CIDDL Team

CIDDL team includes experts in special education, Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE), related services, educational technology, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), instructional design, STEM education, and professional development.

Senior Leadership

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James D. Basham, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator & Director

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Kathleen N. Zimmerman, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Co-PI

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Eleazar Vasquez, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Co-PI

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Jody Britten, Ph.D.

Lead Evaluator

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Sean J. Smith, Ph.D.

Co-PI

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Matthew Marino, Ph.D.

Co-PI

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Yong Zhao, Ph.D.

Co-PI

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Tara Courchaine, Ph.D.

Co-PI

CIDDL Staff

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Ling Zhang, Ph.D.

Research Associate/Project Coordinator

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Christine Parsons

Program Manager

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McKenzie Nicholis

Program Manager

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Bryan Dean

Designer

Research Assistants

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Nicholas Hoekstra

Graduate Research Assistant

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Samantha Goldman

Graduate Research Assistant

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Tahnee L. Wilder

Graduate Research Assistant

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Brian Grace

Graduate Research Assistant

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Ashley Grays

Graduate Research Assistant

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Michelle Patterson

Graduate Research Assistant

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Kenneth Holman

Graduate Research Assistant

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Kiera Anderson

Graduate Research Assistant

Advisory Board

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Peggy Kemp, Ph.D.

Advisory Board Member

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Elizabeth B. Kozleski, Ph.D.

Advisory Board Member

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Chris Dede, Ed.D.

Advisory Board Member

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Alisa Lowrey, Ph.D.

Advisory Board Member

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Mary Brownnell, Ph.D.

Advisory Board Member

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Brett Christie, Ph.D.

Advisory Board Member

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Jacqueline Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Advisory Board Member