BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
NAME: Deana McGuire Buck
TITLE IN PROPOSAL: Program Group Leader - Education/Early Intervention
EDUCATION:
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION
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DEGREE
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YEAR
CONFERRED
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FIELD OF STUDY
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University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA
Longwood College, Farmville VA
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M.Ed.
B.S.
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1985
1983
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Education of the Hearing Impaired
Speech Pathology and Audiology
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND APPOINTMENTS:
2006-present - Program Group Leader, Education/Early Intervention, Partnership for People with Disabilities, Virginia Commonwealth University
2004-present - Project Director, Include Me, Partnership for People with Disabilities, VCU
2002-present - Project Director, Integrated Training Collaborative, Partnership for People with Disabilities, VCU
2000-2006 - Team Leader, Early Childhood Team, Partnership for People with Disabilities, VCU
1998-2000 - Project Director, Physicians as Partners Project, Partnership for People with Disabilities, VCU
1999-2000 - Project Director, Windows of Opportunity Project, Partnership for People with Disabilities, VCU
1994-present - Project Director, Richmond Infant Council, Partnership for People with Disabilities, VCU
1992-1994 - Project Coordinator, Family-Centered Financing Project, Partnership for People with Disabilities, VCU
1990-1992 - Training Director and Technical Assistance Provider, Part H Office, Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services
1987-1990 - Project Coordinator, Trans/Team Outreach, Child Development Resources
1985-1987 - Service Coordinator/Assessment Team Member, Infant/Parent Program, Child Development Resources
OFFICES/MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, ADVISORY COUNCILS, BOARDS:
2004-present - Member, VDOE Early Childhood Priority Project
2001-present - Member, Integrated Training Collaborative
1999-present - Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Commonwealth University
1996-2001 - Founding Board Member, Children's Health Involving Parents (CHIP), Richmond VA
1998-present - Member, Council Coordinators Association of Virginia (CoCoA)
1994 - President, Virginia DEC
MAJOR RESEARCH/PROFESSIONAL INTEREST:
Early Intervention - Particular areas of interest include natural environments, service coordination, and funding supports and resources; Inclusive Education
Member, Natural and Inclusive Environments Community of Practice (7/2006-present)
PUBLICATIONS and PRODUCTS:
Woodruff, G., Garland, C. & Buck, D. (1989). Case Management. Reston, VA: Division for Early Childhood.
Garland, C., Frank, A., Buck, D. & Seklemian, P. (1992). Skills Inventory for Teams. Lightfoot, VA: Child Development Resources.
Buck, D. (1992) (Producer). Transdisciplinary Arena Assessment Process. Lightfoot, VA: Child Development Resources.
Buck, D. & Yoder, T. (1994). Optimizing Financial Resources for Family Centered Early Intervention Services: A Guide for Local Interagency Coordinating Councils. Richmond, VA: Virginia Institute for Developmental Disabilities.
Buck, D., & Shannon, P. (1999). Assessing the Early Intervention Training and Information Needs of Family Practice Physicians and Pediatricians in Virginia. VCU: Richmond.
Buck, D., Uhl, M., & Yoder, T. (2001). Optimizing Financial Resources for Family Centered Early Intervention Services: A Guide for Local Interagency Coordinating Councils. Richmond, VA: Virginia Institute for Developmental Disabilities.
Buck, D., Cox, A., Shannon, P. & Hash, K. (2001). Building Collaboration among Physicians and Other Early Intervention Providers: Practices that Work. Baltimore, MD. Infant & Young Children: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Special Care Practices.
Buck, D., Cox, A., Uhl, M. & Yoder, T. (Eds) (2001). Kaleidoscope: New Perspectives in Service Coordination. Richmond, VA: Partnership for People with Disabilities.
Buck, D. & Hill, C. (Eds) (2004). Kaleidoscope: New Perspectives in Service Coordination. (Level I and Level II). Richmond, VA: Partnership for People with Disabilities.
Buck, D. & Hill, C. (Eds) (2006). Kaleidoscope: New Perspectives in Service Coordination (Level I and Level II). Richmond, VA: Partnership for People with Disabilities.
