Educational Background
B.A., (1970), Marquette University, Psychology
M.A. (1972), Marquette University, Experimental Psychology
Ph D. (1976), University of Wisconsin, Behavioral Disabilities
Nicholas J. Certo is a professor and chair in the Department of Special Education
at San Francisco State University. He received his doctorate from the Department
of Behavioral Disorders at the University of Wisconsin in 1976. His is among the
first professionals in the United States to have demonstrated that individuals with
significant support needs could learn to function and work in integrated community
settings, and is credited with editing the first textbook in his subspecialty area,
severe disabilities. Prior to his current position, he was employed as a project officer
in the U.S. Bureau of Education for the Handicapped, Executive Assistant to the Assistant
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
and as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University
of Maryland. He has published and presented widely on the subject of transition to work
and community living for youth with significant support needs, and has a long and consistent
record of federal funding to support the development of innovative approaches for transition.
Selected Recent Publications
Certo, N., & Luecking, R. (2006). Service integration and school
to work transition: Customized employment as an outcome for youth
with significant disabilities. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation
Counseling, 37, 29-35.
Certo, N. J., Mautz, D., Pumpian, I., Sax, C., Smalley, K., Wade,
H., Noyes, D., Luecking, R., Wechsler, J., & Batterman, N. (2003).
A review and discussion of a model for seamless transition to
adulthood. Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities,
38 (1), 3-17.
Certo, N.J., Sax, C., Pumpian, I., Mautz, D., Smalley, K., Wade, H.A.,
& Noyes, D. (2002). Transition Service Integration Model: Ensuring
That The Last Day of School Is No Different Than the Day After. In C.
Sax & C. A. Thoma (Eds.). Transition assessment: Wise practices for
quality lives. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 119-131.
Jasman, T., Storey, K., & Certo, N.J. (2000). The inclusion of a youth
with significant disabilities in a community environment. TASH
Newsletter, 26 (4), 16-18.
Luecking, R. & Certo, N. (2003). Integrating Service Systems at the
Point of Transition For Youth with Significant Support Needs: A Model
that Works. American Rehabilitation, 27 (1), 2-9.
Mautz, D., Storey, K., & Certo, N. (2001). Increasing integrated
workplace social interactions: The effects of job modification,
natural supports, adaptive communication instruction, and job coach
training. The Journal of The Association for Persons with Severe
Handicaps, 26 (4), 257-269.
McHugh, S., Storey, K., & Certo, N. (2002). Training job coaches
to use natural support strategies. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation.
17 (3), 155-163.
Recent Professional Work Experience
2001-Present Chair, San Francisco State University,
Department of Special Education, San Francisco, CA
1992-Present: Professor(with Tenure) and Coordinator Vocational Special Education
Program, San Francisco State University, Department of Special
Education, San Francisco, CA
1993-1994: Acting Chair, San Francisco State University,
Department of Special Education, San Francisco, CA
1990-1992: Executive Assistant & Senior Advisor, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Planning and Evaluation, Washington, DC
Recent Grant and Contract
Awards
1997-00 Pumpian, I. & Certo, N.J. Transition
Service Integration Expansion Project. Funded by U.S. Department
of Education, Rehabilitative Services Administration, $656,238.
1997-00 Pumpian, I. & Certo, N.J. Transition Service Integration
Expansion Project: Outreach To Youth with Severe Disabilities.
Funded by U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitative Services
Administration, $419,988.
2000-04 Luecking, R. & Certo, N.J. Maryland Transition Service
Integration Project for Students with Severe Disabilities. Funded
by U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Model Demonstration Program for Children, $600,000.
2001-2004 Certo, N.J., Pumpian, I., & Sax, C. California
Transition Service Integration Expansion Project. U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Outreach
Projects for Children with Disabilities, $525,000.
2001-2007 Certo, N.J. Alternative Certification Program for Teachers in
the San Francisco Unified School District. San Francisco Unified School
District, Office of Teacher Affairs, $331,077.
2002-2005 Certo, N.J., Wade, H., & Lura, V. Total Community
Immersion Model For Postsecondary-Aged Students With Significant
Disabilities. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education & Rehabilitative Services, The National Institute
on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, $450,000.
2002-2010 Certo, N.J. Alternative Certification Program for Teachers
in the Oakland Unified School District. Oakland Unified School District,
Office of New Teacher Support and Development, $369,969.
2002-2007 Certo, N.J. Alternative Certification Program for Teachers in
San Mateo County School Districts. Belmont-Redwood Shores Unified School
District, Office of New Teacher Support, $48,796.
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