
Sample Publications
Books
Reiff, H. & Ofiesh, N. (2017). Teaching for The Lifespan: Successfully Transitioning Students with Learning Differences to
Adulthood. Corwin: New Jersey.
Book Chapters
Ofiesh, N & Reiff, H. (2022). A strengths-based model of dyslexia: from anecdote to science. In L. Fung (Ed.) Topics in
Neurodiversity: Understanding the strengths of neurodiverse populations, Routledge.
Ofiesh, N. & Mather, N. (2021). Resilience Among Children with Learning Disabilities. In S. Goldstein &
R. Brooks (Eds.) Handbook of Resilience in Children, 3rdEd. Brooks/Cole: Pacific Grove, CA.
Chambers, A. & Ofiesh, N. (2014). Self-Advocacy and Self Awareness. In Mather, N. & Jaffe, L. (Eds.). Woodcock-
Johnson IV: Reports & Recommendations 4th Ed. Riverside.
Ofiesh, N. & Mather, N. (2013). Resilience Among Children with Learning Disabilities. In S. Goldstein &
R. Brooks (Eds.) Handbook of Resilience in Children, 2nd Ed. Brooks/Cole: Pacific Grove, CA.
Ofiesh, N. (2010). When the Child with Specific Learning Disabilities Grows Up. In Mather, N & Jaffe, L.
(Eds.). Cases in Assessment of Individuals with Disabilities.
Lazarus, D. & Ofiesh, N. (2007). Navigating the Test Accommodation Process from Secondary to
Postsecondary Schools. In Cook, L. & Cahalan-Laitisus, C. (Eds.), Large Scale Assessment and
Accommodations: What Works? Council for Exceptional Children: Reston, VA. (18pps).
Mather, N. & Ofiesh, N. (2005). Resilience Among Children with Learning Disabilities. In S. Goldstein & R. Brooks (Eds.)
Handbook of Resilience in Children, Brooks/Cole: Pacific Grove, CA.
Ofiesh, N. (2004). Technology for Students with Learning and Behavioral Disabilities. In T. Scruggs & M. Mastropieri,
(Eds.) Research in Secondary Schools: Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities, Vol. 17, Elsevier Science Ltd: Oxford.
Book Reviews
Ofiesh, N.S. (2003). Learning Disorders: Beyond the Classroom. Book Review: Learning Disorders and Disorders of the
Self (J. Palombo). Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 48 (5), 669-171.
White Papers
Ofiesh, N. S. & Poller, L. (2018). A Playground for the Entire Community: The Design of the Magical Bridge
Playground. [White Paper]. https://slc.stanford.edu/slc-whitepapers.
Bae, S., Ofiesh, N. S., & Blackorby, J. (2018). A Commitment to Equity: The Design of the UDL Innovation
Studio at the Schwab Learning Center [White paper]. slc.stanford.edu/slc-whitepapers.
Peer Reviewed (Refereed) Journals
Ofiesh, N. & Bisagno, J. (2016). Learning differences, cognitive diversity and examinations in higher education:
bringing disability services and faculty together, Part two. The Journal of the Association on Higher Education and Disability.
Ofiesh, N. & Bisagno, J. (2016). Learning differences, cognitive diversity and examinations in higher education: bringing
disability services and faculty together, Part one. The Journal of the Association on Higher Education and Disability.
Ofiesh, N., Moniz, E., & Bisagno, J. (2015). Voices of university students with ADHD and test taking: Behavior,
needs, and strategies. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability. (13). pp. 85-89.
Shinn, E. & Ofiesh, N. (2012). Cognitive diversity and implications for test design. Journal of Postsecondary Education and
Disability. (25) 3. pp. 227-245.
Ofiesh, N. & Bisagno, J. (2009). Test Validity and Test Accommodations. Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal,
(15) 3.
Ofiesh, N. (2009). Students with LD and High Stakes Testing. Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, (15) 3.
Ofiesh, N. (2007). Math, science, and foreign language accommodations for postsecondary students with learning
disabilities: evidence-based decision making at the postsecondary level. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice.
Ofiesh, N., Rojas, C., & Ward. R. (2006). Applying principles of universal design to the assessment of student learning.
Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability. (19) 2, pp.173-181.
Ofiesh, N. (2006). Response to intervention: Why we need comprehensive evaluations as part of the process. Psychology
in the Schools, 43 (8), 883-888.
Ofiesh, N., Mather, N. & Russell, A. (2005). Using speeded cognitive, reading, and academic measures to
determine the need for extended test time among university students with learning disabilities. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 23, 35-52.
Ofiesh, N., Hughes, C., & Scott, S. (2004). Extended test time and postsecondary students with learning
disabilities: A model for decision making. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 19, 57-70.
