Monograph, Virginia Council on Health and Medical Care, Spring, 1975.
  
  "Token Economy with Groups," Modern Child Management, Johnstown, PA: Mafex Assoc., Inc., 1975.
  
  "Montessori for the Elementary-age Learning Disabled Child," Academic Therapy, Spring, 1975.
  
  "Higher Education for Learning Disabled College Students: They Deserve It." Oct., 1985. ERIC (ERIC Document Service No. ED 266 566 and No. EC 191 730).
  
  "Dyslexic Doctors," 1987. New England Journal of Medicine, 3:317, 171.
  
  "Dyslexic Doctors: A Resource in Need of Discovery," 1988, Southern Medical Journal, 81:9, 1151-1154.
  
  "The Effectiveness of a Multi-sensory Phonetic Approach for the Learning Disabled College Student," Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989, 22:7, 430-434.
  
  "Spelling Improvement for College Students Who Are Dyslexic", 1993. Annals of Dyslexia, 43, 186-193.
  
  "A Study of Medical Students and Physicians Referred for Learning Disabilities," 1995. Annals of Dyslexia. 45:233-245.
  “Dyslexic Physicians: A Prescription for Success,” Learning Disabilities, 2000, 6, 54-62.
   
  “Doctors with Learning Disabilities: A Prescription for Success". Learning Disabilities, 2000. 10:2, 64-72.
  
  “The Gifted Professional Student with Learning Disabilities,” Monograph, The Adult with Learning Disabilities, in press.
  
  

• Books
  
  Banks, S., Guyer, B. & Guyer, K. "Spelling Improvement for College Students Who Are Dyslexic." In Clinical Studies of Multisensory Structured Language Education. Salem, OR: International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council, 1995, 254-258.
  
  Stoner, J., & M. Farrell, & B. Guyer. College: How Students with Dyslexia Can Maximize the Experience. Baltimore: The Orton Dyslexia Society, 1996.
  
  Guyer, B. The Pretenders: Gifted People Who Have Difficulty Learning.
  Homewood, IL: High Tide Press, 1997.
  
  Guyer, B. (Ed.) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Achieving Success in School and in Life. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, Publishers, Dec., 1999.
  
  Guyer, B. Reading, Learning and Self-Esteem: The Cost of Reading Failure and What We Can Do About It. (in process). High Tide Press.

• The New Community School, Richmond, VA, Board of Trustees, Co-founder

• Prestera Mental Health Center, Huntington, WV, Board of Directors

• W.Va. Developmental Disabilities Commission (appointed by Governor)

• Huntington Center for Independent Living (Charter Board of Directors)

• Rights of Handicapped Students Committee, Marshall Univ., Chair of Academic Rights

• Expert witness in many due process cases and court cases – on behalf of students

• Speaker on learning disabilities for civic and service groups

• Speaker on learning disabilities for P.T.A. meetings & teacher in-service meetings

• Barnett Child Care Center, Board of Directors

• Consultant, West Va. Board of Law Examiners, 1998 – present.

• Board of Directors, Learning Disabilities Association of America, 1999-2002.

• Selection by Nominating Committee for 2nd Vice-President, Learning Disabilities
  Association of America, 2001-2004

• Named Teacher of the Year by the W.Va. Association for Children with Learning Disabilities, 1984., 1997

• Presented Community Service Award by W.Va. Governor Jay Rockefeller, 1982.

• Selected as Honorable Mention by National Learning Disabilities Association, 1988.

• Selected by Newsweek as Unsung Hero for work with LD college students, June, 1987.

• Featured in one page public service advertisement in Newsweek and other magazines for work with LD college students

• Nominated by President of Marshall University for Professor of the Year Award, 1990.

• Selected as Hometown Hero by TV station WSAZ, 1988.

• Inducted into the Huntington Wall of Fame, 1994.

• Teacher of the Year Award, West Virginia Learning Disabilities Association, 1994.

• LDOnline.org - named First Person for Month of October, 1997

• - also "Ask the Expert" column, October and November, 1997

• Selected as senior faculty recipient for the Marshall University Distinguished Arts and Sciences Award, May, 1999

• International Level
  
  "The Learning Disabled College Student," British Dyslexia Society, Oxford, England, 1991.
  
  "The Learning Disabled College Student," European Dyslexia Association, 1991.
  
  "The LD/ADHD College Student," International Conference on Higher Education, Israel, 1998.
   

