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Hello, hello, and good evenin', good people:

Here's a little somethin' about me:

Juan Rafael Mesa is both a licensed and Board Certified Behavior AnalystÒ (BCBAÒ), as well as a licensed general and special education teacher, and Program Director, in three states, including New York and California, and has a Baccalaureate degree in Educational Studies, with a minor in Special Education, from the University of Oregon (U of O); a Bachelor of Science degree in Film History and Criticism from CUNY (City University of New York); a Master of Science degree in Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE), with a concentration in Positive Behavior Supports (PBIS); a Master of Science degree in Special Education; and a Master of Arts degree in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), with an emphasis on how to treat and care for persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), from Ball State University.

Juan has received a number of awards and scholarships for his work at universities in Brooklyn and Queens, New York, and has been honored by the U of O with service grants and foundational stipends. In May of 2013, Juan was given the special distinction of High Honors in Film Studies and Media Studies at Queens College, and the City University of New York did give Juan the Gillman Memorial Fellowship Award for his outstanding scholarly application of film theories and work producing several student films.

Juan now owns and operates a private behavior analytic company with offices in, and through, New York City, in California’s Bay Area, including the cities of San Francisco, Berkeley, and Oakland, and in Eugene and Portland, Oregon. Juan’s work as a behavior analyst (also human service professional) has brought him back to the U of O, where he will pursue a doctoral degree in Special Education and focus his research efforts on the science of ABA and other behavior management strategies to help students with ASD and different disabilities.

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Hi All! I am excited to be joining everyone as we embark on our doctoral degrees! I am originally from Oregon and completed my undergraduate and masters degrees at the UO! I spent some time in Boston with TFA and taught in a self contained classroom! I am super interested in learning about research based academic interventions for middle/high school students in the areas of reading and math!

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Daylaha! That is hello in my tribal language. My ancestors came from Northern California, all of the Oregon Coast, parts of the Valley including Eugene, and parts of Southern Washington. My name is Tiffany and I am an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon. I also come from the tribes of Grand Ronde, Wasco, and Cherokee. I have taught in 5 tribal communities: Siletz, Nimiipuu/Nez Perce, White Mt. Apache, Kansas City Indian Community, and Lawrence, Kansas. My bachelors is in Elementary Education from Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, KS. I have a endorsement as a Reading Specialist K-12 and Gifted/Talented K-12 from Lewis and Clark State College. My masters is in Special Education K-12 from the University of Oregon. I am interested in research with Native American communities in transition and Positive Behavior Supports. I am a single mom of a 5 year old boy. He is my world and I try and teach him and take him around family to learn our tribal culture.  Hvmchi (means I will see you again).
The picture below is me in my coastal regalia. This is what we have worn to dances for thousands of years (minus the shirt).

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Hi all! I am excited to meet you and to be studying at UO. I am interested in researching developmental disabilities, adverse childhood experiences, and academic outcomes of students in tribal communities. I have about 15 total years of teaching elementary age students. I spent the last 6 years working with students who were at risk for reading failure in the capacity of a reading interventionist. I look forward to working with you!

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Hi! I am excited to start my doctoral program here at UO. I come from a city called Luoyang (one of the ancient capitals of China and famous for its peonies). I received my master's degree in Human Development and Family Studies from UW-Madison. My training has been primarily with typically developing children--I studied parent-child interactions and child development within family and community contexts. I became interested in autism intervention when I was a behavioral interventionist for toddlers and school-aged children. My research interests lie in the areas of decreasing challenging behaviors and developing parent-professional partnership and more...I look forward to learning new knowledge and trying new things here at Eugene. (Here are the peonies in full bloom in my hometown).

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Hi! I'm excited to be at the U of O and can't wait to explore the West Coast! I grew up in Maryland, went to University of Maryland for undergrad (German) and my Master's (early childhood special ed and severe disabilities), lived and taught elementary kids with autism in Charlotte, NC the last 4 years. Based on questions I had and issues I came across during 6 years of teaching elementary special ed (inclusive and self contained settings), I'm interested in early intervention with kids with ASD, upscaling interventions and EBP for classroom settings, and preservice/teacher training. I had an awesome 12 day roadtrip to move out here; here's me in Glacier NP on the continental divide (holding my souvenir magnet) :)

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Hi all! I am looking forward to getting to know everyone! I am from Vermont, and earned my BA and MA from Johnson State College, a small liberal arts college in the northeast corner of the state. In between degrees I spent a few years in New York City. My research interests include college accessibility for diverse learners, autism spectrum disorders, and post-secondary transitions. My prior experience leading me to the UO includes work as a behavior interventionist, coordinator of a supported employment program, high school SPED teacher, and as the Assistant Director for a residential program supporting college students with diverse learning needs. Looking forward to working with you all!

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This is my eleventh year teaching this course and I have enjoyed revising and enhancing it to meet incoming doctoral students needs and interests. My field-based experiences prior to getting my PhD was as a school psychologist in CA. Since receiving my PhD, I have focused on supporting States/Districts/schools on implementing effective instructional practice, primarily in the area of early reading. But I love to get geeky about a lot of things—as all doctoral wanna-bees are :)

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Hello everyone. I am both excited and GRATEFUL to be in such a prestigious program moving toward one of the great goals of my life. My interests are both numerous and varied, so I won't list them here. Recently, I have spent a great deal of time in a variety of capacities with Sovereign indigenous people. I look forward to our diversity and the robust dialogue we will have.

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Hi, all! I am excited to be starting my first year at U of O with all of you. I grew up in California and completed my undergraduate and Master's degree at University California, Santa Barbara. My research interests include socialization skills for toddlers and children with ASD, increasing motivation in academic tasks, and training paraprofessionals to implement evidence based practices in inclusive environments. I have worked as a behavior interventionist for the past five years and just recently received my BCBA. My background in autism and Applied Behavior Analysis has led me here for my PhD.