Margaret J. McLaughlin, Ph.D.
Professor & Special Education Program Director
Faculty
Dr. Ana Taboada Barber, Associate Professor (Elementary/Middle Special Education)
Specialty: Literacy development, student engagement ataboada@umd.edu
Dr. Paula Beckman, Professor (Early Childhood Special Education)
Specialty: Infancy and early childhood special education pbeckman@umd.edu
Dr. Philip J. Burke, Professor (Policy in Special Education)
Specialty: Policy studies; special education administration pjburke@umd.edu
Dr. Kelli Cummings, Assistant Professor (Elementary/Middle Special Education)
Specialty: Assessment, language, and social development kellic@umd.edu
Dr. Susan De La Paz, Associate Professor (Elementary and Secondary Special Education)
Specialty: Learning disabilities; writing; content area instruction sdelapaz@umd.edu
Dr. Andrew Egel, Professor (Early Childhood Special Education)
Specialty: Severe disabilities; autism; applied behavior analysis aegel@umd.edu
Dr. Frances L. Kohl, Associate Professor (Elementary Special Education)
Specialty: Severe and physical disabilities; functional skill instruction flkohl@umd.edu
Dr. Peter Leone, Professor (Secondary/Middle Special Education)
Specialty: Behavior disorders; program environments for troubled youth leonep@umd.edu
Dr. Joan Lieber, Professor (Early Childhood Special Education)
Specialty: Early childhood; social interaction of children with disabilities jlieber@umd.edu
Dr. Sarah Mallory, Clinical Assistant Professor (Elementary/Middle Special Education)
Specialty: Special Education Teacher Preparation sbhm@umd.edu
Dr. M. Sherril Moon, Professor (Secondary/Middle Special Education)
Specialty: Severe disabilities; community based instruction moons@umd.edu
Dr. Debra A. Neubert, Professor (Secondary/Middle Special Education)
Specialty: Vocational assessment and transition services dneubert@umd.edu
Dr. Rebecca Silverman, Associate Professor (Elementary Special Education)
Specialty: Language and literacy for students with disabilities rdsilver@umd.edu
Dr. Jade Wexler, Assistant Professor (Secondary/Middle Special Education)
Specialty: Adolescent literacy jawexler@umd.edu
Lecturers
Anne Butler
Faculty Research Associate
Agnesanne Danehey
Research Assistant Professor
Caryolyn Fink
University Supervisor
Barabara Gruber
Lecturer
Sandra Newcomb
Lecturer
Patty Ulf
Elementary Special Education
PDS Coordinator
Stacey Williams
Elementary Special Education
PDS Coordinator