Ofiesh, N. & Hughes, C. (2003) How much extended test time: An analysis of research and recommendations for
students with learning disabilities. Special Research Supplement. The Skill Journal, 75, 1-6 (United Kingdom).
Ofiesh, N. & Hughes, C. (2002). How much time? Extended test time for college students with learning
disabilities: A review of the literature, Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, (16) 1, 2-16.
Ofiesh, N., Rice, C., Long, E., Merchant, D., & Gajar, A. (2002). Service delivery to postsecondary students
with disabilities: a nationwide survey of technology use, College Student Journal, 36 (1), 94-108.
Ofiesh, N. S. (2000). Using processing speed subtests to predict the performance of college students with learning
disabilities on extended time exams. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 14 (1), 39-56.
Ofiesh, N. S. & McAfee, J. (2000). Results of a nationwide survey on using psychoeducational evaluations for LD service
delivery in postsecondary settings. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 33 (1), 14–25.
McNaughton, D., Hughes, C., & Ofiesh, N. (1997). Proofreading for students with learning disabilities: integrating
computer and strategy use. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 12 (1), 16-28.
Wolfe, P. S., Boone, R. B., & Ofiesh, N. S. (1996). Self-advocacy preparation of consumers with disabilities: A national
perspective of ADA training efforts. Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 21(2), 81-87.
Other Publications
Colker, R., Golden, C., Kaiser, S., Mather, N. & Ofiesh, N. (2015). Report of the Best Practices Panel for Test
Accommodations on Standardized Exams. the United States Department of Justice, Office of Civil Rights.
Ofiesh, N. Interview on implications of the ADA’s interpretation of high functioning adults with LD. (2004, October)
Disability Compliance in Higher Education.
Ofiesh, N., (2001, Winter) Extended Test Time for Students with LD, Rhode Island Transition Link, Vol. 1 (3).
Ofiesh, N. Contributing Author: (2001) Rhode Island IEP Guidebook, Rhode Island State Department of Education
Ofiesh, N. Interview on Extended Test Time, (2003, April), Disability Compliance in Higher Education Vol. 8 (9).
Other Work In Progress
Ofiesh, N. & Poller, H. (in development). Explain the Brain Toolkit: A Tech Tool to Develop Cognition and
Learning. Potentia Institute for the 21st Century (PI21): San Francisco.
Gray, K. & Ofiesh, N. (in development). PlanOpus: a tool to develop executive functioning skills for adolescents and
young adults. PlanOpus: San Francisco.
Reiff, H. & Ofiesh, N. (2017). Teaching for The Lifespan: Successfully Transitioning Students with Learning Differences to
Adulthood. Corwin: New Jersey.
Book Chapters
Ofiesh, N & Reiff, H. (2022). A strengths-based model of dyslexia: from anecdote to science. In L. Fung (Ed.) Topics in
Neurodiversity: Understanding the strengths of neurodiverse populations, Routledge.
Ofiesh, N. & Mather, N. (2021). Resilience Among Children with Learning Disabilities. In S. Goldstein &
R. Brooks (Eds.) Handbook of Resilience in Children, 3rdEd. Brooks/Cole: Pacific Grove, CA.
Chambers, A. & Ofiesh, N. (2014). Self-Advocacy and Self Awareness. In Mather, N. & Jaffe, L. (Eds.). Woodcock-
Johnson IV: Reports & Recommendations 4th Ed. Riverside.
Ofiesh, N. & Mather, N. (2013). Resilience Among Children with Learning Disabilities. In S. Goldstein &
R. Brooks (Eds.) Handbook of Resilience in Children, 2nd Ed. Brooks/Cole: Pacific Grove, CA.
Ofiesh, N. (2010). When the Child with Specific Learning Disabilities Grows Up. In Mather, N & Jaffe, L.
(Eds.). Cases in Assessment of Individuals with Disabilities.
Lazarus, D. & Ofiesh, N. (2007). Navigating the Test Accommodation Process from Secondary to
Postsecondary Schools. In Cook, L. & Cahalan-Laitisus, C. (Eds.), Large Scale Assessment and
Accommodations: What Works? Council for Exceptional Children: Reston, VA. (18pps).
Mather, N. & Ofiesh, N. (2005). Resilience Among Children with Learning Disabilities. In S. Goldstein & R. Brooks (Eds.)
Handbook of Resilience in Children, Brooks/Cole: Pacific Grove, CA.
Ofiesh, N. (2004). Technology for Students with Learning and Behavioral Disabilities. In T. Scruggs & M. Mastropieri,
(Eds.) Research in Secondary Schools: Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities, Vol. 17, Elsevier Science Ltd: Oxford.
Book Reviews
Ofiesh, N.S. (2003). Learning Disorders: Beyond the Classroom. Book Review: Learning Disorders and Disorders of the
Self (J. Palombo). Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 48 (5), 669-171.
