Meet the Team
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Michael Hebert, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator & Program Developer
Associate Professor
University of California, Irvine
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Janet Bohaty, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
Senior Research Associate
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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Marc Goodrich, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University
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Natalie Koziol, Ph.D.
Co-investigator & Senior Statistician
Research Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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Derek B. Rodgers, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
Research Assistant Professor
University of Iowa
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Rachel Schachter
Co-Investigator
Associate Professor
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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Amanda Witte, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
Research Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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Sarah Zuckerman
Co-Investigator
Associate Professor
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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Pam Bazis, Ph.D.
co-investigator
Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Nancy Coffey
Retired Consultant
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Mary Jo McElhose
Consultant
NeMTSS System Consultant
Nebraska Department of Education
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Heidi Hines
Graduate Assistant
University of California, Irvine
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Amy Rhone
WORDS Program Officer
Office of Special Education Administrator/State Director,
Nebraska Department of Education
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Nathan Speer M.A., Ed.S.
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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George Toman
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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Judith Wilson, Ph.D
Program Co-Developer
Associate Professor of Practice (Retired)
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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HyeonJin Yoon
Statistician
Research Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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Sergio Leiva Cardona, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California, Irvine
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Sara Wing, Ed.D.
Project Coordinator
Reading Teacher Coach Specialist-Lead
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Kylee Rhamy, M.Ed.
Reading Teacher Coach Specialist
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Carrie Sublette, M.Ed.
Reading Teacher Coach Specialist
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