Project SALUTE
Successful Adaptations for Learning to Use Touch Effectively


--Who's Who Page--

This section introduces the Project Staff and Advisory Committee.

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Staff

Deborah Chen, Ph.D., Co-Director
Professor, Department of Special Education
deborah.chen@csun.edu

June Downing, Ph.D., Co-Director
Professor of Special Education
june.downing@csun.edu

Lavada Minor, Ph.D.
Research Coordinator

Blanca Plascencia
Bilingual Student Assistant

Gloria Rodriguez-Gil
Bilingual Coordinator
gloria.rodriguez-gil@csun.edu

Jo Runnion
Administrative Assistant

"The combined efforts of these 6 staff members result in a total of 8 days a week devoted to project activities."

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Advisory Committee

  • Maurice Belote, Project Coordinator, California Deaf-Blind Services
  • Julie Bernas Pierce, Program Director, Blind Babies Foundation, San Francisco
  • Terry Boisot, Parent
  • Jill Brody, Occupational Therapist, Blind Childrens Center, Los Angeles
  • Karen Goehl, Director, Indiana Deafblind Services Project
  • Eric Kloos, Director, Minnesota Deafblind Technical Assistance Project
  • Stephanie MacFarland, Ph.D., Coordinator, Teacher Preparation Program in Severe and Multiple Disabilities, University of Arizona, Tucson
  • Myrna Medina, Parent, Family Specialist, California Deaf-Blind Services
  • Barbara Miles, Consultant
  • Cyral Miller, Coordinator, Texas Deafblind Project
  • Janice Myck-Wayne, Lead Teacher and Service Coordinator, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Terry Rafalowski Welch, Consultant
  • Charity Rowland, Ph.D., Co-Director,Center on Self Determination, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Oregon Health and Science University
  • Patty Salcedo, Parent, Program Specialist, SEEDS, Sacramento County Office of Education
  • Sandy Staples, Teacher and Orientation and Mobility Instructor, Lodi Unified School District
  • Kat Stremel, Director, NTAC (National Technical Assistance Consortium)

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SALUTE is a model demonstration project funded by the U.S. Department of Education grant #H324T990025 to California State University, Northridge from September 1, 1999 to August 30, 2004.