Contact Us
Center Faculty and Staff
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Michael Benz, Ph.D. Center Director 979-845-1372 | mbenz@tamu.edu Expertise: secondary special education, transition services and at-risk youth |
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Amy Sharp, Ph.D. Associate Director 979-845-4612 | sharp@tamu.edu Expertise: family involvement, special education, family advocacy and school family collaboration |
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Shannon Alexander Project Coordinator shannona@tamu.edu |
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Jaime Betancourt Duran Project Coordinator for TALAC 979-845-1884 | jduran23@neo.tamu.edu Expertise: self-determination and self-advocacy |
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Cheryl Grenwelge, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, AgriLife Extension 979-458-1593 | cgrenwelge@tamu.edu Expertise: transition services, secondary special education, self-determination, and youth leadership development |
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Song Ju Project Coordinator |
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Leena Landmark, Ph.D. Research Associate 979-458-0403 | llandmark@cehd.tamu.edu |
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Elizabeth McAdams-Ducy Project Coordinator for REDD elizhope@neo.tamu.edu |
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Jackie Pacha Executive Director of BVCIL 979-862-8340 | jpacha@tamu.edu |
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Rick Peterson, Ph.D. Texas AgriLife Extension Service Liaison, Associate Professor 979-845-3850 | rlpeterson@ag.tamu.edu Expertise: program development, evaluation and outreach and family life |
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Eric Roberts Project Coordinator for YLF 979-458-4168 | Eric.Roberts@tamu.edu |
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Laura Stough, Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Training Coordinator 979-845-8257 | lstough@tamu.edu Expertise: low-incidence disabilities, disaster recovery for individuals with disabilities, classroom management in special education settings and special education teacher cognition |
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Jeff Garrison-Tate Project Coordinator 979-845-1831 | jeffgt@tamu.edu Expertise: community inclusion, self-determination and self-advocacy |
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Dalun Zhang, Ph.D. Research and Evaluation Coordinator 979-862-6514 | dalun@tamu.edu Expertise: transition education and services for individuals with disabilities |
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Heather Moutray Communications Specialist 979-862-4990 | hmoutray@tamu.edu |
Affiliated Professors
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Jamilia Blake, Ph.D. Affiliated Professor 979-862-8341 | jjblake@tamu.edu Expertise: bullying, aggression, and victimization; school psychology; ethnic minority youth |
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Linda Castillo, Ph.D. Affiliated Professor 979-845-0891 | lcastillo@tamu.edu Expertise: acculturation and bicultural issues, Mexican American student academic achievement, persistence, and mental health |
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Tim Elliott, Ph.D. Affiliated Professor 979-862-3095 | telliott@tamu.edu Expertise: counseling psychology |
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Jennifer Ganz, Ph.D. Affiliated Professor 979-862-2823 | jeniganz@tamu.edu Expertise: Autism spectrum disorders |
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Jorge Gonzalez, Ph.D. Affiliated Professor 979-845-2324 | jegonzalez@tamu.edu Expertise: school psychology |
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Patricia Lynch, Ph.D. Affiliated Professor 979-845-9462 | pslynch@tamu.edu Expertise: secondary special education, transition from school to work |
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Lakshmi Mahadevan, Ph.D. Affiliated Professor 979-845-4374 | lmahadevan@ag.tamu.edu Expertise: career assessment, post-secondary options for individuals with special needs, special education and multicultural career counseling |
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Anita McCormick, Ph.D. Affiliated Professor 979-845-1831 | asmccormick@tamu.edu |
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Sharolyn Pollard-Durodola, Ph.D. Affiliated Professor 979-862-4663 | sdurodola@tamu.edu Expertise: special and bilingual education |
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Cynthia Riccio, Ph.D. Affiliated Professor 979-862-4906 | criccio@tamu.edu |
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Mandy Rispoli, Ph.D. Affiliated Professor 979-862-1120 | mrispoli@tamu.edu |
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Deb Simmons, Ph.D. Affiliated Professor 979-845-8050 | dsimmons@tamu.edu Expertise: special and bilingual education |
Office Location
Harrington Education Center Tower
637 Suite | Texas A&M University
Mailing Address
Center on Disability and Development
Dept. of Educational Psychology
4225 Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4225
Phone
979.845.4612
Fax
979.862.1256
Partners
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Constituent Advisory Committee (CAC)
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