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Curriculum Vitae
Biography
Dr. Grave has worked with children and families for 25 years. She has worked in schools, homes, and in a variety of community and mental health settings. She has provided services to individuals with disabilities and mental health diagnoses across the lifespan (birth through adulthood) individually, in small groups, and in large groups/classroom settings in Head Start, Early Head Start, and a range of grades K-12. She has developed curricula for use in Head Start as well as community mental health providers. She continues to provide training and consultative services to schools, child care providers, and mental health clinicians. Her passion for working with individuals with disabilities is further fueled by having a family member with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Autism Spectrum Disorder: treatments, methods, assessment, service delivery across the lifespan and across settings
Early Childhood Mental Health and Social Emotional Development in Early Childhood
Supporting students with disabilities in the College/University setting
Assessment and Accreditation Coordination for Special Education Program: Team lead for State licensing board alignment and reporting, CAEP Initial Standard alignment, InTASC standard alignment, CAEP Advanced standard alignment, and Program Assessment
Online, in-person, and hybrid course instruction
Graduate and Undergraduate course instruction
Graduate and Undergraduate course development
Advising of Graduate Students, including those seeking initial licensure in other states
Successful grant acquisition and implementation for over $1,000,000 for non-profit organizations
Accomplished presenter
Inclusion Specialist
Consultation services: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Early Childhood, Early Childhood Mental Health