• National Level
  
  "Teaching the Dyslexic Child," Orton Dyslexia Society Conference, Washington, DC, 1973.
  
  "A School for Dyslexics," Orton Dyslexia Society Conf., Baltimore, MD, 1974.
  
  "Learning Disabled College Students - They Deserve a Change," Orton Dyslexia Society, Philadelphia, 1986.
  
  "The LD College Student: Stories of Success," Orton Dyslexia Society, Tampa, FL, 1988.
  
  "The Dyslexic Medical Student Finds Success," Orton Dyslexia Society, Panel member, 1988. Moderated by Robera A. Shaw, Dean, Yale University.
  
  "The LD College Student", National Learning Disabilities Association, Miami, FL, 1989.
  
  "The Dyslexic Professional Person", The Society for Professional Well Being Annual Conference, Durham, NC, 1990.
  
  "The Dyslexic Medical Student Finds Success," Orton Dyslexia Society, San Francisco, 1991.
  
  "The Dyslexic Medical Student," Orton Dyslexia Society, Cincinnati, OH, 1992.
  
  "The Dyslexic Medical Student and Physician: Prescription for Success", Annual Conference of the
   Orton Dyslexia Society, New Orleans, LA, 1993.

  
  "Dyslexic Doctors: Prescription for Success", Orton Dyslexia Society, Los Angeles, CA, 1994.
  "College for LD Students," National Learning Disabilities Association, Washington, DC,
  1994.

  
  "The Dyslexic Medical Student," Association of American Medical Colleges*, LaJolla, CA, June, 1994.
  "Research Progress in the Field of Dyslexia," The Orton Dyslexia Society Annual Conference, Los Angeles, 1994.

  
  "The Dyslexic Professional Person: Special Gifts to Succeed", Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, March 1995.

  
  "The Dyslexic College Student: H.E.L.P." Orton Dyslexia Society, Portland, OR, 1991.
  "Dyslexic Physicians: Prescription for Success", Orton Dyslexia Society, Houston, TX, 1995.

  
  "The LD College Student", Learning Disabilities Association of America International Conference, Dallas, TX, 1995.

  
  "The Dyslexic Physician: Alive and Well", Orton Dyslexia Society International Conference, Boston, MA. 1996.

  
  "Study Skills for the LD College and Professional Student", Learning Disabilities Association of America International Conference, Chicago, IL, 1997.

  
  "The Dyslexic Professional Student", The International Dyslexia Association International Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 1997.

  
  “The Gifted Medical Student with Learning Problems,” The International Dyslexia Association International Conference, Boston, MA, Nov., 1998.

  
  “Professional Students with Learning Disabilities”. The Learning Disabilities Association of America, Augusta, GA, March, 1999

  
  The Dyslexic Professional Student: Is This Appropriate?” The International Dyslexia Association. Chicago, IL. November 1999.

  
  *Workshop for Deans of Medical Students' Affairs.

  
  “The Gifted Student with a Learning Disability,” The International Dyslexia Association, Reno, Nevada, 2000.

  
  “The Professional Student with Dyslexia – What to Do” Learning Disabilities Association of America, Chicago, IL. 2000.

  
  “The Gifted Dyslexic” The International Dyslexia Association, Washington, DC. Nov., 2001.

  
  “The Adult with LD” The Learning Disabilities Association, New York, NY. Feb. 2001.

  
  “The College Student with LD – Hope for the Future”, LDA of America, Denver, CO,

  
  “Multi-Cultural Growth and Learning Disabilities Education,” LDA of America, Denver, CO.

   

• State Level
   

  There have been many of these presented. For a listing, please contact Barbara Guyer.
  

   

• Massey Foundation, Inc., 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997 scholarship funds each year for LD students enrolled in H.E.L.P.

• Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, 2,000 for Scholarships for H.E.L.P. in 1987 - 1992.

• Assisted in raising $1,200,000 to build new facility for H.E.L.P., 1991-1992.

• Building completed with private funds. Fundraising for 2nd floor now underway in amount of $1,200,000.

• Heiner's Bakery, 1985-present, approximately $75,000 granted for scholarships and expenses ($20,000 donated for building fund)

• Huntington Foundation, $50,000 donated for building fund for Myers Hall, 1994.

• Assisted in raising an additional $900,000 for addition to Myers Hall, which houses
  H.E.L.P. Program., 1999