| Faculty | |
 Walther-Thomas, Chriss, Ph.D. Position Title: Chair & Professor Academic Position: Professor Organization: Specialization/Area: Leadership development and school reform, teacher education, collaborative teaching, and program evaluation. Phone: (785) 864-0545 more info > |
 Carta, Judith, Ph.D. Position Title: Professor-Senior Scientist Academic Position: Professor Organization: Juniper Gardens Children's Project Organization Position: Senior Scientist Specialization/Area: Response to intervention in Pre-K, evidence-based practices for young children, risk factors affecting children's development, monitoring progress in young children, and parenting interventions and effects on young children. Phone: 913/321-3143 more info > |
 Deshler, Donald, Ph.D. Position Title: Professor/Director Academic Position: Professor Organization: Center for Research on Learning Organization Position: Director Specialization/Area: Adolescent literacy, instructional interventions for at-risk learners, and learning strategies. Phone: (785) 864-4780 more info > |
 Gautt, Sandra, Ph.D. Position Title: Associate Professor Academic Position: Associate Professor Organization: Specialization/Area: Leadership preparation, faculty development, and preparing future faculty initiatives. Phone: (785) 864-8044 more info > |
 Horn, Eva, Ph.D. Position Title: Professor Academic Position: Professor Organization: Specialization/Area: Early education for infants, toddlers, and young children at risk for developmental delays and those with identified disabilities. Phone: (785) 864-0615 more info > |
 Knowlton, Earle, Ed.D. Position Title: Associate Professor Academic Position: Associate Professor Organization: Specialization/Area: Research on and development of technological tools and innovations in the preparation of teachers and roles of computer and telecommunications technology in cognition and learning. Phone: (785) 864-0544 more info > |
 Lenz, Keith, Ph.D. Position Title: Associate Professor Academic Position: Associate Professor Organization: Institute for Effective Instruction Organization Position: Director Specialization/Area: Adolescents with learning and behavior problems; adolescent literacy, literacy-centered secondary school reform, teacher planning for academically diverse classes; strategic instruction for teaching diverse groups of learners; high incidence disabilities. Phone: (785) 864-0620 more info > |
 Meyen, Edward, Ph.D. Position Title: Professor Academic Position: Professor Organization: eLearning Design Lab Organization Position: Director Specialization/Area: Instructional design, web-based instruction, curriculum development, and the alignment of large-scale assessment with instruction. Phone: (785) 864-0675 more info > |
 Morningstar, Mary, Ph.D. Position Title: Associate Professor Academic Position: Associate Professor Organization: Transition Coalition Organization Position: Director Specialization/Area: Secondary special education and transition to adulthood, online instruction and professional development, and education of students with significant disabilities. Phone: (785) 864-0682 more info > |
 Peterson, Nancy, Ph.D. Position Title: Professor Academic Position: Professor Organization: Specialization/Area: Early childhood special education, intellectual disabilities, and professional development schools. Phone: (785) 864-0549 more info > |
 Roberts, Sally, Ph.D. Position Title: Associate Dean Academic Position: Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs Organization: Administration Organization Position: Dean Specialization/Area: Education of students with hearing loss and those with significant and multiple disabilities and language and communication disorders. Phone: (785) 864-0553 more info > |
 Robinson, Suzanne, Ph.D. Position Title: Associate Professor Academic Position: Associate Professor Organization: Specialization/Area: Consultation and collaboration, high-incidence disabilities, and school reform. Status: On leave for 2007-2008 Phone: (785) 864-0552 more info > |
 Sailor, Wayne, Ph.D. Position Title: Professor Academic Position: Professor Organization: Beach Center on Disability Organization Position: Associate Director Specialization/Area: Response to intervention, research on tertiary interventions, inclusion, schoolwide positive behavior support, and comprehensive school reform using the Schoolwide Applications Model (SAM). Phone: (785) 864-4950 more info > |
 Simpson, Richard, Ed.D. Position Title: Professor Academic Position: Professor Organization: Specialization/Area: Autism spectrum disorders and behavior disorders. Phone: (785) 864-8447 more info > |
