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Mary Beth Bruder, PhD

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Center:
CT-A. J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
Contact Information:
860-679-1500
Leadership:
UCEDD Director
LEND Director
Discipline Coordinators:
Discipline(s):
Education: Early Intervention/Early Childhood
Education/Special Education
AUCD Council Membership:
Council on Research and Evaluation
Community Education Directors' Council
National Training Directors' Council
Vita/Bio:
Service:
Linked Projects
CSDE Aspiring Leaders MOU
NEAG Sub: Project 13 Prep
UCEDD Center for Developmental Disabilities
Mental Health Champion Grant (AUCD/CDC)
Community College Grant
Act Early (LTSAE) COVID-19
CSDE Aspiring Leaders MOU
Think College (CTTCSC)
ECiDC - Early Childhood Doctoral Leadership Consortia (ECiDC)
ECPC - Early Childhood Personnel Center (ECPC)
EISP - Early Intervention Credential (EISP)
Editor of Infants & Young Children
Masters Grant - Interdisciplinary Preparation for Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities who have High Intensity Needs (MA Grant)
LEND - Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and other Disabilities (LEND)
Project I-3 Prep (NEAG Sub)
OEC Leadership in Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Leadership Training Program (OEC Sub-award)
Vaccine Initiative (ACL)
AUCD Early Childhood Special Interest Group
Tribal Nations Initiative
CTCDD - Customized Employment
CTCDD - Parents with Cognitive Disabilities
International Special Olympics - Health Athletes and early intervention
UConn Health Center on Aging - Research Study
CT Developmental Disability Council Activities
ECiPC-E - Early Childhood Intervention Personnel Center for Equity
ISEI - International Society of Early Intervention
AUCD Early Childhood Special Interest Group
Community College Grant
CSDE Aspiring Leaders in Special Education
CT Cross Disability Lifespan Alliance
ECiDC - Early Childhood Doctoral Leadership Consortia (ECiDC)
ECPC - Early Childhood Personnel Center (ECPC)
Editor of Infants & Young Children
EISP - Early Intervention Credential (EISP)
LEND - Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and other Disabilities (LEND)
Masters Grant - Interdisciplinary Preparation for Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities who have High Intensity Needs (MA Grant)
Mental Health Champion Grant (AUCD/CDC)
OEC Leadership in Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Leadership Training Program (OEC Sub-award)
Project I-3 Prep (NEAG Sub)
Think College (CTTCSC)
Uconn UCEDD Center for Developmental Disabilities
Vaccine Initiative (ACL)
Public Health Workforce Expansion
Special Olympics International - Health Athletes
AUCD Early Childhood Special Interest Group
CSDE Aspiring Leaders in Special Education
ECiDC - Early Childhood Doctoral Leadership Consortia (ECiDC)
ECiPC-E - Early Childhood Intervention Personnel Center for Equity
ECPC - Early Childhood Personnel Center (ECPC)
Editor of Infants & Young Children
ISEI - International Society of Early Intervention
LEND - Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and other Disabilities (LEND)
Project I-3 Prep (NEAG Sub)
UConn Health Center on Aging - Research Study
Uconn UCEDD Center for Developmental Disabilities
Caplan - Supporting Parents with IDD
Masters Grant - Interdisciplinary Preparation for Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities who have High Intensity Needs (MA Grant)
Community College Grant
Mental Health Champion Grant (American Academy of Pediatrics/ CDC )
OEC Leadership in Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Leadership Training Program (OEC Sub-award)
Public Health Workforce Expansion
CT Developmental Disability Council Activities
EISP - Early Intervention Credential (EISP)
Lead IDEA Center
Vaccine Initiative (ACL)
A National Assessment of Training and Support for Parents with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Expansion of Curriculum Content about Infants and Young Children with Disabilities and Families into Associate Degree Programs
CT Aspiring Leaders in Special Education
Early Childhood Doctoral Leadership Consortia (ECiDC)
Early Childhood Intervention Personnel Center (ECIPC)
Infants & Young Children: An interdisciplinary Journal in Early Childhood Intervention
International Society of Early Intervention
Lead IDEA Center
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and other Disabilities (LEND)
Interdisciplinary Master's Degree Preparation for Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities
Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Leadership Institute
UConn UCEDD Center for Developmental Disabilities
Healthy Athletes, Special Olympics International
AUCD Early Childhood Special Interest Group
Early Childhood Personnel Center (ECPC)
Public Health Workforce Expansion
Mental Health Champion Grant (American Academy of Pediatrics/ CDC)
