Suzanne Bells McManus is working on her doctorate in the Early Intervention Program. She received her BA in Elementary Education from University of Guam and her M.S. in Education from Southern Oregon University. Suzanne taught third grade and the gifted/talented program in Guam . Currently, she supervises graduate students in their field-based practicum and student teaching experiences . Suzanne's research interests include early childhood mental health, culture/diversity, and professional development for early intervention and early childhood special education personnel.

Phone: 541-346- 2597
Email: smcmanus@uoregon.edu

Juli Pool is a doctoral student in the Early Intervention Program. She received her Undergraduate Degree in Elementary and Special Education from the University of Texas at Austin and her Master's Degree in Early Intervention from the University of Oregon. Juli has taught in a variety of special education settings, including early childhood, elementary, and inclusive classrooms. Her research areas include inclusion, early literacy, and personnel preparation.

Phone: 541-346-2597
Email: jpool@uoregon.edu

Hyeyoung Bae is a doctoral student in the Early Intervention Program and has received a Master's degree in Early Intervention as well from the University of Oregon . She has been a graduate teaching assistant for undergraduate students in the Teacher Education program. Her research interests are around family involvement in the early intervention and assessment for young children with disabilities.

Phone: 541-346-2898
Email: hbae2@uoregon.edu

Mona Ivey-Soto is working on her doctorate in Early Intervention. Mona holds a Masters degree in Social Work from Hunter College School of Social Work in NYC.  She also holds a Master's degree in Infant and Parent Development and Early Intervention from Bank Street College of Education in New York City .  She has worked in a variety of settings as a social worker including, Early Head Start programs, Substance Abuse program, and programs serving teen parents and their young children.  Her research areas are focused around infant mental health (infant parent/interactions and attachment) especially as it relates to at risk young children and familes and the role of fathers in social/emotional development of their young children.  Mona currently supervises graduate students in the EI program and has helped to teach both undergrad and graduate level courses in the College of Education .

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Karen Lawrence is working on her doctorate in the Early Intervention Program. She received her Master's degree in Early Intervention from the University of Oregon . Previous to that, she was the secretary in the program for many years. Her research interests are focused around young children's mental health.

Phone: 346-0807
Email: karenla@uoregon.edu

Wendy McDermott is a doctoral student in the Early Intervention Program. She received her BA in Special Education from Seattle Pacific University and her M.Ed. in Severe Disabilities from the University of Washington. Wendy has taught in a variety of special education settings, including a TEACCH-based program for children with autism spectrum disorders and a primary self-contained classroom for students with moderate disabilities and/or communication disorders. She has also worked as a Research Coordinator at the Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit in Seattle. Her areas of interest include personnel preparation, interventions for at-risk populations, and the assessment of young children with severe disabilities.

Phone: 346-0809
Email: wmcdermo@uoregon.edu

Prasong Saihong is an international student from Thailand. He received his bachelor degree from Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand in 1997, and his master's degree from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois in 2003. He began in the Early Intervention/Special Education doctoral program in winter 2005. His focus is to adapt Early Intervention courses for use in Thai education system. Apart from studying in class, Prasong has also participated in the International Cultural Services Program and has presented aspects of Thai cultures to the Eugene community such as in schools, senior citizen homes, the Asian Celebration, and in the classes that he attends. The knowledge will be most beneficial to the development of Thailand education system in the future.

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María Pilar Pomés is an international student from Santiago, Chile. She has been the Coordinator and supervisor of pedagogic practices for the Special Education department at Universidad Católica del Maule, from 2005-2007. She received her bachelor degree in Special Education from Pontificia Universidad Católica, in 1995, and her master degree in Education from Universidad Católica del Maule, 2005. She obtained the "Honor Scholarship" for best academic performance of her class during her entire college career (1990 - 1995). She has been a teacher of Faculty Education at the School of Special Education, Universidad Católica del Maule, which included education and psychomotor evaluation and rehabilitation. She will begin her doctoral degree program in Early Intervention/Special Education at the University of Oregon in Fall, 2007.

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