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
Cynthia Rodriguez
Coordinator of Academics, Special Education
- 505 277-5018
- cyrodriguez@unm.edu
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SPCD Faculty
Sarah Roberts Carlson, PhD
Program Coordinator, Special Education MA Concentration I
Assistant Professor, Special Education
- Hokona Hall 266
- (505) 277-6915
- sbr@unm.edu
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Margo Collier, PhD
Program Coordinator, Educational Diagnosis Certificate (EDAG)
Associate Professor, Special Education
- Hokona Hall 290
- 505 277-4273
- collierm@unm.edu
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Jordan DeBrine, PhD
Assistant Professor, Special Education
- Hokona Hall 294
- 505-277-0358
- jdebrine@unm.edu
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Layla Dehaiman, MA
Program Coordinator, Dual License
Lecturer II, Special Education
- Hokona Hall 287
- 505 277-6915
- ldehaima@unm.edu
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Aimee Hackney, PhD
Assistant Professor, Special Education
- Hokona Hall 278
- 505 277-0255
- ajhackney@unm.edu
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Erin Jarry, PhD
Principal Lecturer III, Special Education
- Hokona Hall 138
- 505 277-0731
- ejarry@unm.edu
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Yunji Jeong, PhD, BCBA
Lecturer III, Special Education
- Hokona Hall 264
- 505 277-6915
- yjeong@unm.edu
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David Hart Lewis, PhD
Senior Lecturer III, Special Education
- Hokona Hall 150
- 505 277-0227
- hlewis@unm.edu
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Veronica Moore, PhD
Co-Program Coordinator, Autism Spectrum Disorder Program
Principal Lecturer III, Special Education
- Hokona Hall 280
- 505 277-4462
- vmoore@unm.edu
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Allison Nannemann, PhD
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
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
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
Associate Professor, Special Education
- Hokona Hall 254
- 505 277-1406
- devalenz@unm.edu
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Sunaina Shenoy, PhD
Associate Professor, Special Education
- Hokona Hall 259
- 505 277-0497
- shenoy@unm.edu
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Daphne Snyder, PhD
Program Coordinator, Applied Behavior Analysis
Assistant Professor, Special Education
- Hokona Hall 258
- 505-277-0628
- snyderd@unm.edu
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Clare K. Stott, PhD
Senior 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
Program Coordinator, SETT/RISE/Graduate Practicum
Lecturer II, Special Education
- Hokona Hall 288
- 505 277-6915
- svogt@unm.edu
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