 Skrtic, Thomas, Ph.D. Position Title: Professor Academic Position: Professor Organization: Specialization/Area: Organization theory, special education policy and administration, and qualitative research and evaluation. Phone: (785) 864-0542 more info > |
 Smith, Sean, Ph.D. Position Title: Associate Professor Academic Position: Associate Professor Organization: Specialization/Area: The integration of instructional/assistive technology into the lives of individuals with disabilities and their respective educational professionals; e-mentoring to enhance teacher education/induction; online learning; and addressing the needs of individuals with Down syndrome. Phone: (785) 864-0693 more info > |
 Thompson, Barbara, Ph.D. Position Title: Associate Professor Academic Position: Associate Professor Organization: Specialization/Area: Early childhood special education, inclusive early childhood program models, and significant disabilities. Phone: (785) 864-0692 more info > |
 Turnbull, Rud, LI.M. Position Title: Distinguished Professor Academic Position: Professor Organization: Beach Center on Disability Organization Position: Director Specialization/Area: Special education law, disability law, and public policy analysis. Phone: (785) 864-7610 more info > |
 Turnbull, Ann, Ed.D. Position Title: Distinguished Professor Academic Position: Professor Organization: Beach Center on Disability Organization Position: Director Specialization/Area: Family quality of life, family-professional partnerships, community inclusion, and knowledge translation. Phone: (785) 864-7608 more info > |
 Wehmeyer, Michael, Ph.D. Position Title: Professor Academic Position: Professor Organization: Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities Organization Position: Director Specialization/Area: Self-determination, education of students with intellectual/developmental disabilities, access to the general curriculum for students with significant disabilities, and technology use and people with intellectual disabilities. Phone: (785) 864-0723 more info > |
| Project Coordinators and Research Faculty | |
 Colson, Steve, Ph.D. Position Title: Lecturer Academic Position: Lecturer Organization: Phone: 913/897-8458 more info > |
 Gaumer-Erickson, Amy, Ph.D. Position Title: Program Coordinator Academic Position: Lecturer Organization: Phone: (785) 864-0517 more info > |
 Griswold, Deborah, Ph.D. Position Title: Project Coordinator Organization: Specialization/Area: Teacher education, emotional behavioral disorders, and autism spectrum disorders. Phone: (785) 864-0701 more info > |
 Lanyon, Susan, MS Position Title: Project Coordinator Organization: Specialization/Area: Physically Impaired, homebound & hospitalized endorsement (1984), Multiple disabilities endorsement (1986), Early Childhood special education endorsement (1990), and Supervision and coordinator endorsement (2003). Phone: (785) 864-0740 more info > |
 Lattin, Dana, MS Position Title: Project Coordinator Organization: Phone: (785) 864-1177 more info > |
 Noonan, Pattie, Ph.D. Position Title: Asst. Research Professor Organization: Phone: (785) 864-0517 more info > |
 Palmer, Susan, Ph.D. Position Title: Associate Research Professor Academic Position: Associate Professor Organization: Specialization/Area: Self-determination, Early Childhood Phone: (785) 864-0270 more info > |
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| Visiting Faculty (2008 - 2009) | |
 Hart, Juliet, Ph.D. Position Title: Assistant Professor Academic Position: Assistant Professor Organization: Specialization/Area: Linguistic and multicultural issues in special education, emotional and behavioral disorders, and instructional strategies for students at-risk and who struggle to learn in inclusive settings. Phone: (785) 864-0547 more info > |
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| University Support Staff and Student Support | |
 Buhler, Karen Position Title: Office Student Assistant Academic Position: Student Hourly Organization: Phone: (785) 864-4954 more info > |
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 Cullerton, Pam, MS Position Title: Masters Program Advisor Organization: Phone: (785) 864-4342 more info > |
 Goodwin, Donna, BS Position Title: Accountant Organization: Phone: (785) 864-0546 more info > |
 Indall, Leanna Position Title: Administrative Associate Senior Academic Position: Support Staff Phone: 785/864-0541 more info > |
 Martell, Stephanie Position Title: Research Aide Organization: Bureau of Child Research Phone: (785) 864-4954 more info > |
 Saathoff, Sherrie Position Title: Admin Professional Organization: Phone: (785) 864-0556 more info > |
 Saathoff, Becky Position Title: Research Aide Organization: Phone: (785) 864-1177 more info > |
