I am an associate professor at Texas Tech University. I received my B.S. from Hardin-Simmons University, and my master's degree from Texas Woman's University. My doctorate was awarded from Texas Tech University in 1993. I have had over 28 years of experience in special education as a teacher and as a counselor and/or educational diagnostician. Currently, I coordinate the program for Educational Diagnosticians at Tech and am privileged to be co-director for the Burkhart Project in Autism Education. The Burkhart Project provides education to families and teachers that work and live with children affected by autism. By providing effective education and support through Systems of Care and wrap-around plans this project will impact the quality of life for families and children with autism.

As an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator in the Special Education program here in the College of Education at Texas Tech University, I have the pleasure of helping to promote all our certification and degree programs. The Burkhart Project for Autism Education is a particular favorite as it brings families and professionals together to work with students with autism spectrum disorders. After earning my Ph.D. in Special Education at The University of Texas at Austin, I have worked in higher education for the past 17 years concentrating on high incidence disabilities. The Burkhart Project has allowed me to expand my horizons and utilize my expertise in personnel preparation to enhance ASD information accessibility. As the Burkhart Project grows, I look forward to promoting Systems of Care using Wrap-around planning for families and students with ASD to improve service delivery.

I graduated from Texas Tech University in May 2003 with my master's degree in Generic Special Education. I am currently working toward my doctorate at Texas Tech. My future plans are to teach special education and practice as an educational diagnostician in the public schools before entering into teaching at the university level.

Currently, I have ABD status at Texas Tech University in Special Education. I received my master's degree from Eastern New Mexico University and a bachelors degree in Special Education and Elementary Education from the same university. My experience in teaching began in the New Mexico public schools, educating students diagnosed as behaviorally/emotionally disturbed and severe and profound. Teaching in New Mexico places the special education teacher with students of all ability levels and all disabilities. Currently, I am an instructor of Special Education at Eastern New Mexico University. Upon completion of my doctorate, I will receive tenure track faculty status. The focus of my dissertation is parents and their experiences with the processes involved in special education.

I graduated from the Utkal University (India) with a master's degree in Philosophy. In addition, I have graduated from the Algonquin College (Canada) with a post-diploma in computer science/multimedia in April 2001. From May, 2001, I was self-employed as the webmaster at JP Web Design in Ottawa, Canada performing services in web designing, developing, and producing multimedia CDs. I have certificatios(k-12) and masters degree in special education from Texas Tech University (TTU). Presently, I am pursuing my doctorate in special education in Texas Tech University and working as a research assistant for the college of education at TTU . After completion of my 'doctorate' courses , I plan to be a special education teacher in the public/private schools. My long term objective is to make a significant contribution to the success of our young children by teaching at the university level.

I graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma with a master's degree in Generic Special Education. I am currently working on my doctorate at Texas Tech University. I am greatly delighted to work for the Burkhart Center during my doctoral study. The Burkhart Center provides a great opportunity for me to be involved with children who have been diagnosed with autism as well as to extend my knowledge in the field of autism education. I am truly grateful for the contribution of the Burkhart Center in enhancing the quality of autism education for children with autism and their families as well as for educators.