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Biography
Dr. Votava is a speech-language pathologist and early interventionist specializing in work with birth to 5-year-olds. Dr. Votava has 20 years experience in the field of Early Intervention. She has worked as an early interventionist, provided technical assistance for early intervention programs, and has been an adjunct in the Early Childhood Education, Physical Therapy, Special Education, and Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of North Dakota. Dr. Votava is trained in Hanen, routines-based interview/family assessment, adverse childhood experiences (ACES), and NEAR@home toolkit. Kristen has interests in implementation science, IFSP development, early language, social-emotional development, family-centered services, and team collaboration. She has presented nationally and internationally on early intervention topics.
Early Intervention policy, Family assessment, Transdisciplinary practices and collaboration, ACEs, NEAR@Home Toolkit,
Votava, K., & Johnson, C. (2016, January 7). Statewide special education practices to improve the quality of IFSP outcomes, 2016 Conference Proceedings, Paper presented at Hawaii International Education Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii (p. 1773-1778). Honolulu, Hawaii: HICE.
Johnson, C., & Votava, K. (2016). Education practices for early identification of communication concerns in young children, 2016 Conference Proceedings, Paper presented at Hawaii International Education Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii (p. 1379-1386). Honolulu, Hawaii: HICE.
Votava, K, & Chiasson, K. (2015). Perceptions of part C coordinators on family assessment in early intervention, Rural Special Education Quarterly, 34 (2), 17-24.
McWilliam, R. A., Casey, A. M., Ashley, D., Fielder, J., Rowley, P., DeJong, K., Mickel, J., Stricklin, S. B., & Votava, K. (2011). Assessement of family-identified needs through the routines-based interview. In M. McLean, & P. Snyder (Eds.), Gathering information to make informed decisions: Contemporary perspectives about assessment in early intervention and early childhood special education (pp. 64-78). Missoula, MT: The Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children
Votava, K.M., Johnson, C., & Chiasson, K. (2011). Using an accountability tool to improve the quality of outcomes on individual family service plans. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals.
Certificate of Clinical Competency, speech-language pathology, American Speech- Language Hearing Association, 2001- current.
Licensed by the North Dakota State Board of Examiners to practice Speech-Language Pathology. 2000 - present.
Ph.D., Teacher Education, Department of Teaching & Learning, August 2013.
Master’s Degree, Communication Disorders, University of North Dakota (UND), Grand Forks, ND. May 2000.
Bachelor of Science, Speech-Language Hearing Sciences, Moorhead State University (MSU), Moorhead, MN. May 1997.
Akita-Japan, MSU, Fall 1993.
NEAR@Home Toolkit facilitator and research group, Washington state THRIVE
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), member
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Higher Education Reviewer
North Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children (NDAEYC),Member
Zero to Three, member
Council for Exceptional Children, member, including Division for Early Childhood
American Speech-Language Hearing Association, member
Reviewer, Journal of Special Education Technology, 2015-present
UND Medical School, North Dakota Early Intervention Technical Assistant, July 2005-July 2006
North Dakota Deaf-Blind Project Coordinator, School for the Deaf, Devils Lake, ND, September 2005 - July 2006.
Adjunct Faculty, UND Teaching & Learning, Early Childhood Education Online Instructor, 2007, 2010-2011.
Early Interventionist/Speech-Language Pathologist, Northeast Human Service Center, Grand Forks, ND. November 1999-2009.