Special Education

Graduate School of Education

Service

Governance and Other Professionally Related Service

Governance Activities for the University, College, Department

 

University - Portland State University

Member, Millar Library Committee, September, 2005 – Present

 

Member, Teacher Education Committee, September, 2003 – 2005.

 

Member, Child Development and Family Services Advisory Board, September, 2002 –      Present

 

Member, Child and Family Studies Advisory Group, Child and Family Studies, May, 1997 - 2002

 

Participant, Faculty Focus Group on the Values and Vision of Portland State University,

February, 2002.

 

Participant, Child and Family Studies Orientation, May, 2002.

 

Participant, Admission interviews, Child and Family Studies, 1999, 2000, 2001.

 

Participant, Child and Family Studies, Applicant Review process, 2003. 2004

 

SPED Advisor for Child and Family Studies, 1999 - Present

 

Graduate School of Education, Portland State University

Chair, Doctoral Program Committee, September, 2005 - Present

 

Member, Admissions Committee, Infant Mental Health Graduate Certificate, July, 2004

 

Faculty Liaison, Infant Toddler Mental Health Program, September, 2004 – Present

 

Member, Hormeier-Anderson Doctoral Scholarship Review Committee, Winter, 2004

 

Member, Infant Mental Health Graduate Certificate Curriculum Advisory Committee,

August, 2003 – Present.

 

Participant, Doctoral Admissions Interview, Spring, 2003, 2004, 2005.

 

Member, Doctoral Program Committee, September, 2003 – Present.

 

Respondent to Request for Proposal by Sandy Wiscarson for McDonald Foundation, Fall,                           2002.

 

Member, Program and Policy Committee, September, 2000 – June, 2003.

 

Attendee, Thrasher Reception, April, 2002.

 

Participant, Graduate School of Education Strategic Planning, 2001

 

Member, Continuing Education Early Childhood Education Advisory Group,

April, 2002 – June, 2003.

 

Member, Technology Committee, September, 1999 - 2000.

 

Attendee, Graduate School of Education Hooding Ceremony, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,

2003.

 

Member, Continuing Education Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education

Advisory Group, September 1996 – 2002.

 

Department of Special Education and Counselor Education

Coordinator, Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education, September, 2003- Present

 

Cohort Leader, Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education, September, 2000 – Present

 

Advisor, Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education, September, 1998 – Present

 

Master’s Committee, September, 2003 – September, 2003.

 

Search Committee, August, 2002 – June, 2003

 

Search Committee, December, 2001- 2002.

 

Student Affairs Committee, September, 2001 – June, 2003.

 

Ad Hoc Working Group to Improve Student Writing, May, 2001 – June, 2002

 

Admissions Committee, September, 2000 - 2001

 

Search Committee, September, 1999 – March, 2000

 

Master’s Committee, September, 1998 - 1999.

 

Participant, Admission Interviews, 1999 - 2004

 

Participant, New Student Orientation, 1999 - 2004

 

 

Community Outreach Projects

Member, Program Evaluation Committee of the Portland Children’s Initiative Allocation

Committee, August, 2003.

 

Local liaison for Early Interventionist from Romania, Summer, Fall, 2002.

 

Guest Lecturer. Caring for the caregiver. Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, May, 2002.

 

Guest Lecturer, Special considerations when including a child with special needs in an early

childhood setting. Concordia University, Portland, OR, February, 2002.

 

Participant, Community Partnership Interview, Portland Public Schools Head Start, Portland,        OR, April, 2000.

 

Local Host for Early Interventionist from Cluj, Romania, World Vision International, January,      2002.

 

Participant, Outreach Site for Project SPIES, Utah State University, September 1999 - 2000.

 

Guest Lecturer, Region X Quality Center for Disability Services, June, 1999

 

Guest Lecturer, Mount Hood Community College, April, 1999

 

Learning Coach, Hilton Project Head Start Training Program, to Early Head Start Family Center

             of Portland and Economic Opportunity Commission of Clark County Early Head Start,      September, 1999 – 2002.

 

Consultant, Early Head Start Family Center of Portland, August, 1999 - May, 2000.

 

Consultant, Portland Early Intervention Program, September, 1998 – 2001.

 

Guest Lecturer, Lewis and Clark College, Early Intervention Program, Fall, 1997

 

Consultant/Group Facilitator, Project STEPS, Child Development Centers of the Bluegrass,

             Lexington, KY, April, 1994

 

Facilitator, Susan Gray School Family Forum, Nashville, TN, January, 1994, January, 1995

 

Professionally Related Service

Journal Reviews

Peer Reviewer, Young Exceptional Children, 2001 - Present

 

Peer Reviewer, NHSA Dialog: A research to practice journal for the early intervention field,

1999 - Present

 

Guest Reviewer, Young Exceptional Children, 1999, 2000, 2001.

 

Guest Reviewer, Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1995

 

Guest Reviewer, Journal of Early Intervention, 1994

 

Guest Reviewer, The Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 1994

 

Committees – National

National Hilton/Early Head Start Training Program Advisory Board, September, 1997 – 2002.

