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Mary Beth Bruder, PhD

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Contact Information:
860-679-1500
Leadership:
UCEDD Director
LEND Director
Discipline Coordinators:
Discipline(s):
Education: Early Intervention/Early Childhood
Education/Special Education
AUCD Council Membership:
Council on Research and Evaluation
Community Education Directors' Council
National Training Directors' Council
Vita/Bio:
Service:
Linked Projects

CSDE Aspiring Leaders MOU
NEAG Sub: Project 13 Prep
UCEDD Center for Developmental Disabilities
Mental Health Champion Grant (AUCD/CDC)
Community College Grant

Act Early (LTSAE) COVID-19
CSDE Aspiring Leaders MOU
Think College (CTTCSC)
ECiDC - Early Childhood Doctoral Leadership Consortia (ECiDC)
ECPC - Early Childhood Personnel Center (ECPC)
EISP - Early Intervention Credential (EISP)
Editor of Infants & Young Children
Masters Grant - Interdisciplinary Preparation for Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities who have High Intensity Needs (MA Grant)
LEND - Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and other Disabilities (LEND)
Project I-3 Prep (NEAG Sub)
OEC Leadership in Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Leadership Training Program (OEC Sub-award)
Vaccine Initiative (ACL)
AUCD Early Childhood Special Interest Group
Tribal Nations Initiative
CTCDD - Customized Employment
CTCDD - Parents with Cognitive Disabilities
International Special Olympics - Health Athletes and early intervention
UConn Health Center on Aging - Research Study
CT Developmental Disability Council Activities
ECiPC-E - Early Childhood Intervention Personnel Center for Equity
ISEI - International Society of Early Intervention
AUCD Early Childhood Special Interest Group
Community College Grant
CSDE Aspiring Leaders in Special Education
CT Cross Disability Lifespan Alliance
ECiDC - Early Childhood Doctoral Leadership Consortia (ECiDC)
ECPC - Early Childhood Personnel Center (ECPC)
Editor of Infants & Young Children
EISP - Early Intervention Credential (EISP)
LEND - Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and other Disabilities (LEND)
Masters Grant - Interdisciplinary Preparation for Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities who have High Intensity Needs (MA Grant)
Mental Health Champion Grant (AUCD/CDC)
OEC Leadership in Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Leadership Training Program (OEC Sub-award)
Project I-3 Prep (NEAG Sub)
Think College (CTTCSC)
Uconn UCEDD Center for Developmental Disabilities
Vaccine Initiative (ACL)
Public Health Workforce Expansion
Special Olympics International - Health Athletes
AUCD Early Childhood Special Interest Group
CSDE Aspiring Leaders in Special Education
ECiDC - Early Childhood Doctoral Leadership Consortia (ECiDC)
ECiPC-E - Early Childhood Intervention Personnel Center for Equity
ECPC - Early Childhood Personnel Center (ECPC)
Editor of Infants & Young Children
ISEI - International Society of Early Intervention
LEND - Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and other Disabilities (LEND)
Project I-3 Prep (NEAG Sub)
UConn Health Center on Aging - Research Study
Uconn UCEDD Center for Developmental Disabilities
Caplan - Supporting Parents with IDD
Masters Grant - Interdisciplinary Preparation for Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities who have High Intensity Needs (MA Grant)
Community College Grant
Mental Health Champion Grant (American Academy of Pediatrics/ CDC )
OEC Leadership in Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Leadership Training Program (OEC Sub-award)
Public Health Workforce Expansion
CT Developmental Disability Council Activities
EISP - Early Intervention Credential (EISP)
Lead IDEA Center
Vaccine Initiative (ACL)
Caplan - Supporting Parents with IDD
Community College Grant
CSDE Aspiring Leaders in Special Education
CT Developmental Disability Council Activities
ECiDC - Early Childhood Doctoral Leadership Consortia (ECiDC)
ECiPC-E - Early Childhood Intervention Personnel Center for Equity
Editor of Infants & Young Children
EISP - Early Intervention Credential (EISP)
ISEI - International Society of Early Intervention
Lead IDEA Center
LEND - Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and other Disabilities (LEND)
Masters Grant - Interdisciplinary Preparation for Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities who have High Intensity Needs (MA Grant)
OEC Leadership in Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Leadership Training Program (OEC Sub-award)
Uconn UCEDD Center for Developmental Disabilities
Special Olympics International - Healthy Athletes
AUCD Early Childhood Special Interest Group
ECPC - Early Childhood Personnel Center (ECPC)
Public Health Workforce Expansion
UConn Health Center on Aging - Research Study
Mental Health Champion Grant (American Academy of Pediatrics/ CDC )
Project I-3 Prep (NEAG Sub)
Linked Products

