Faculty

Because this is an interdisciplinary program, students work with faculty with expertise in special education, literacy for special needs, curriculum and instruction, school psychology, and counseling. In addition to the regular faculty you will meet below, students will work with several experienced professionals who teach courses as adjunct instructors.

Steven E. Curtis, Ph.D.

Special Education Program Director
BA, University of California, Los Angeles; MS. 1989, Utah State University; PhD, 1992 Utah State University; Assistant Professor, Special Education.

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Patricia Work, Ph.D.

PhD, University of Northern Colorado; Assistant Professor, Special Education.

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Katherine L. Schlick Noe, Ph.D.

Literacy Program Director BA, Med, PhD, 1985, University of Washington; Professor, Literacy for Special Needs.

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Kay Beisse, Ph.D.

BA, 1972 University of Washington; Med, 1987, Western Washington University; PhD, 1993, University of Washington; Assistant Professor, School Psychology.

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John P. Chattin-McNichols, Ph.D.

Teaching and Learning Department Chair
BA, University of California, Los Angeles; PhD, 1979, Stanford University; Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction.

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Laurie Stevahn, Ph.D.

BA, Pacific Lutheran College, 1980; MEd, Seattle Pacific University, 1989; PhD University of Minnesota, 2000; Assistant Professor , Curriculum and Instruction.

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Jacqueline Leibsohn, Ph.D.

BA, University of California, Davis; MS, PhD, 1989, Colorado State University; Associate Professor, Counseling

Christine Jensen, Ed. D.

Associate Professor, Counseling

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CONTACT US
Loyola Hall
Room 304
(206) 296-5908
specialed@seattleu.edu