Special Education, School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies Department

Director: M. Leko
Graduate Coordinator: V. Gonsalves

The School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies offers online and face-to-face programs leading to the Master of Education (M.Ed., non-thesis), Master of Arts in Education (M.A.E., thesis), Specialist in Education (Ed.S.), Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees. Complete descriptions of the requirements for these degrees are provided in the General Information section of this catalog.

The School offers graduate study and research experience in 3 areas of specialization: Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies. Programs are accredited by the Florida Department of Education and approved by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The School Psychology program is approved by the NCATE and the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). The Ph.D. program in School Psychology is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA).

For more information, please visit https://education.ufl.edu/special-education/.

Professor

Burns, Matthew Kevin
Leko, Melinda
Mccray, Erica Djuan
Waldron, Nancy L.

Associate Professor

Anthony, Christopher James
Irvin, Dwight W.
Lane, Holly Barnes
Maki, Kathrin Elizabeth
Splett, Joni Denise Williams

Assistant Professor

Brunsting, Nelson Carl
Cooley, John Lunsford
Geer, Elyssa Aynslee
Malley, Kelly-Ann
Mathews, Hannah M.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Chapman, Kathryn Patricia
Contesse, Valentina Antonia
Mathien, Tara Dawn

Clinical Associate Professor

Cheyney-Collante, Kristi Lee
Cornelius, Kyena Elrod
Gonsalves, Vivian E.

Clinical Professor

Colon, Elayne P.

Research Assistant Professor

Corbin, Catherine Margaret

Affiliated Faculty

Lombardino, Linda J.
Professor
Munson, Melissa Sue
Clinical Assistant Professor
Romero, Regilda Anne Africa
Clinical Assistant Professor

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