 

Division of Early Childhood, Best Practices Committee, Adaptive Behavior, 1991-1992

 

Committee – State

Oregon Division of Early Childhood Personnel Preparation Chair, July, 2004 – Present.

 

Oregon Division of Early Childhood Membership Chair, September, 1998 – June, 2004

 

Oregon Division of Early Childhood (DEC) Advisory Board, November, 1996 – Present

 

Local

Member, Multnomah County Local Interagency Coordinating Council, 2004 - Present

 

Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Northwest Early Childhood Institute, 2002 – Present.

 

SKIP Developmental Steering Committee, 2000 – 2002.

 

Multnomah County Early Childhood Care and Education Council, October, 1998 – Present

 

Other Service - Local, State

Participant, Multnomah County Local Interagency Coordinating Council Retreat, April, 2004

 

Participant, Oregon Department of Education Meeting/Early Intervention/Early Childhood

Education Services Stakeholders, January, 2003.

 

Discussion Leader, Collaborating to Provide Services to Parents with Cognitive

Limitations/Developmental Disabilities, TEAM Rehab VIII Regional Conference,

Eugene, OR, October, 2002.

 

Participant, Early Childhood Mental Health Literature Review Workgroup, 2002.

 

Coordinated, SKIP Developmental Screening, Portland State University, 2000, 2001, 2003.

 

Reviewer, Early Childhood Mental Health Best Practices Project: Review of Best Practices

Literature Workgroup, January, 2001

 

Participant, SKIP Developmental Steering Committee Focus Group, September, 2000

 

Reviewer, Early Childhood Special Education Oregon Department of Education Portfolio, 2000

            

Reviewer, Oregon Division of Early Childhood Conference, 1999, 2000

 

Other Service – National

Reviewer, International Division of Early Childhood Recommended Practices, 1999, 2000.

 

Reviewer, International Division of Early Childhood Program Advisory Committee,

1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002.

 

Other Service

Vice-president, Student Chapter, Council for Exceptional Children, Peabody College of

Vanderbilt University, 1991-1992

Inservice presentations

 

Munson, L.J. (2003, June). Parent-infant interaction, Inservice presented at Early Childhood Cares, Eugene, OR.

 

Munson, L.J. (2000, February). Working with parents of children with disabilities. Inservice presentation at Helen Gordon Childcare Center, Portland State University, Portland, OR.

 

Munson, L.J. (1999, September). ICIS activities and relationship-focused services. Inservice presentation at Portland Early Intervention Program, Portland, OR.

 

Munson, L.J. (1999, August). Working with families. Inservice presentation at Early Head Start Family Center of Portland, Portland, OR.

 

Munson, L.J. (1998, October) Using the infant-caregiver interaction scale. Inservice presentation at Portland Early Intervention Program, Portland, OR.

 

Munson, L.J. (1998, September). Parent-infant interaction. Inservice presentation at Portland Early Intervention Program, Portland, OR.

 

Other

Willis, D., Munson, L.J., Hamilton, J., & Willard, J. in consultation with S. Greenspan.

             (January, 2004). Behavioral health screening (BHS). Emmanuel Hospital, Portland, OR.

 

Munson, L.J., McAuliffe, N., & Shillingburg, N. (January, 2001). Infant-caregiver interaction activities-revised (ICIA-R). Portland State University, Portland, OR.

 

Munson, L.J. (June, 2000). Evaluation of the implementation of a model of relationship-focused     early intervention in Portland Early Intervention Program (PEIP) Final Report to the   Graduate School of Education.

 

Munson, L.J., McAuliffe, N., & Shillingburg, N. (January, 2000). Infant-caregiver interaction activities (ICIA). Portland State University, Portland, OR.

 

Munson, L.J.. (August, 1999). Infant-caregiver interaction scale 3(ICIS 3). Portland State University, Portland, OR.

 

Taylor, P., Munson, L.J., Fink, G., & Hanson, M.L. (1998) Region X Head Start Quality Center for Disability Services Manual for Coordinators of Services to Children with Disabilities and Their Families. Portland State University, Early Childhood Training Center, Quality Center for Disability Services.

 

Cheal, B., Bauman, J., & Munson, L.J. (1998). Region X Head Start Quality Center and Quality Center for Disability Services Consultant Manual. Portland State University, Early Childhood Training Center.

 

Munson, L.J., & Odom, S.L. (1995). Establishing the reliability of the Infant-Caregiver     Interaction Scale (ICIS). Unpublished manuscript.

 

Munson, L.J. & Odom, S.L. (1994). Infant-Caregiver Interaction Scale (ICIS) Manual.     Vanderbilt University.

 

Self, S.T., Miller, B.S., Munson, L.J., & Odom, S.L. (1994). Developmental intervention for infants and young children with complex health care needs. Vanderbilt University.

 

Munson, L.J. (1994). Evaluation of rating scales that measure parent-infant interaction.    Vanderbilt University.

 

Leslie J. Munson, Ph.D

Special Education