Vidya D.

Munandar
Curriculum Vitae
April 2017
Department of Special Education Joseph R. Pearson Hall
University of Kansas 1122 W. Campus Road
vd.munandar@ku.edu Lawrence, KS 66045-3101

EDUCATION
Current Doctoral Student Special Education, University of Kansas
Specialization: Strengths-Based and Inclusive
Approaches to the Education of Adolescents with
Extensive and Pervasive Support Needs

2014 Master of Special Education Special Education, University of Kansas

Specialization: Autism Spectrum Disorders
Masters Project: Efficacy of video modeling in
improving job interviewing skills for two college
students with autism

2007 Bachelor in Psychology Psychology, Universitas Indonesia

Undergraduate Thesis: Experience of adolescents
with parental marital affair using phenomenological
approach

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016 - Current Graduate Research Assistant, University of Kansas, Department of Special
Education, Emergent Literacy Project. Funded by Institute of Education Sciences.
CFDA # 84.324A: Reading, Writing, and Language Development. Goal Three:
Efficacy and Replication.

2014 - 2016 Career Coach for undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities;
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.

2015 Paraeducator Teaching Practicum for kindergarten and elementary students

with Autism Spectrum Disorder at Prairie Park Elementary School, Lawrence,
Kansas.

2013 - 2014 Tutor for Pre-K through K-6 students with learning disabilities at Literacy &
Numeracy Learning Center, Jakarta, Indonesia.

2012 - 2013 Special Education Teacher for students aged 6 through 16 with Autism Spectrum
Disorder at Sekolah Mandiga Special School for Students with Autism, Jakarta,
Indonesia.

2008 Special Education Teacher for K-12 students with disabilities at Sekolah Cita
Buana Inclusive School, Jakarta, Indonesia.

AWARDS
2015 School of Education Scholarship, University of Kansas
2015 International Student Grant, University of Kansas
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SERVICE
International /National
TASH Inclusive Education Committee Member

University/Department
Career Coach for The University of Kansas Transition to Postsecondary Education (KUTPE) students
Affiliated with EPSY 210 Course
Treasurer Elect of University of Kansas Professionals for Inclusion and Social Justice (KUPISJ)

MANUSCRIPT IN PROGRESS
Munandar, V. Literature review: Using Video-Based Interventions to improve job search skills among
individuals with autism. Manuscript in progress.

Munandar, V. Single case study: Mobile video modeling to improve job interviewing skills for college
students with autism. Manuscript in progress.

Munandar, V. Practitioner paper: Video modeling of job interviews for individuals with autism.
Manuscript in progress.

SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS
Munandar, V. (2017, February). Using Video-Based Interventions to Improve Job Search Skills among
Individuals with Autism. Poster presentation at Graduate Student Research Conference.
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

Munandar, V. (2017, June). Using Video-Based Interventions to Improve Job Search Skills among
Individuals with Autism. Poster presentation at AAIDD Annual Conference. Hartford, CT.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
TASH (formerly, Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps)
Member of CISV International (formerly, Childrens International Summer Village)
2012 2014 Vice President of Jakarta-based chapter
2009 2012 Communication Officer of Jakarta-based chapter
2007 Current Member