ABOUT

I am currently a tenured, full professor in Foundations & Educational Research at the School of Education, University of Guam.  I am also the Chairperson of the FERHS Division, Chair of the SOE Graduate Faculty Committee, and Chair for the graduate Special Education Program.  In my roles, I am a member of the SOE Academic Affairs Committee with 2 votes due to my dual role.  

I have a long history of working with grants in Special Education, particularly Personnel Preparation (OSEP), Health; EHDI programs (HRSA) and database development (CDC). I was immersed in grantsmanship from 1985 to the present and during my 19 years with the UOG Guam Center of Excellence for Developmental Disabilities Education, Research & Service (Guam CEDDERS).  I have taught extensively in the School of Education, Foundations and Special Education since 1983.  

I have had numerous research articles and presentations which have been presented at the local, regional, National, and International level conferences.  I continue to strive to improve education on Guam and throughout the Pacific region.  A new direction in research, at the current time, is conducting studies to compare the performance of students in K-12th who were educated in "charter schools" versus those educated in "public or private schools."  

EDUCATION

• B.S., Communication Disorders/Special Education, Marquette University (Wisc.)
• M.Ed., Reading and Related Learning Disabilities, Harvard University (Mass.)
• Ph.D., Educational Research, San Diego State University/Claremont Graduate University

CERTIFICATIONS

• Classroom Teacher K-8, State of Arizona
• Endorsement: Learning Disabilities
• Endorsement: Reading & Reading Disabilities
• Endorsement: Speech & Language Therapy
• Certificate in Speech & Language Therapy, State of Wisconsin

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