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Faculty and Staff

Our Faculty

Our faculty members exhibit professionalism, passion and a commitment to education. But their unparalleled dedication goes beyond teaching and research. It extends to the community where they contribute to the intellectual and cultural life in New Mexico by sharing their talents and time.

The outreach and advocacy they provide is especially critical given their expertise in high need areas and the educational challenges that the state faces. You’ll find our faculty running professional development seminars for teachers, hosting summer institutes on campus, acting as resources for local schools and serving on local, state and national committees in their fields of expertise. Students aren’t sidelined either—they are always encouraged to participate in outreach efforts, academic and non-academic settings, creativity, language learning, language retention, bilingualism, literacy—and then use what they learn to shape educational policy.

SPCD Staff

Christopher Isham, MA

Christopher Isham

Department Administrator, Special Education

505 277-6915
cisham@unm.edu
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SPCD Faculty

Sarah Roberts Carlson, PhD

Sarah Roberts Carlson

Assistant Professor, Special Education

Hokona Hall 266
sbr@unm.edu
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Margo Collier, PhD

Margo Collier

Program Coordinator, Educational Diagnosis Certificate (EDAG)

Associate Professor, Special Education

Hokona Hall 290
505 277-4273
collierm@unm.edu
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Susan Copeland, PhD, BCBA-D

Susan Copeland

Program Coordinator, Applied Behavior Analysis Program

Professor, Special Education

Hokona Hall 264
505 277-0628
susanrc@unm.edu
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Layla Dehaiman, MA

Layla Dehaiman

Program Coordinator, Special Education Teacher Training Program

Lecturer II, Special Education

Hokona Hall 287
505 277-6915
ldehaima@unm.edu
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Aimee Hackney, PhD

Aimee Hackney

Assistant Professor, Special Education

Hokona Hall 278
505 277-0255
ajhackney@unm.edu
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Erin Jarry, PhD

Erin Jarry

Program Coordinator, Dual License

Lecturer III, Special Education

Hokona Hall 138
505 277-0731
ejarry@unm.edu
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Yunji Jeong, PhD, BCBA

Yunji Jeong

Lecturer III, Special Education

Hokona Hall 264
505 277-6915
yjeong@unm.edu
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David Hart Lewis, PhD

David Hart Lewis

Lecturer III, Special Education

Hokona Hall 150
505 277-0227
hlewis@unm.edu
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Ruth Luckasson, JD

Ruth Luckasson

Distinguished Professor: Special Education

Hokona Hall 101
505 277-6510
ruthl@unm.edu
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Veronica Moore, PhD

Veronica Moore

Co-Program Coordinator, Autism Spectrum Disorder Program

Lecturer III, Special Education

Hokona Hall 280
505 277-4462
vmoore@unm.edu
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Allison Nannemann, PhD

Allison Nannemann

Program Coordinator, Special Education MA Concentration II

Assistant Professor, Special Education

Hokona Hall 256
505 277-6376
nannemann@unm.edu
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Yen Pham, PhD

Yen Pham

Chair of the Department of Special Education

Associate Professor, Special Education

Hokona Hall 268
505 277-7967
ykp@unm.edu
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Cathy (Huaqing) Qi, PhD

Cathy (Huaqing) Qi

Program Coordinator, Autism Spectrum Disorder Program

Professor, Special Education

Hokona Hall 257
505 277-4452
hqi@unm.edu
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Julia Scherba de Valenzuela, PhD

Julia Scherba de Valenzuela

Program Coordinator, Special Education MA Concentration I

Associate Professor, Special Education

Hokona Hall 254
505 277-1406
devalenz@unm.edu
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Sunaina Shenoy, PhD

Sunaina Shenoy

Assistant Professor, Special Education

Hokona Hall 259
505 277-0497
shenoy@unm.edu
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Clare K. Stott, PhD

Clare K. Stott

Lecturer III, Special Education

Field Coordinator, Dual License Program

Hokona Hall 141
505 277-3202
clareks@unm.edu
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Sarah Vogt, MA

Sarah Vogt

Lecturer II, Special Education

Hokona Hall 288
505 277-6915
svogt@unm.edu
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