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APS/UNM Partnership Program Faculty & Staff:
 Ruth Luckasson, J.D. |  Susan Copeland, Ph.D. |
Kelley Peters, Ph.D. | Elizabeth Barker Keefe, Ph.D. |
Julia Scherba de Valenzuela, Ph.D. | Cathy Qi, Ph.D. |
| Joanna Cosbey, Ph.D., OTR/L Assistant Professor Educational Diagnostician Preparation Program (505) 277-2167 jcosbey@unm.edu Interests in: Assessment, Social Participation, & Sensory Processing Disorders | Nitasha Clark, MA Instructor (505) 277- 7231 clarknm@unm.edu Interests in: Inclusion, Peer Supports, & Quality Programming for Students with Severe Disabilities. |
| Veronica Moore, Ph.D. Undergraduate Field Coordinator for the Dual License Program Lecturer III (505) 277-4462 vmoore@unm.edu Interests in: Student empowerment, Inclusive education, Least Restrictive Environment, and Learning Strategies |
Linda Dunstan, Ed. S. Albuquerque Public Schools Liaison to the APS/UNM Partnership Program in MR & SD (505) 855-9947 dunstan@aps.edu Interests in : Curriculum and instruction; Support to new teachers; Child and family advocacy. |
Kay Osborn, MA APS/UNM Partnership Program Resource Teacher specializing in Intensive Support programming kweave77@hotmail.com Education: BS Mental Retardation, Oklahoma State University MA Special Education, University of New Mexico Teaching Experience: 27 years teaching experience in classrooms for students with severe disabilities, grades 2-12 Special Interests: Started the Special Olympics program in Farmington and served in positions from coach to NM State Board of Directors for Special Olympics. Attended 2 International Olympics, the ultimate field trip: Park City, Utah and Rochester, New York as a coach. Areas of Professional Interest: Developing useful educational materials for unique learners. Developing data collection tools designed to assist teachers in making relevant curricular and programming decisions. Bernadette Broward, MA APS/UNM Partnership Program Resource Teacher bbroward3@aol.com Education: BA in Elementary Education, University of New Mexico MA in Special Education, University of New Mexico Teaching Experience: -6 years in the classroom as a Special Education teacher -Member of the SPARK Initiative in Early Childhood Education -Special Education Head Teacher -Site-based coordinator of Special Education Transitions Areas of Professional Interest: -Developing Best Practices in an Inclusive Setting/Least Restrictive Environment for students with severe disabilities - Donna Rose, MA APS/UNM Partnership Program Resource Teacher DRose_5@msn.com Education: BA, University of Southern Mississippi MA in Multicultural Special Education ,College of Santa Fe Teaching Experience: -Over 20 years of experience working with students who have mental illnesses -Organized the start up of five different educational programs that serve children who have mental illnesses -Co-taught a University of Mexico course - Mental Disorders and Students with Mental Retardation Areas of Professional Interest: Advocacy for people with mental illnesses; Art, Nature Karl Dubois, MA APS/UNM Partnership Program Resource Teacher Second Year Intern Coordinator cmoore504@aol.com (505) 264-9256 Education: BS in Special Education, Eastern New Mexico University MA in Special Education, University of New Mexico Teaching Experience: -Over 25 years in the classroom as a Special Education teacher, grades K-5 -20 years as a Special Education Head Teacher -IEP coordinator Areas of Professional Interest: -Inclusion Practices -Reading Instruction Tiffany Brown-Wright APS/UNM Partnership Program In Mental Retardation & Severe Disabilities Administrative Assistant III (505) 277-5019 twright@unm.edu Education: BA in Criminology & Psychology, University of New Mexico | Kay Robertson, MA APS/UNM Partnership Program Resource Teacher kabob@netscape.com Education: BUS with concentrations in Psychology and Special Education, University of New Mexico MA in Special Education (LD/ED), University of Northern Colorado Teaching Experience 20 years in the classroom as a Special Education teacher, Grades K-5 and 6-8 Areas of Professional interest: Teaching literacy; Working with, and adapting equipment and materials for children with physical disabilities Janet Vigil, ED.S, Ph.D APS/UNM Partnership Program Resource Teacher neurotalk@hotmail.com Education: BS in Elementary Education, Southern College MA in Education, Emphasis area: Reading, University of New Mexico ED.S. in Education, Emphasis area: Language Development & Processing, University of New Mexico Ph.D. in Special Education, Emphasis area: Neuropsychology of Disabilities, University of New Mexico Teaching Experience: -Music teacher (piano & choir) for several years before and while teaching for private schools -10 years as a General Education teacher, in a private school, Grades 1-6 -20 years in the classroom, for Albuquerque Public Schools, teaching grades 4, 5, and in a Special Education setting -Teaching several classes at the college/university level -Special Education experiences included teaching in: Cross-Categories classrooms, classrooms for students with Emotional Disabilities, & working with students with severe disabilities Areas of Professional Interest: -Primary interest is in the area of neuroanatomy, neurochemistry & neuropsychology of disabilities, including learning disabilities, psychological conditions, etc. -Extensive work with ADHD research and research directed at problems wit reading. -Interested in child psychopathology, child psychiatrics, and various treatments. -Constantly working to discover new strategies to improve learning for students with special needs Valerie Garcia, MA APS/UNM Partnership Program Resource Teacher garcia_val@aps.edu Education: BA in Elementary Education, University of New Mexico MA in Special Education, University of New Mexico Teaching Experience: -18 years as a Special Education teacher in a cross-categorical classroom, grades K-5 -3 years as a technology coordinator -2 years as an early-childhood classroom teacher -15 years as a Special Education Head Teacher Areas of Professional Interest: -Reading Instruction -Trained in Patterns for Success and Wilson Reading Overview reading programs |
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