Patrick Joseph Schloss is an American educator and academic administrator with a long history of scholarship and service in Special Education and Higher Education. He earned his Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education from the University of Wisconsin (1979), a M.S. in Counseling from Illinois State University (1976), and a Bachelor’s degree in Special Education from Illinois State University (1974). He served in several capacities at various institutions of Higher Education. From 1982 to 1987, he was an Associate Professor and Professor in Charge of Special Education and Communication Disorders at the Pennsylvania State University. From 1988 to 1994, he was Professor and Chair of the Special Education Department, then Director of the Office of Research in the College of Education at the University of Missouri. His service at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania extended from 1994 to 2004 and included assistant vice president and Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Dean of the Library, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Acting President. Under his leadership as Provost and Vice President, Bloomsburg’s enrollment grew by 12%, and the university began its first undergraduate engineering program and first doctoral program. He was president of the Pennsylvania Association of Graduate Schools In 2004, Dr. Schloss became the 15th president of Northern State University in Aberdeen, S. D., where he initiated a strategic planning process titled the “Margin of Excellence”. The plan focused on three institutional priorities: recruitment, retention, and faculty scholarship. The plan resulted in a 12% increase in enrollment, 4% increase in in student retention, substantial growth in support for faculty scholarship, and the creation of a budget that linked institutional objectives to campus resources. U. S. News and World Report ranked NSU as second among public undergraduate institutions in the Midwest. In 2008, Dr. Schloss became the 8th president of Valdosta State University in Valdosta, GA. During his presidency, the University added 80 tenure-track faculty members, more than a million dollars in scientific equipment, and four academic buildings with a combined cost of more than $50 million. Enrollment grew by approximately 1,600 students. During his career as a research scholar, Dr. Schloss secured over $4,000,000 in grant funding focusing on individuals with disabilities. He also held board, committee, and task force appointments on behalf of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and ARC. Dr. Schloss has published over 100 peer reviewed articles in leading journals and 15 books. His textbooks and journal articles focus on behavior management, assessment, instructional methods, vocational education, and community integration. His text, Instructional Methods for Secondary Students with Learning and Behavior Problems, was the most frequently adopted secondary methods text in the country. Dr. Schloss served as editor or consulting editor for several journals addressing issues and reporting empirical techniques related to the educational, social, and vocational development of individuals with disabilities. Books Schloss, P. J. (1984). Social development of handicapped children and adolescents. Rockville, MD: Aspen Systems Schloss, P. J., & Schloss, C. N. (1985). Strategies for teaching handicapped adolescents: A handbook for secondary level educators, Austin, TX: Pro Ed. Schloss, P. J., & Sedlak, R. A. (1986). Instructional methods for students with learning and behavior problems. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Schloss, P. J., Hughes, C. A., & Smith, M. A. (1988). Mental retardation: Community transition. Boston, MA: College Hill/Little Brown.
Schloss, P. J., Hughes, C. A., & Smith, M. A. (1988). Community integration for persons with mental retardation. Boston, MA: College Hill/Little Brown. Schloss, P. J., Smith, M. A., & Schloss, C. N. (1990). Instructional methods for handicapped adolescents. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Schloss, P. J., & Smith, M. A. (1990). Social skill training strategies for hearing impaired children and youth. Washington, DC: A. G. Bell Association. Schloss, P. J., & Smith, M. A. (1994). Applied behavior analysis for teachers (1st ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Alper, S. A., Schloss, P. J., & Schloss, C. N. (1994). Families of persons with disabilities: Consultation and advocacy. Underwood, NJ: Prentice Hall. Schloss, P. J., Smith, M. A., & Schloss, C. N. (1995). Instructional methods for handicapped adolescents (2nd ed). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Alper, S. A., & Schloss, P. J. (1995). Handbook of full inclusion. New York, Crowin Publishers. Schloss, P. J., & Smith, M. A. (1997). Applied behavior analysis for teachers (2nd ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Schloss, P. J., & Smith, M. A. (1999). Conducting research. Columbus, Ohio: Merrill / Prentice Hall. Schloss, P. J., Smith, M. A., & Schloss, C. N. (2001). Instructional methods for handicapped adolescents (3rd ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Schloss, P. J., Schloss, M. A., & Schloss, C. N. (2007). Instructional methods for students with learning and behavior problems (4th ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Schloss, P.J., & Cragg, K. (2013). Administration and finance in higher education. New York, NY: Rutledge. Powers, K. & Schloss, P. J. (2017). Administration and finance in higher education (2nd ed.) New York, NY: Rutledge
Selected Journal Publications Schloss, P. J., Kane, M. S., & Miller, S. R. (1981). Truancy intervention for behaviorally disordered adolescents. Behavioral Disorders, 6(3), 175-179. Schloss, P. J., & Miller, S. R. (1982). The effects of the label institutionalized vs. regular school placement on teachers' expectations. Exceptional Children, 48(4), 363-364. Schloss, P. J., Sedlak, R. A., Elliott, C., & Smothers, M. (1982). Application of the changing criterion design in special education. Journal of Special Education, 16(3), 359-367. Schloss, P. J., & Johann, M. (1982). A modeling and contingency management approach to pacifier withdrawal. Behavior Therapy, 13, 254-257. Schloss, P. J., Sedlak, R., Wiggins, E. D., & Ramsey, D. (1983). A stress reduction approach for professional and paraprofessional persons working with severely behaviorally disordered adolescents. Exceptional Children, 49(4), 349-354. Schloss, P. J. (1983). The prosocial response formation technique. The Elementary School Journal, 83(3), 220-229. Schloss, P. J., Miller, S. R., Sedlak, R. A., & White, M. (1983). Social performance expectations of professionals for behaviorally disordered youth. Exceptional Children, 50(1), 70-72.
