Ph.D. (Educational Psychology), University of California , Riverside ( Riverside California )

M.A. (Clinical Psychology), United States International University ( San Diego, California )

M.S. (Education), Nazareth College of Rochester ( Rochester, New York )

B.A. (Psychology, honors), Nazareth College of Rochester ( Rochester, New York )

TEACHING CREDENTIALS:  

Level 3 Utah Professional Educator License in Special Education

Clear California Certificate in Special Education

Clear California Certificate in Multiple Subjects

Permanent New York State Certificate in Special Education

Permanent New York State Certificate in Elementary Education  

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Associate Professor (2010-date), Elementary Education Department, School of Education, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT.

Department Chair (2005-2008), Elementary Education Department, School of Education, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT.

Assistant Professor (2004-2010), Utah Valley State College, Orem, UT.                                                                   

Adjunct Professor (2002-2004), Utah Valley State College, Orem, UT.                                                                      

Teacher, Provo City School District , at Oak Springs School ( Utah State Hospital campus), Provo, UT.

Senior Research Assistant, Families Project, University of California , Riverside, CA.

Research Fellow, California Educational Research Cooperative (CERC), University of California, Riverside, CA.

Teacher/Tutor, San Dieguito Union High School District, at San Luis Rey Psychiatric Hospital, Encinitas, CA.

Educational Consultant and Home Hospital Tutor, San Dieguito Union High School District, Encinitas, CA.

Special Education Teacher, San Dieguito Union High School District, at San Dieguito High School and Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, CA.

Special Education Teacher, Onondaga-Cortland-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), Cortland, NY.