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Special Education Faculty:S's
Rosa Milagros Santos Gilbertz
Associate Professor
For several years I worked as a preschool teacher and as a special education teacher . I am an active member of DEC serving in various leadership roles for the Illinois subdivision and national DEC. I serve on the Editorial Board of the Division for Early Childhood's (DEC) Journal on Early Intervention and currently an Associate Editor for the Young Exceptional Children journal . My research interests include 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. My current research efforts focus on the examination of parent-child interactions across cultures.more information...
Karrie Shogren
Assistant Professor
The ultimate goal of my work is to identify and implement strategies that support the self-determination and full participation of people with disabilities in our diverse society. My work cuts across three areas. First, conceptualizations of disability in society and the impacts of the ecological model of disability and the supports paradigm on our understanding of disability and the supports provided to people with disabilities. My research and writing in this area focuses on public policy, systems change, definition and classification systems and their interactive effects on people with disabilities.more information...
Jenny Singleton
Affiliate
My current program of research focuses on deaf children's language development, both American Sign Language and English, including investigation of the ways that deaf teachers support deaf children's identity and language development through visual means.more information...