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May 30, 2019
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The PIPs Project
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Aderhold Hall 110 Carlton St. Athens, GA 30602The PIPs project will prepare highly qualified professionals to work with young children with complex needs and their families. PIPs scholars will receive interdisciplinary training through a variety of opportunities and experiences both on and off campus.
Graduates will be eligible for certification in speech language pathology or early childhood special education and will be prepared for positions serving children with disabilities eligible for Part C or Part B preschool services through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
The inaugural group of PIPs scholars will begin their program in June 2018.
If you have questions about this project, feel free to contact us:
Meet the Team
Rebecca Lieberman-Betz, PhD
Associate professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education (Special Education)
Research interests:
- Play and communication development in young children with developmental delays
- Parent-implemented intervention
- Part C service delivery
Jennifer Brown, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education (Communication Sciences and Disorders)
Research interests:
- Collaborative intervention practices in natural environments
- Communication development and intervention
- Professional development
Cynthia Vail, PhD
Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education (Special Education)
Research interests:
- Teacher preparation and peer coaching
- Part C policy
- Arranging play environments to promote pro-social behavior
- Exercise as an antecedent intervention
Sarah Wiegand, MEd
Doctoral student, Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education
Research interests:
- Parent and caregiver coaching in early intervention
- Part C practices
- Knowledge and perceptions of autism spectrum disorder
Meet the Advisory Council
Angie Dudley
Parent representative
Laura Nichols, EdS, CCC
Assistant clinical professor
Carol Darrah, MS
Early childhood coordinator, Georgia Sensory Assistance Project
Martha Veto, MEd
Coordinator, Georgia Sensory Assistance Project
Laura Carpenter, PhD, OTR/L
Assistant professor, Brenau University School of Occupational Therapy
Lynn McFarland, MSEd
INSITE/VIISA coordinator, Georgia PINES
Alyssa LaForme Fiss, PT, PhD, PCS
Associate professor and director of physical therapy research, Department of Physical Therapy College of Health Professions, Mercer University
Christine Spratling, EdS
Technical assistance specialist, Georgia Sensory Assistance Project
Elizabeth "Elisa" T. Kennedy, PT, PhD, PCS
Associate professor emeritus of physical therapy and adjunct faculty of developmental-behavioral pediatrics, University of South Alabama's Strada Patient Care Center
Meet the Scholars
Casey Baldwin
- Undergraduate major: Communication disorders, minor in music
- Program: Speech language pathology
- Dream job: Certified auditory-verbal therapist
- Favorite thing about PIPs: The additional learning opportunities!
Megan Boyd
- Undergraduate major: Communication sciences and disorders
- Program: Speech language pathology
- Dream job: I'd love to work as an SLP in a school setting with young kids!
- Favorite thing about PIPs: I like the fact that PIPs is so collaborative, and I've really enjoyed getting to know my future colleagues.
Ciera Hutchins
- Undergraduate major: Communication sciences and disorders
- Program: Speech language pathology
- Dream job: To work as an SLP in a public-school setting with preschool and elementary age students.
- Favorite thing about PIPs: The opportunity to collaboratively work with my peers in both in the SLP program and the B-K program.
Sarah Manning
- Undergraduate major: Communication sciences and disorders
- Program: Speech language pathology
- Dream job: To own a multidisciplinary pediatric clinic.
- Favorite thing about PIPs: The emphasis we put on families. They are the experts on their children, and we are learning how to treat them.
Cedar Hawks
- Undergraduate major: Psychology
- Program: Birth-kindergarten (ECSE)
- Dream job: To eventually start my own special education school in Honduras.
- Favorite thing about PIPs: The community and having familiar faces in my classes.
Sara Russell
- Undergraduate major: Communication sciences and disorders
- Program: Speech language pathology
- Dream job: To own a private practice working with young children.
- Favorite thing about PIPs: The amazing hands-on experiences.
Cara Goldberg
- Undergraduate major: Early childhood education
- Program: Birth-kindergarten (ECSE)
- Dream job: Early interventionist
- Favorite thing about PIPs: Seeing familiar faces in Aderhold and in class.
Sarah Knapp
- Undergraduate major: Communication sciences and disorders
- Program: Speech language pathology
- Dream job: SLP in a school setting contracting in a pediatric hospital.
- Favorite thing about PIPs: I have truly loved collaborating, working, and learning with students and professionals from other disciplines.
Amanda Freeman
- Undergraduate major: Adapted curriculum SPED
- Graduate major: Adapted curriculum SPED
- Program: Birth-kindergarten (ECSE)
- Dream job: Someday, I think it would be awesome to be a director/supervisor of a handful of early interventionists.
- Favorite thing about PIPs: Having another cohort and learning about development.
Saori Sakuragi
- Undergraduate major: Communication science and disorders
- Program: Speech language pathology
- Dream job: To work as an SLP in early intervention or in a nursing home.
- Favorite thing about PIPs: Collaborating and learning from other students in related fields.
Eleanor Xiaoxiao Mehta
- Undergraduate major: Elementary education
- Program: Birth-kindergarten (ECSE)
- Dream job: To open a special education training center and clinic in China one day!
- Favorite thing about PIPs: The Play Assessment Collaborative Project.
Taylor Henderson
- Undergraduate major: Early childhood education
- Program: Birth-kindergarten (ECSE)
- Dream job: Preschool special education teacher
- Favorite thing about PIPs: I really like learning things I know I will use in the future and can apply to my work with children with special needs.
News
Alumni profile: Setting the stage for kids' success
May 29, 2019
Kelsey Brown finds a place in the intersection of communication disorders and theater.
Class notes: Alumni news and updates from 2018
May 29, 2019
The following updates were submitted to the College of Education in December for our annual magazine and represent updates and achievements from the 2018 calendar year.
1960s
Thomas Hudson (BS '67, MED '68) co-authored "CARLAW F&I Legal Desk Book (8th Edition)," which is the official textbook for the Association of Finance and Insurance Professionals' certified finance and insurance professionals program.
Geraldine Williams (BSED '69, MED '79) presented at the annual American Art Therapy