Kathleen M. Huebner
NLCSD Project Director
Salus University
1-215-780-1361
kathyh@salus.edu

Brooke C. Smith
NLCSD Project Coordinator
Salus University
bsmith@salus.edu

Tina Fitzpatrick
NLCSD Administrative Assistant
Salus University
tfitzpatrick@salus.edu

Harold Johnson
NLCSD Director of Research
Michigan State University
hjohnson@msu.edu

John Killoran
NLCSD Liaison to
the Deafblind Community
Western Oregon University/NCDB
killorj@wou.edu

Glinda Hill
OSEP Project Officer
glinda.hill@ed.gov

U.S. Office of Special
Education Programs

This project is supported by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (Cooperative Agreement #H325V090001). Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the position of the U.S. Department of Education.

OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME: EARN YOUR DOCTORATE

With a Specialization in the Education of Students
who have a Sensory Impairment

(Blind/Visually Impaired, Deaf/Hard of Hearing,
or Deafblindness)

We are pleased to announce the funding of the National Leadership Consortium in Sensory Disabilities (NLCSD) by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. The consortium consists of 25 universities with doctoral programs that have an emphasis in one or more of the three sensory impairment areas: blind/visually impaired, deaf/hard of hearing, and deafblindness.

Fellowships are available to US citizens/permanent residents who must first be accepted into a doctoral program.

The NLCSD Fellows will participate together in a structured added-value enrichment program in addition to their individual Universities’ Doctoral Programs of study in Special Education. The added-value NLCSD Research Based Conceptual Model will supplement the research curriculum provided at the NLCSD parent Universities. During the Fellows’ studies, there will be an ongoing, on-line asynchronous, wiki based research forum which will provide opportunities to critically examine research issues in the field, engage in discussion with faculty and researchers across the country, and engage collaboratively In designing, implementing and disseminating research.

The enrichment program will be designed by the NLCSD University Consortium with input from a Public Advisors Council (PAC) that includes national professional, consumer and parent organizations representing the three sensory disability areas as well as other national professional organizations in higher education and special education. The enrichment program will include opportunities to participate in research and issue-based seminars through, interactive web technologies and resources, opportunities for externships, face-to-face meetings and national conferences. NLCSD will offer a once in a lifetime opportunity to pursue individual doctoral studies and be part of a larger collaborative community of learners.

Participating NLCSD Consortium Members as of 11-10-09

IHE	Name	e-mail	D/HH	B/VI	DB
Boston College	Susan Bruce	brucesu@bc.edu			X
California State University, Los Angeles	Diane Fazzi	dfazzi@calstatela.edu		X
Florida State University	Sandra Lewis	slewis@ fsu.edu		X
George Mason University	Michael Behrmann	mbehrman@gmu.edu		X
Georgia State University	Susan Easterbrooks	seasterbrooks@gsu.edu	X
Illinois State University	Stacy Kelly	skelly@ilstu.edu		X
Illinois State University	Maribeth Lartz	mnlartz@ilstu.edu	X
Michigan State University	Claudia M.Pagliaro	pagliaro@msu.edu	X
Northern Illinois University	Gaylen Kapperman	gkapperman@niu.edu		X
The Ohio State University	Tiffany Wild	wild.13@osu.edu		X
The Ohio State University	Peter Paul	paul.3@osu.edu	X
Portland State University	Jim Bickford	bickford@pdx.edu		X
San Francisco State University	Amanda Lueck	amandal@sfsu.edu		X
Teachers College, Columbia University	Robert Kretschmer	rek16@columbia.edu	X
Texas Tech University	Candace Hicks	Candace.hicks@ttuhsc.edu	X
	Nora Griffin- Shirley	n.griffin-shirley@ttu.edu		X
	Roseanna Davidson	roseanna.davidson@ttu.edu			X
University of Alabama	Mary Jean Sanspree	Sanspree@uab.edu			X
University of Arizona	Shirin Antia	santia@u.arizona.edu	X
University of Arizona	Jane Erin	jerin@u.arizona.edu		X
University of Louisville	William Penrod	wpenrod@louisville.edu		X
University of Minnesota	Susan Rose	srose@umn.edu	X
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Mary V. Compton	mvcompto@uncg.edu	X
University of Northern Colorado	John Luckner	john.luckner@unco.edu	X
	Kay Alicyn Ferrell	kay.ferrell@unco.edu		X
	Silvia Correa-Torres	Silvia.Correa-Torres@unco.edu			X
University of Pittsburgh	George Zimmerman	gjz@pitt.edu		X
The University of Utah/ College of Education	Catherine Nelson	Cathy.Nelson@utah.edu			X
Vanderbilt University	Anne Marie Tharpe	anne.m.tharpe@vanderbilt.edu	X
Vanderbilt University	Deborah Hatton	Deborah.Hatton@Vanderbilt.Edu		X
Washington University in St. Louis	William Clark	clarkw@wustl.edu	X
Western Michigan University	Robert Wall Emerson	robert.wall@wmich.edu		X
TOTALS			12	15	5

The NLCSD Leadership Team

Kathleen M. Huebner NLCSD Project Director Salus University 1-215-780-1361 kathyh@salus.edu	Harold Johnson NLCSD Director of Research Michigan State University hjohnson@msu.edu
Brooke C. Smith NLCSD Project Coordinator Salus University bsmith@salus.edu	John Killoran NLCSD Liaison to the Deafblind Community Western Oregon University/NCDB killorj@wou.edu
Tina Fitzpatrick Administrative Assistant Salus University Tfitzpatrick@salus.edu	Glinda Hill OSEP Projector Officer glinda.hill@ed.gov

11/16/2009

U.S. Office of Special Education Programs