Schloss, P. J., Goldsmith, L., Selinger, J., & Morrow, L. (1983). Classroom based approaches to developing social competence among hearing impaired youth. American Annals of the Deaf, 128(6), 842-850. Schloss, P. J., & Schloss, C. N. (1984). The differential effect of job description and handicapping condition on employer expectations for training and success of handicapped job applicants. The Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 6(2), 9-12. Schloss, P. J., Thompson, C., Gajar, A., & Schloss, C. N. (1985). Influence of self-monitoring on heterosexual conversational behaviors of head trauma youth. Applied Research in Mental Retardation, 6(3), 269-281. Schloss, P. J., & Schloss, C. N. (1985). Contemporary issues in social skills research with mentally retarded people. Journal of Special Education, 19, 269-282. Sindelar, P. T., Schloss, P. J., Asbury, W. W., & Thomas, J. A. (1986). Recruitment of blacks into special education through an interuniversity linkage. Teacher Education and Special Education, 9(1), 44-48. Schloss, P. J., Schloss, C. N., Wood, C. E., & Kiehl, W. S. (1986). A critical review of social skills research with behavior disordered students. Behavioral Disorders, 11(1), 1-14. Schloss, P. J., Smith, M. A., & Stoker, R. G. (1986). Applied study of education and treatment strategies for deaf persons. Volta Review, 88, 325-332. Schloss, P. J., & Sindelar, P. T. (1986). Publication frequencies of departments conferring the Ph.D. in special education. Teacher Education and Special Education, 9(3), 123-127. Schloss, P. J., Espin, C. A., Smith, M. A., & Suffolk, D. (1987). Developing assertiveness during employment interviews with young adults who stutter. Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 32, 30-36. Schloss, P. J., & Smith, M. A. (1987). Guidelines for ethical use of manual restraint in public school settings for behaviorally disordered students. Behavioral Disorders, 12(3), 207-213. Schloss, P. J., Cartwright, G. P., Smith, M. A., & Polka, B. A. (1987). Effectiveness of special education administration simulation exercises on university students using computer assisted instruction. Journal of Special Education, 20, 503-513. Schloss, P. J., Wood, C. E., & Schloss, C. N. (1987). Financial disincentives to full time employment for persons with disabilities. Exceptional Children. 54(3), 272-277. Schloss, P. J., Santoro, C., Wood, C. E., & Bedner, M. J. (1988). A comparison of peer-directed an teacher-directed employment interview training for adults with mental retardation. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 21 (2), 97-102. Schloss, P. J., Schloss, C. N., & Wood, C. (1988). Continuing views of the financial implications of employment for persons with disabilities. Exceptional Children, 55(2), 182-183. Schloss, P. J., Smith, M. A., & Schloss, C. N. (1988). Analysis of the relative efficacy of self-monitoring and feedback in the development of emotional adjectives with hearing-impaired persons. Behavior Modification, 12(2), 82-99. Schloss, P. J., Smith, M., Santora, C., & Bryant, R. (1989). A respondent conditioning approach to reducing anger responses of a dually diagnosed man with mental retardation. Behavior Therapy, 20(4), 459-464. Schloss, P. J. (1992). Mainstreaming revisited. Elementary School Journal, 92 (3), 233-244. Schloss, P. J., Alper, S., & Jayne, D. (1994). Expanding the range of choices available for persons with disabilities: Dignity, risk, and choice. Exceptional Children, 60 (3), 215-226. Trammel, D., Schloss, P. J., & Alper, S. (1994). Using self-recording, evaluation, and graphing to increase completion of homework assignments. Journal of Learning Disabilities. 27, 5-81. Schloss, P. J., Alper, S., Arnold-Reid, G., Aylward, M., Dudenhoeffer, S., & Young, H. (1995). Acquisition of functional sight words in community-based recreation settings. Journal of Special Education, 29 (1), 84-97. Aylward, A. M., Schloss, P. J., Alper, S., & Green, C. (1996). Improving direct-care staff consistency in a residential treatment program through the use of self-monitoring and feedback. International Journal of Disability Development and Education, 43 (1), 43-55.