Education:

• Ph.D., George Mason University, Special Education
• M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Health Professions, Communication Sciences and Disorders
• B.S., University of Vermont, Communication Sciences and Disorders

Program Involvement:

• Teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in both the Inclusive Early Childhood Education (IECE), and the Exceptional Education Department (EXED)

Professional Experience and Interests:

• Speech language pathologist
• Former early childhood special education teacher. 
• Worked as a speech pathologist in a public school serving students from 2-years-old to 6^th grade.
• Worked as a home resource teacher, providing services to children ages 3 – 5 within their home or community preschool.
• Provided private speech and language services to school age children.
• Interests include:  special education law and policy, early childhood inclusive education, intervention research in order to assist school success for students and bridging the research to practice gap.

Current Research:

• Writing intervention with students with High Functioning Autism

Three Pieces of Advice for Future/New Teachers:

• Enjoy your students – remember every day is a new day
• Advocate for your students and teach them to advocate for themselves
• Stay current on special education law

Resources that you would recommend:

• Council for Exceptional Children – join to receive journals with strategies to assist special educators in their teaching and to stay up-to-date on best practice.
• Education Law Association – join to stay up-to-date on both education and special education laws.