Announcements
September 2009
Psychologists from Rome visit MCPER Autism Spectrum Disorders Institute
Camilla Ferrara and Giorgia Carradori, graduates of La Sapienza University currently specializing in psychotherapy at the Walden Institute in Rome, Italy, will be joining researchers in our Autism Spectrum Disorders Institute for 2 months this fall. At their home institute, Ferrara and Carradori are involved in research on cognitive behavioral psychotherapy and are particularly interested in MCPER’s work on applied behavior analysis (ABA) and autism. We at MCPER appreciate this opportunity for international collaboration and welcome these two researchers to the heart of Texas. We hope they find their stay with us both informative and enjoyable.
August 2009
Sharon Vaughn named 2009–2010 Special Education Dean’s Fellow
Sharon Vaughn, executive director of MCPER, was selected as the Special Education Department Dean’s Fellow for the 2009–2010 academic year. She will serve as the Fellow during the spring 2010 semester. MCPER extends its heartiest congratulations to her!
MCPER graduate research assistant Jin Ok earns doctorate
Jin Ok successfully defended his dissertation on August 4, 2009. Ok is a graduate of the Special Education Department of UT’s College of Education. He has been at MCPER for 6 years, working on the Higher Education Collaborative project, which is part of the Texas Reading First Initiative. Please join us in wishing him well as he heads to a new job in Korea and his next adventure.