UCEDD Manual: Customizing Employment: A Do-It-Yourself Toolkit for Families, Volume 2, Forms and Other Information (April 2021)
UCEDD Manual: Five Competency Domains for Staff Who Facilitate Person-Centered Planning developed in collaboration with NCAPPS (November 2020)
UCEDD Manual: Think College: Overview of a Handbook for Connecticut Colleges, Universities, Vocational-Technical Programs, and Other Postsecondary Programs Interested in Creating a Think College Model for Adolescents and Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities (April 2021)
UCEDD Manual: Customizing Employment: A Do-It-Yourself Toolkit for Families, Volume 1, How-to Narrative (April 2021)
UCEDD Manual: Supported Decision-Making as an Alternative to Guardianship and Conservatorship (April 2021)

Pyramid Module Training Video
UCEDD Report: Think College Manual: Overview of a Handbook for Connecticut Colleges, Universities, Vocational-Technical Programs, and Other Postsecondary Programs Interested in Creating a Think College Model for Adolescents and Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities (April 2021 Update)A Handbook on Think College for Connecticut
Web Resources: Customized Employment Training Flyer
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children Journal (January/March, Volume 35 Issue 1)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children (October/December 2021, Volume 34 Issue 4)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children (July/September 2021, Volume 34 Issue 3)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children Journal (April/June, Volume 35 Issue 2)
Learn the Sign Act Early (LTSAE): Sparkler Progress Report and Early Childhood Systems Building in CT (10/18/2022)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children Journal (July/September, Volume 35 Issue 3)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children Journal (October/December, Volume 35 Issue 4)
Early Childhood Intervention Personnel Center for Equity (ECiPC-E): Press Release: $10 Million for National Early Childhood Intervention Personnel Development Equity Center Awarded to UConn (2/21/2023)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children Journal (January/March Volume 36, Issue 1)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children Journal (April/June Volume 36, Issue 2)
LEND Publication (Submitted): Barriers to Health Care Among Adults with Disabilities in CT
UCEDD Reports: Community Health Worker Training Programs in Connecticut
LEND Reports: A 2022 Pilot Assessment of the Experiences of Persons with Disabilities in CT Receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine
LEND Poster: IQ as Eligibility Criterion for IDD Services (CPHA 2023 Conference)
UCEDD Poster: LHD Inclusion of PWD: Results from CT Training Needs Assessment (CPHA 2023 Conference)
LEND Poster: COVID-19 Vaccinations for PWD in CT: Findings from 3 Pilot Studies (AUCD 2023 Conference)
LEND Poster: IQ as Eligibility Criterion for IDD Services (AUCD 2023 Conference)
CT Community College Presentation: Promoting Quality Inclusion in Higher Ed Courses/Field Experiences (OSEP 325N funded grantees) (DEC 2023 Conference)
CT Family Stars Presentation: CT Family STARS DEMO Model for Infants and Young Children (DEC 2023 Conference)
CT Family Stars Presentation: OSEP Model Demonstration Project (AUCD 2023 Conference)
ECPC Presentation: It Takes a Village! Creating a Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (DEC 2023 Conference)
ECPC Poster: Leadership Academy (OSEP 2023 Conference)
ECPC Presentation: Leading for Change: ECPC Leadership Academy (DEC 2023 Conference)
LEND Book Chapter: The Neurodiversity Paradigm and the Future of Higher Education
LEND Poster: Swaddling Ear to Ear – Conceptualizing and Supporting Early Intervention Enrollment (EDHI 2024 Conference)
LEND Poster: Weighted Family Perceptual Factors Impacting Early Intervention Services for Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (EDHI 2024 Conference)
UCEDD Poster: LHD Inclusion of PWD: Results from CT Training Needs Assessment (AUCD 2023 Conference)
LTSAE Poster: Crosswalk of CDC Learn the Signs Milestones and ASQ 3 Questionnaire (DEC 2023 Conference)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children Journal (January/March Volume 37, Issue 1)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children Journal (April/June Volume 37, Issue 2)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children Journal (July/September Volume 36, Issue 3)
From the Editor: Infants & Young Children Journal (October/December Volume 36, Issue 4)