White Papers
Ofiesh, N. S. & Poller, L. (2018). A Playground for the Entire Community: The Design of the Magical Bridge
Playground. [White Paper]. https://slc.stanford.edu/slc-whitepapers.
Bae, S., Ofiesh, N. S., & Blackorby, J. (2018). A Commitment to Equity: The Design of the UDL Innovation
Studio at the Schwab Learning Center [White paper]. slc.stanford.edu/slc-whitepapers.
Peer Reviewed (Refereed) Journals
Ofiesh, N. & Bisagno, J. (2016). Learning differences, cognitive diversity and examinations in higher education:
bringing disability services and faculty together, Part two. The Journal of the Association on Higher Education and Disability.
Ofiesh, N. & Bisagno, J. (2016). Learning differences, cognitive diversity and examinations in higher education: bringing
disability services and faculty together, Part one. The Journal of the Association on Higher Education and Disability.
Ofiesh, N., Moniz, E., & Bisagno, J. (2015). Voices of university students with ADHD and test taking: Behavior,
needs, and strategies. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability. (13). pp. 85-89.
Shinn, E. & Ofiesh, N. (2012). Cognitive diversity and implications for test design. Journal of Postsecondary Education and
Disability. (25) 3. pp. 227-245.
Ofiesh, N. & Bisagno, J. (2009). Test Validity and Test Accommodations. Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal,
(15) 3.
Ofiesh, N. (2009). Students with LD and High Stakes Testing. Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, (15) 3.
Ofiesh, N. (2007). Math, science, and foreign language accommodations for postsecondary students with learning
disabilities: evidence-based decision making at the postsecondary level. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice.
Ofiesh, N., Rojas, C., & Ward. R. (2006). Applying principles of universal design to the assessment of student learning.
Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability. (19) 2, pp.173-181.
Ofiesh, N. (2006). Response to intervention: Why we need comprehensive evaluations as part of the process. Psychology
in the Schools, 43 (8), 883-888.
Ofiesh, N., Mather, N. & Russell, A. (2005). Using speeded cognitive, reading, and academic measures to
determine the need for extended test time among university students with learning disabilities. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 23, 35-52.
Ofiesh, N., Hughes, C., & Scott, S. (2004). Extended test time and postsecondary students with learning
disabilities: A model for decision making. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 19, 57-70.
Ofiesh, N. & Hughes, C. (2003) How much extended test time: An analysis of research and recommendations for
students with learning disabilities. Special Research Supplement. The Skill Journal, 75, 1-6 (United Kingdom).
Ofiesh, N. & Hughes, C. (2002). How much time? Extended test time for college students with learning
disabilities: A review of the literature, Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, (16) 1, 2-16.
Ofiesh, N., Rice, C., Long, E., Merchant, D., & Gajar, A. (2002). Service delivery to postsecondary students
with disabilities: a nationwide survey of technology use, College Student Journal, 36 (1), 94-108.
Ofiesh, N. S. (2000). Using processing speed subtests to predict the performance of college students with learning
disabilities on extended time exams. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 14 (1), 39-56.
Ofiesh, N. S. & McAfee, J. (2000). Results of a nationwide survey on using psychoeducational evaluations for LD service
delivery in postsecondary settings. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 33 (1), 14–25.
McNaughton, D., Hughes, C., & Ofiesh, N. (1997). Proofreading for students with learning disabilities: integrating
computer and strategy use. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 12 (1), 16-28.
Wolfe, P. S., Boone, R. B., & Ofiesh, N. S. (1996). Self-advocacy preparation of consumers with disabilities: A national
perspective of ADA training efforts. Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 21(2), 81-87.
Other Publications
Colker, R., Golden, C., Kaiser, S., Mather, N. & Ofiesh, N. (2015). Report of the Best Practices Panel for Test
Accommodations on Standardized Exams. the United States Department of Justice, Office of Civil Rights.
Ofiesh, N. Interview on implications of the ADA’s interpretation of high functioning adults with LD. (2004, October)
Disability Compliance in Higher Education.
Ofiesh, N., (2001, Winter) Extended Test Time for Students with LD, Rhode Island Transition Link, Vol. 1 (3).
Ofiesh, N. Contributing Author: (2001) Rhode Island IEP Guidebook, Rhode Island State Department of Education
Ofiesh, N. Interview on Extended Test Time, (2003, April), Disability Compliance in Higher Education Vol. 8 (9).
Other Work In Progress
Ofiesh, N. & Poller, H. (in development). Explain the Brain Toolkit: A Tech Tool to Develop Cognition and
Learning. Potentia Institute for the 21st Century (PI21): San Francisco.
Gray, K. & Ofiesh, N. (in development). PlanOpus: a tool to develop executive functioning skills for adolescents and
young adults. PlanOpus: San Francisco.