Our Team
Stephanie Shire
Dr. Shire is an Assistant Professor in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education. Prior to coming to Oregon, she completed post doctoral and doctoral training at the University of California Los Angeles. Dr. Shire’s research interests include the development and deployment of assessment and early intervention tools for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disorders. Her work has focused on partnering with community agencies to bring naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions to under-served and under resourced communities in North America and abroad.
Wenjing Bao
Wenjing Bao, is a doctoral student in the Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences in the College of Education. She is currently under the supervision of Dr. Stephanie Shire. Before starting her PhD program, she supported children with and without special needs in both family and school settings. Her focus areas include group intervention for children with autism, adaptation of evidence-based practices for diverse populations in different settings, as well as early intervention/early childhood special education non-profit organization framework and practices.
Marina Crain
Marina Crain is a doctoral student in the Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences in the College of Education, under the supervision of Dr. Stephanie Shire.
Yitong Jiang
Yitong Jiang is a doctoral student in the Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences in the College of Education, under the supervision of Dr. Stephanie Shire.
Eunji Kong
Eunji Kong is a doctoral student in the Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences in the College of Education, under the supervision of Dr. Stephanie Shire. Previously as a BCBA, she started and ran a clinic in Korea that provided free home-based applied behavior analysis interventions to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Her research interests include comprehensive interventions for children with ASD and supports for practitioners working with nonresponders to interventions.
Savannah Wease
Savannah Wease is a master’s student in the Communication Disorders and Sciences program at the University of Oregon. She has 4 years of experience working with children in the birth to five age range, with more recent experience being in Early Intervention settings. Her areas of interest include supporting the social interactions and social communication of children with autism, as well as peer-mediated interventions for children with autism.
Graduates
Stacy Arbuckle
Stacy Arbuckle received her PhD in Special Education and Early Intervention here at the University of Oregon. She is a licensed special education teacher and has over 10 years of experience working in special education in a variety of roles and settings. Her areas of interest involve training/supporting caregivers and educators in implementing naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions (NDBIs) designed for children with autism and other developmental delays. Currently she is an interventionist for the PRISM study and also serves as the classroom supervisor for the BOOST Summer program.
Siobhan McCarthy
Siobhan pursued a Master’s in Communication Sciences and Disorders and now works as a Speech Language Pathologist in a large urban school district. Throughout her undergraduate and graduate schooling, she saw a need for therapists in the Early Intervention field with a strong autism background to better serve children with autism and their parents through evidence-based interventions. She also believes in coaching parents to become advocates for their children. Siobhan hopes to continue utilizing intervention strategies that combine communication development with increased engagement and regulation for children with autism, as well as coaching parents to effectively utilize these strategies in their home environment.