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Amber Friesen (she/her), PhD - Dr. Friesen is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Special Education, at San Francisco State University. Since joining SF State in 2012, her research has focused on promoting inclusive early childhood settings and strong family partnerships. With colleagues in early childhood, she co-created and is the co-coordinator of the Inclusive Early Childhood Practices Graduate Certificate. Dr. Friesen has been the principal investigator on two Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) grants, including a more recent interdisciplinary grant with speech language therapists.

Maryssa Kucskar Mitsch , Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Early Childhood Special Education in the Department of Special Education. Her primary teaching responsibilities includes courses in early intervention, assessment of young children at-risk and with disabilities, and family systems. Dr. Kucskar’s primary research interests focus on inclusive practices, social skills interventions for young children with disabilities, implementation of evidence-based practices, and strategies for effective professional development.

Karina Du received her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Sociology at the University of California Irvine and is an alumni of the Early Childhood Special Education Credential/M.A. program at San Francisco State University. She is a lecturer for an undergraduate course on the science of early intervention. She currently works with preschoolers with autism, and also has experience in early intervention, family-centered practices and inclusion. She also had the opportunity to teach in South Africa as a part of the the CAD/ECSE summer program.