Office Location
Harrington Education Center Tower, 704F

Mailing Address
Center on Disability and Development
Dept. of Educational Psychology
4225 Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4225

Contact
Dr. Amy Sharp

Phone Number
979.845.4612

Fax Number
979.862.1256

Email
cdd@tamu.edu

Contact Us

Center Staff

	Michael Benz, Ph.D. Center Director 979-845-1372 \| mbenz@tamu.edu Expertise: secondary special education, transition services and at-risk youth
	Amy Sharp, Ph.D. Associate Director 979-845-4612 \| sharp@tamu.edu Expertise: family involvement, special education, family advocacy and school family collaboration
	Lauren Cifuentes, Ph.D. Information Dissemination Coordinator 979-845-7806 \| laurenc@tamu.edu Expertise: educational technology and instructional design
	Kelsey Johnson Communications Specialist 979-862-4990 \| kelsey_johnson@tamu.edu Expertise: graphic design, professional writing, photography, web management, media relations
	Linda Parrish, Ph.D. Public Policy Coordinator 979-709-7264 \| l-parrish@tamu.edu Expertise: disability policies
	Rick Peterson, Ph.D. Texas Cooperative Extension Liaison; Associate Professor 979-845-3850 \| rlpeterson@ag.tamu.edu Expertise: program development, evaluation and outreach and family life
	Laura Stough, Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Training Coordinator 979-845-8257 \| lstough@tamu.edu Expertise: low-incidence disabilities, disaster recovery for individuals with disabilities, classroom management in special education settings and special education teacher cognition
	Dalun "Dan" Zhang, Ph.D. Research and Evaluation Coordinator 979-862-6514 \| dalun@tamu.edu Expertise: transition education and services for individuals with disabilities

	Tim Elliott, Ph.D. Affiliated Professor 979-862-3095 \| telliott@tamu.edu Expertise: counseling psychology
	Jorge Gonzalez, Ph.D. Affiliated Professor 979-845-2324 \| jegonzalez@coe.tamu.edu Expertise: school psychology
	Sharolyn Pollard-Durodola , Ph.D. Affiliated Professor 979-862-4663 \| sdurodola@coe.tamu.edu Expertise: special and bilingual education
	Deb Simmons, Ph.D. Affiliated Professor 979-845-8050 \| dsimmons@tamu.edu Expertise: special and bilingual education

	Michael Benz, Ph.D. Center Director 979-845-1372 \| mbenz@tamu.edu Expertise: secondary special education, transition services and at-risk youth
	Amy Sharp, Ph.D. Associate Director 979-845-4612 \| sharp@tamu.edu Expertise: family involvement, special education, family advocacy and school family collaboration
	Lauren Cifuentes, Ph.D. Information Dissemination Coordinator 979-845-7806 \| laurenc@tamu.edu Expertise: educational technology and instructional design
	Kelsey Johnson Communications Specialist 979-862-4990 \| kelsey_johnson@tamu.edu Expertise: graphic design, professional writing, photography, web management, media relations
	Linda Parrish, Ph.D. Public Policy Coordinator 979-709-7264 \| l-parrish@tamu.edu Expertise: disability policies
	Rick Peterson, Ph.D. Texas Cooperative Extension Liaison; Associate Professor 979-845-3850 \| rlpeterson@ag.tamu.edu Expertise: program development, evaluation and outreach and family life
	Laura Stough, Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Training Coordinator 979-845-8257 \| lstough@tamu.edu Expertise: low-incidence disabilities, disaster recovery for individuals with disabilities, classroom management in special education settings and special education teacher cognition
	Dalun "Dan" Zhang, Ph.D. Research and Evaluation Coordinator 979-862-6514 \| dalun@tamu.edu Expertise: transition education and services for individuals with disabilities

	Tim Elliott, Ph.D. Affiliated Professor 979-862-3095 \| telliott@tamu.edu Expertise: counseling psychology
	Jorge Gonzalez, Ph.D. Affiliated Professor 979-845-2324 \| jegonzalez@coe.tamu.edu Expertise: school psychology
	Sharolyn Pollard-Durodola , Ph.D. Affiliated Professor 979-862-4663 \| sdurodola@coe.tamu.edu Expertise: special and bilingual education
	Deb Simmons, Ph.D. Affiliated Professor 979-845-8050 \| dsimmons@tamu.edu Expertise: special and bilingual education