For several years I worked as a preschool teacher and as a special education teacher. I am an active member of the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children serving in various leadership roles for the Illinois subdivision and national DEC. I am currenty the Past President of DEC. I also serve on the Editorial Board of DEC's Journal on Early Intervention and currently serving as the Editor for the Young Exceptional Children journal.
My research interests focus on issues that relate to the impact of culture, race and language in the delivery of services to young children with disabilities (birth to five years old) and their families.To this end, I am involved in several research projects including a cross-discipline collaborative project with colleagues in the Departments of Human and Community Development and Psychology. Our research team is conducting a series of studies examining the effects of father involvement on the well-being of mothers and their children with disabilities. Using the ECLS-B data set, this research provide valuable insight for the field on the developmental processes of children with disabilities, and the roles played by fathers in these families in enhancing positive maternal and child outcomes.
I am also continuing my work on examining parent-child interactions across cultures. In particular, this research is contributing to building the knowledge base on the roles mothers play in their children's development.
Additionally, I am part of a research team examining the efficacy of evidence-based strategies to support children's language and literacy development. This research project is making a direct impact on preschoolers at-risk for failure, their families, and the teachers who work with them.
Finally, I have an interest in studying the influence of culture and language on children's social-emotional development such as differentiating between linguistic differences and challenging behaviors, understanding home and school expectations of children’s social behaviors, and the preparation and development of early childhood teachers and providers to support social emotional development of children from a variety of backgrounds.
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Special Education
284D Education Building
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Champaign, IL 61820USA
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Research Biography
Degrees
- Ph.D., Special Education, Utah State University, 1997
- M.S., Special Education, Emporia State University, 1992
- B.S., Family Life and Child Development, University of the Philippines, 1986
Key Professional Appointments
- Associate Professor, Special Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006--
- Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001-2006
- Project Coordinator/Co-Principal Investigator, Early Childhood Research Institute on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services, Special Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997-2001
Activities & Honors
- Inclusive Illinois’ Campus Women Leaders, Provost’s Gender Equity Council, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Inclusive Illinois, 2011- present
- National Advisory Board Member, Beach Center on Disability, University of Kansas, 2010- present
- Teaching Academy Faculty Fellow, Programs on Teaching and Learning, Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Office of the Provost, 2009-2012
- 2010 Conference Co-Chair, Council for Exceptional Children, Division for Early Childhood, 2009-2010
- 2010 CEC Conference Program Chair - Early Chidlhood, Council for Exceptional Children, 2009-2010
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students, Center for Teaching Excellence, 2009
- Executive Board Member, Council for Exceptional Children, Division for Early Childhood, 2008-2012
- Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Office of the Provost, 2008-2009
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students, Center for Teaching Excellence, 2008
- Editorial Board Member, Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2007- present
- Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award for Faculty, College of Education, 2007-2008
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students, University of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign, 2007
- Associate Editor, Young Exceptional Children, 2006-2011
- Committee Chair, Sharing A Vision Conference, 2006-2007
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students, University of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign, 2006
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students, University of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign, 2004
- Editorial Board Member, Editorial Review Board, Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2003- present
- Editorial Board Member, Exceptional Children, 2003-2010
- Editorial Board Member, Young Children, 2003-2005
- Spitze-Mather Award for Excellence, College of Education, 2003-2004
- Past President, Illinois Division for Early Childhood, 2003-2004
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students, University of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign, 2003
- Member, Birth to 6 Panel, United Way, 2003
- Editorial Board Member, Editorial Review Board, Journal of Early Intervention, 2002-2014
- Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002
- Editorial Board Member, Editorial Review Board, Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1999-2008
- Editorial Board Member, Editorial Review Board, Young Exceptional Children, 1998-2006
Grants
- Senior Personnel, DELL-D Developing Early Language and Literacy in Danville, U.S. Department of Education, 2007
- Principal Investigator, Preparing Relationship-Based Early Intervention Personnel (PREP), U.S. Department of Education, 2004
- Principal Investigator, Perceptions of Immigrant Filipino Mothers' Interactions with Their Infants and Toddlers, Campus Research Board, 2004
- Co-Principal Investigator, Enhancing Pre-Service Teachers' Resource Family Experience, The Kay Meginnis Endowment for the Enhancement of Special Education Programs, 2003
- Senior Personnel, Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001
- Senior Personnel, Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior, U.S. Department of Education, 2001
Selected Publications
- Mouzourou, C., Santos, R. M., & Gaffney, J. S. At Home with Disability: Three Generations of One Family Narrate Autism. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. Advance online publication. doi:67404.731205513.932276382
- Santos, R. M., Shaffer, L. & Fettig, A. Supporting families to facilitate their children’s social emotional development. Young Children.
- Cheatham, G. & Santos, R. M. Time and communication orientations in collaborating with families from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Young Children.
- Santos, R. M., Ruppar, A. L., & Jeans, L. M. Immersing Students in the Culture of Disability through Service Learning. Teacher Education in Special Education.
- Santos, R. M., Jeans, L. M., & McCollum, J, Fettig, A., & Quesenberry, A. (2010, August). Perspectives of roles during parent-child interactions of Filipino immigrant mothers. Early Child Care and Development. Advance online publication. doi:10.1080/03004430.2010.491262