Curriculum Vitae

Highlights of My CV

Worked at

  • Family, Infant and Preschool Program (FIPP) at Western Carolina Center, Morganton, North Carolina
  • Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Siskin Children’s Institute, Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • University of Silesia at Cieszyn, Poland (visiting professor)

Educated at

  • BA: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (interdisciplinary studies)
  • MA: Appalachian State University (special education–severe and profound disabilities)
  • Ph.D.: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (education–early childhood special education)

6 Editorial Boards
Service

  • Alabama Alliance for Early Success
  • Collaborating Member, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Foundation for Science and Technology), Portugal
  • Tuscaloosa Young Child Wellness Council

University of Alabama

  • International Education Committee (representative of the College of Education)
  • Internationalization Lab (co-chair of Subcommittee on Faculty Practices and Research)
  • CrossingPoints Advisory Board (transition to postsecondary life)

Courses at Alabama

  • SPE 600: Seminar on Introduction to Doctoral Studies, University of Alabama
  • SPE 611: Independent Doctoral Study
  • SPE 606: Special Topics in Special Education: Single-Case Research Design
  • SPE 617: Administration, Policy, and Law in Special Education

Mentorship

  • 4 postdoctoral fellows
  • 32 doctoral committees
  • 8 doctoral grant supervisions
  • 19 international research interns

Grants

  • 25
  • Almost $8 million

Publications

  • 88 Peer-reviewed journal articles
  • 9 Books
  • 28 Chapters in books
  • About 100 instruments

Presentations

  • 70 Invited international
  • 204 Invited U.S.
  • 14 Submitted and accepted, international
  • 150 Submitted and accepted, U.S.