LEND ECI Scholars

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

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.

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

Elizabeth Deliso

New Hampshire - Maine LEND

Ayanna Fabio

UC Davis MIND Institute - California

Bertha Frausto

LoneStar LEND, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Emunah Mager Garfield

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia LEND - Pennsylvania

Hannah Keene

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia LEND - Pennsylvania

Shannon Laine

New Hampshire - Maine LEND

Nikita Maharjan

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia LEND - Pennsylvania

Christina Miller

Stony Brook University LEND Program - New York

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

Deepa Srinivasavaradan

New Jersey LEND, The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities

Taylor Vowell

Virginia LEND

Charlene Woo

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia LEND - Pennsylvania

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.

Project: Involving Fathers in IFSP and IEP Meetings

Service Delivery Component: IFSP/IEP Planning Meetings

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