2015 to present Department Chair, Department of Teacher Education, Special Education, Curriculum and Instruction. Professor (tenured) and Program Coordinator, Program in Severe Disabilities and Deafblindness. 2014 to 2015 Professor (tenured) and Program Coordinator, Program in Severe Disabilities and Deafblindness, Department of Teacher Education, Special Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. 2007 to 2014 Associate Professor (tenured), Program in Severe Disabilities and Deafblindness, Department of Teacher Education, Special Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Additional Roles: Coordinator of Severe Disabilities and Deafblind Programs Inquiry Coordinator (2008 to 2013) Vice Chair of Department (2008 to August, 2014) 2001 to 2007 Assistant Professor (tenure track), Program in Severe Disabilities and Deafblindness, Department of Teacher Education, Special Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. 1999 to 2001 Assistant Professor (non tenure track) and Coordinator of Programs in Visual Impairment, Deafblindness, and Orientation and Mobility, Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. 1992-1999 Instructor, Programs in Visual Impairment and Deafblindness, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. 1992 Interim Director of Educational and Clinical Services, Michigan School for the Blind, Lansing, Michigan. Educational leader and supervisor of more than thirty teachers, therapists, and paraeducators. 1989-1992 Teacher, Deaf-Blind Center, Michigan School for the Blind, Lansing, Michigan. Gained experience with over thirty children who were deafblind with varying levels of vision, hearing, physical disabilities, and development. 1988 Teacher of students with severe/multiple disabilities, including students who were medically fragile, Battle Creek, Michigan. 1987-1988 Residential Manager, Transitional Living Center, Community Mental Health, Lansing, Michigan. Managed a residential program for adults with disabilities in a semi-independent living program. 1984-1987 Residential Technician, Community Mental Health, Lansing, Michigan. Provided 1:1 and small group instruction to adults with developmental disabilities living in group homes and supervised apartments. Consultation to Schools, Universities, State Departments of Education 2011-2012 Consultation to three classrooms serving children with intellectual disability, Boston Public Schools. Services managed by the Educational Development Center (EDC). 2010-2011 Consultation to the Department of Special Education, Michigan Department of Education. Invited expert participating in Low Incidence Disabilities-Teacher Preparation Initiative. 2010 Consultation to the Kenya Institute for Special Education (KISE). Advised on the university curriculum in deafblindness, provided guest lectures to faculty and program students, and provided feedback on performance of their teacher candidates in special schools (urban and rural). Provided support on assessment processes across disabilities. Invited and sponsored by the Perkins International Program. 2009-present Selected as one of ten special education consultants for the SPED-EX project, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Massachusetts. SPED-EX consultants are an option (to hearings and litigation) in cases when disagreement has occurred about least restrictive environment (LRE) and free appropriate public education (FAPE). Completed cases in 2010, 2012, 2014 with a current case in 2015. 2005 Interviewed principals, teachers, related service professionals, and paraprofessionals about collaboration, professional development, and the role of the SEEM Collaborative with districts and SEEM schools as part of the Collaborative’s self-study. 2004-present Professional consultation to principal, inservices on assessment, and supports in curriculum development. Carter Developmental School, Boston Public Schools (2004-2005; 2009; 2012-2013). The Carter school has developed two assessment tools based on the work started in 2004. 2003-2010 Teacher Consultant of the Visually Impaired & Deafblind. Part-time direct services and consultation for children with multiple disabilities including blindness and deafblindness. Functional vision assessment & training and classroom consultation. Boston College Campus School. 2002-2008 Professional development provider and classroom consultant at Horace Mann School for the Deaf, Boston Public Schools, and support to assessment team, teachers, and principal. This effort focused on the needs of students who were deaf or hard of hearing with additional disabilities. 1993-1996 Consultation to Cooperative Preschool of Michigan State University (a lab school environment) to support inclusion of children with disabilities. Worked directly and collaboratively to serve five children with autism. Developed inclusive strategies, including peer supports. 1992-present Consultation to public schools in Michigan, Missouri, Massachusetts, and Maine serving children with disabilities, including children with sensory loss, intellectual disability, and autism. Areas of emphasis: Assessment (of child or program), curriculum development, teaching strategies, communication and language interventions, functional behavioral analysis, individual positive behavior supports, team collaboration, transition, inclusion, placement decisions, and program evaluations