Project I-3 Prep
Early Childhood Project to Identify Resources for Children with Disabilities
Community College Early Childhood Program Expansion on Young Children with Disabilities
Linked Products
UCEDD Manual: Customizing Employment: A Do-It-Yourself Toolkit for Families, Volume 2, Forms and Other Information (April 2021)
UCEDD Manual: Five Competency Domains for Staff Who Facilitate Person-Centered Planning developed in collaboration with NCAPPS (November 2020)
UCEDD Manual: Think College: Overview of a Handbook for Connecticut Colleges, Universities, Vocational-Technical Programs, and Other Postsecondary Programs Interested in Creating a Think College Model for Adolescents and Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities (April 2021)
UCEDD Manual: Customizing Employment: A Do-It-Yourself Toolkit for Families, Volume 1, How-to Narrative (April 2021)
UCEDD Manual: Supported Decision-Making as an Alternative to Guardianship and Conservatorship (April 2021)
Pyramid Module Training Video
UCEDD Report: Think College Manual: Overview of a Handbook for Connecticut Colleges, Universities, Vocational-Technical Programs, and Other Postsecondary Programs Interested in Creating a Think College Model for Adolescents and Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities (April 2021 Update)A Handbook on Think College for Connecticut
Web Resources: Customized Employment Training Flyer
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children Journal (January/March, Volume 35 Issue 1)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children (October/December 2021, Volume 34 Issue 4)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children (July/September 2021, Volume 34 Issue 3)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children Journal (April/June, Volume 35 Issue 2)
Learn the Sign Act Early (LTSAE): Sparkler Progress Report and Early Childhood Systems Building in CT (10/18/2022)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children Journal (July/September, Volume 35 Issue 3)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children Journal (October/December, Volume 35 Issue 4)
Early Childhood Intervention Personnel Center for Equity (ECiPC-E): Press Release: $10 Million for National Early Childhood Intervention Personnel Development Equity Center Awarded to UConn (2/21/2023)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children Journal (January/March Volume 36, Issue 1)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children Journal (April/June Volume 36, Issue 2)
LEND Publication (Submitted): Barriers to Health Care Among Adults with Disabilities in CT
UCEDD Reports: Community Health Worker Training Programs in Connecticut
LEND Reports: A 2022 Pilot Assessment of the Experiences of Persons with Disabilities in CT Receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine
LEND Poster: IQ as Eligibility Criterion for IDD Services (CPHA 2023 Conference)
UCEDD Poster: LHD Inclusion of PWD: Results from CT Training Needs Assessment (CPHA 2023 Conference)
LEND Poster: COVID-19 Vaccinations for PWD in CT: Findings from 3 Pilot Studies (AUCD 2023 Conference)
LEND Poster: IQ as Eligibility Criterion for IDD Services (AUCD 2023 Conference)
CT Community College Presentation: Promoting Quality Inclusion in Higher Ed Courses/Field Experiences (OSEP 325N funded grantees) (DEC 2023 Conference)
CT Family Stars Presentation: CT Family STARS DEMO Model for Infants and Young Children (DEC 2023 Conference)
CT Family Stars Presentation: OSEP Model Demonstration Project (AUCD 2023 Conference)
ECPC Presentation: It Takes a Village! Creating a Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (DEC 2023 Conference)
ECPC Poster: Leadership Academy (OSEP 2023 Conference)
ECPC Presentation: Leading for Change: ECPC Leadership Academy (DEC 2023 Conference)
LEND Book Chapter: The Neurodiversity Paradigm and the Future of Higher Education
LEND Poster: Swaddling Ear to Ear – Conceptualizing and Supporting Early Intervention Enrollment (EDHI 2024 Conference)
LEND Poster: Weighted Family Perceptual Factors Impacting Early Intervention Services for Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (EDHI 2024 Conference)
UCEDD Poster: LHD Inclusion of PWD: Results from CT Training Needs Assessment (AUCD 2023 Conference)
LTSAE Poster: Crosswalk of CDC Learn the Signs Milestones and ASQ 3 Questionnaire (DEC 2023 Conference)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children Journal (January/March Volume 37, Issue 1)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children Journal (April/June Volume 37, Issue 2)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children Journal (July/September Volume 36, Issue 3)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children Journal (October/December Volume 36, Issue 4)
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