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| Specialty Resource Contacts: | Early Intervention | ||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline(s): |
Education: Early Intervention/Early Childhood Education/Special Education |
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| AUCD Council Membership: |
No Council Membership |
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| Research: | Masters research project in responsive teaching | ||||||||||||||||||
| Education: | BS in Special Ed with severe endorsement. Masters in Family Consumer and Human Development | ||||||||||||||||||
| Service: | Worked for 8 years in the public school setting teaching individuals with disabilities aged 15-22 about vocational and life skills.
Member of Utah Autism team for 2 years learning about treatments for autism and helping children in the school setting. Worked for 2 years in Early Intervention supervising services to 250 families and helping develop a treatment program for young children with autism. | ||||||||||||||||||
Vita/Bio
EDUCATION: BS in special education with a severe/profound endorsement from BYU and a master's degree in Family, Consumer and Human Development from USU. I studied American Sign Language for 2 years in college.
EXPERIENCE: I am currently the assistant director/program coordinator for the Up to 3 Early Intervention Program at Utah State University. I taught special education for 2 years in an elementary setting and for 9 years in a high school/post high school setting. I worked with students who had a variety of disabilities helping them focus on vocational training, life skills, and preparing for life after high school.
PHILOSOPHY: I am intrigued with the process people use to learn and I am inspired by people's resiliency and accomplishments.
