LEND ECI Scholars Cohort 1
This nationwide cohort will convene trainees with a focus on early childhood intervention and will result in each trainee producing a related capstone project.
Alexis Bacon-Yates
Texas Center for Disability Studies University of Texas at Austin
Ayanna Fabio
UC Davis MIND Institute - California
Emunah Mager Garfield
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia LEND - Pennsylvania
Shannon Laine
New Hampshire - Maine LEND
Veronica Montano Sanchez
California LEND, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Asha Nagudi
Eunice Kennedy Shriver LEND - UMass Medical School - Massachusetts
Jesslyn Ponce
California LEND, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Taylor Ponds
Oklahoma LEND
Anabell Ramos
Waisman Center - Wisconsin
Dani Schechner
Eunice Kennedy Shriver LEND - UMass Medical School - Massachusetts
Cohort 1 Video Interviews
To play the interview, click on the play button for your desired video, then click the small X icon in the top right corner of the player to hide the transcript. The captions will be automatically turned on. If you would like to view the video in full screen, click the two arrows icon in the bottom right corner of the video player.
LEND ECI Scholars Cohort 2
This nationwide cohort will convene trainees with a focus on early childhood intervention and will result in each trainee producing a related capstone project.
Hala Alkhatib
UC Davis LEND
Project: IFSP Transition Infographic
Service Delivery Component: Transition
Constance Alphonse
Louisiana LEND
Project: Assessment Process in ECI Video (15:20)
Service Delivery Component: Assessment
Amy Brownson 
Utah Regional LEND
Project: Beyond the VBMAPP
Service Delivery Component: Assessment, Intervention and Instruction
Rocio Calderon
LoneStar LEND, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Project: ECI Latino Grandparent’s Social Narrative
Service Delivery Component: Assessment
Juan Dipini 
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia LEND - Pennsylvania
Project: Involving Fathers in IFSP and IEP Meetings Infographic
Service Delivery Component: IFSP/IEP Meetings
Chiquila "Q" Dolison
University of Southern Mississippi LEND
Project: Micro-Guide “How Montessori Supports Young Children with Autism”
Service Delivery Component: Intervention and Instruction
Malayna Hasmanis
Oklahoma LEND
Project: Data Bridge: IFSP Monitoring Interactive Tool
Service Delivery Component: IFSP Planning
Stefani Joesten
University of Washington LEND
Project: Navigating the In-Between Video (5:54)
Service Delivery Component: Intervention and Instruction
Rashida Lester
Westchester Institute for Human Development LEND
Project: A Toolkit for Early Childhood Intervention for USVI Families
Service Delivery Component: Screening, Intervention and Instruction
Laytoya Mims 
University of Alabama LEND
Project: ECI Lost in the Letters Video (6:03)
Service Delivery Component: IFSP Planning
Miriam Castro Sanjuan
Minnesota LEND
Project: Early Intervention Referrals “Did You Know” Infographic
Service Delivery Component: Screening
Annabelle Stone 
Hawai'i MCH LEND
Project: Developmental Screening Guide [English Version]
Developmental Screening Guide [Marshallese Version]
Service Delivery Component: Screening
Amber Woodruff
Georgetown University LEND
Project: Family Transition Planner from EI to Preschool
Service Delivery Component: Transition
Cohort 2 Video Interviews
To play the interview, click on the play button for your desired video, then click the small X icon in the top right corner of the player to hide the transcript. The captions will be automatically turned on. If you would like to view the video in full screen, click the two arrows icon in the bottom right corner of the video player.
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