Doctoral Students
Prasong Saihong
Phone: 541.346.0806
E-mail: psaihong@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.
María Pilar Pomés
Phone: 541.346.0809
E-mail: pomescor@uoregon.edu
Office: 219 CSB
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.
Khaled Alkherainej
Phone: 541.346.6113
E-mail: alkherai@uoregon.edu
Office: 08 CSB Basement
Khaled Alkherainej is a doctoral student in the early intervention program, and he is originally from Kuwait. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Educational Psychology from Kuwait University. Before he came to the United States, he worked as a high school teacher. In 2008, he earned his Master of Arts in Special Education with an emphasis on autism and Applied Behavior Analysis from San Diego State University. While completing his master’s degree, he worked in a variety of settings for children with autism. He has two years experience teaching children with autism placed in intensive behavioral programs and inclusive classrooms. Currently, he is pursuing his doctorate in early intervention. The Post-positivism paradigm underlies his methods of inquiry. His research interests focus on measuring the effect sizes of interventions derived from Behavioral Science; in addition, his research interests encompass the applications of Social Learning Theory and Theory of Learned Helplessness on the lives of children with autism.
Ching-i Chen
Phone: 541.346.2840
E-mail: chingi@uoregon.edu
Office: 305 CSB
Ching-I Chen is an international student from Taiwan. She received her B. Ed. in Secondary Special Education from National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan and her M. Ed. in Early childhood Special Education from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. Ching has worked with children/students with a range of disabilities, and also has participated in several research studies/projects, such as assisting the development of curriculum-based assessments and screening tools, and involving in professional development. Her areas of interest include developing screening tools and the application of screening results, positive behavior support for young children, and professional development.
Young-ah Park
Phone: 541.346.0809
E-mail: ypark3@uoregon.edu
Office: 219 CSB
Young-Ah Park is a doctoral student in the Early Intervention Program. She received her BA and MA in Early Childhood Education from Ewha Woman’s University in Korea. She received her second MA in Early Intervention from University of Oregon. Young-Ah has taught in various preschool settings and is working with Early Childhood CARES for Korean families who have children with disabilities. Her areas of interest include professional development, positive behavior support in family context, and early identification system.
Lois Pribble
Phone: 541.346.2598
E-mail: lois@uoregon.edu
Office: 220 CSB
Lois Pribble is a doctoral student in the Early Intervention Program. She received her M.Ed. in Special Education (Early Childhood Emphasis) from the University of New Mexico. Previous to starting her doctoral program Lois worked as an early interventionist in New Mexico for 15 years. Her experience includes working as a classroom teacher in a Therapeutic Preschool Program, a teacher in the Albuquerque Public Schools Developmental Preschool Program, an Early Childhood Special Education Preschool Liaison, and a Child Find Screener. She currently works as a supervisor to graduate students in the Early Intervention Program. Her areas of interest include personnel preparation, the assessment of young children with social-emotional or behavioral difficulties, and early intervention curriculum development.
Ajay Singh
Phone: 541.346.2675
E-mail: asingh@uoregon.edu
Office: 08 CSB
Ajay is a Doctoral student in the Early Intervention Program. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Special Education (Mental Retardation and Early Intervention) from National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped ( Osmania University , India ) and his Master of Philosophy in Human Rights from India (The Global Open University Nagaland).
He has an experience in the field of Disability, Special Education (Autism, Mental Retardation, Learning Disability and Multiple Disability) and Disability Rehabilitation Management at various levels, including teaching and administration.
His areas of interest include interventions for at-risk populations, and the assessment of young children with Autism and multiple disabilities.
Kathy Moxley
Phone: 541.346.2673
E-mail: kmoxley@uoregon.edu
Office: 221 CSB
Kathy Moxley is a doctoral student in the Early Intervention Program. Kathy received her Bachelors of Education from the Family and Human Services Program and her M.S. in Special Education- Early Intervention, both at the University of Oregon. Kathy was the childcare director of a teen parent program at an alternative high school and worked on the Activity Based Intervention demonstration project. She was awarded an Undergraduate Research Fellowship and worked extensively on the Byrne Methamphetamine Evaluation project. She is interested in substance-exposed infants, supporting families with drug/alcohol addiction, foster care, and how these factors affect infants' development. Kathy's career interests are working on the FEAT project (or similar projects), college teaching, and research that will benefit her population of interest.
Penny Church
Phone: 541.346.2673
E-mail: penny.church@tacs.uoregon.edu
Office: 221 CSB
Penny Church is a doctoral student in the Early Intervention Program. She received her BA in Sociology from the State University of New York at Geneseo and her M.S. in Early Intervention from the University of Oregon. Penny has significant experience working as a service coordinator and parent educator with at risk and disabled children and their families in a variety of settings including: schools, medical, community and residential treatment. She has also worked as faculty at the University of Oregon. She taught Early Childhood Development as an Adjunct Instructor in Educational Studies and she served as a Research Assistant and Educational Consultant for the Western Regional Resource Center and the National Post-School Outcomes Center. Her areas of interest include personnel preparation, prevention and interventions for at-risk populations, and international outreach.
Helen Sharp
Phone: 541.346.0806
E-mail: hsharp@uoregon.edu