CELL Partners

Office of Special Education Programs 
CELL Project Officers

Christy Kavulic
Christy.Kavulic@ed.gov


Center for Early Literacy Learning

Co-Principal Investigators

Carl J. Dunst
dunst@puckett.org

Carol M. Trivette
trivette@puckett.org


Research-to-Practice Staff 

Carl J. Dunst
dunst@puckett.org

Carol M. Trivette
trivette@puckett.org

Tracy L. Masiello
tmasiello@puckett.org


Technical Assistance Staff 

Maury McInerney
American Institutes for Research
MMcInerney@air.org

Paula Goldberg
Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights Center
pgoldberg@pacer.org

Mary Beth Bruder
A.J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Bruder@nso1.uchc.edu


Resource Bank Experts 

Vivan Correa
Clemson University
vcorrea@clemson.edu

Laura Justice
University of Virginia
lmj2t@virginia.edu

Susan H. Landry
University of Texas
susan.landry@uth.tmc.edu

Holly B. Lane
University of Florida
HLane@coe.ufl.edu

Angela Notari-Syverson
Washington Research Institute
anotari@wri-edu.org

Linda Robinson
Western Illinois University
L-Robinson1@wiu.edu

Timothy Shanahan
University of Illinois
shanahan@uic.edu

Julie Washington
Wayne State University
jawashington@wayne.edu

Mark Wolery
Vanderbilt University
mark.wolery@vanderbilt.edu


Model Demonstration Sites 

Laurie Barnwell
Community Childcare
Asheville, NC
laurie.barnwell@buncombecounty.org

Barbara Becker
Hull House Head Start Program
Chicago, IL
bbecker@hullhouse.org

Debra Preneta
Asheville City Preschool Program
Asheville, NC
debra.preneta@asheville.k12.nc.us

Naomi Samuels
Hull House Head Start Program
Chicago, IL
nsamuels@hullhouse.org

Susan A. Wilson
Burke County Public Schools
Morganton, NC
swilson@burke.k12.nc.us

Ruth Wolery
Susan Gray School
Nashville, TN
ruth.a.wolery@vanderbilt.edu


Advisory Board 

Joseph Anderson
East Central Indiana First Steps
anderson2280@comcast.net

Ann Bailey
North Central Regional Resource Center
baile045@umn.edu

Pip Campbell
Tots N’ Tech Research Institute
Thomas Jefferson University
pipcamp@aol.com

Vivian Correa
Clemson University
vcorrea@clemson.edu

Deb Daulton
Pennsylvania Training & Technical Assistance Network
ddaulton@pattan.net

Isabel Garcia
Parent to Parent of Miami
igarcia@ptopmiami.org

Julie Harmon
PEAK Parent Center
jharmon@peakparent.org

Luz Hernandez
Hispanos Unidos para Niños Excepcionales
huneinc@aol.com

Marilou Hyson
NAEYC
mhyson@naeyc.org

Debra Jervay-Pendergrass, Ph.D.
First Words/Storytellers123
StoriesFirst@aol.com

Erin Kinavey
Alaska Early Intervention Infant Learning Program
Health and Social Services
erin_kinavey@health.state.ak.us

Christopher Kliewer
University of Northern Iowa
kliewer@uni.edu

Dan McCarthy
Montana Office of Public Instruction
danmcc@mt.gov

Angela Notari-Syverson
Washington Research Institute
anotari@wri-edu.org

Jim O’Brien
Head Start Bureau
jobrien@acf.hhs.gov

Susan Ord
Baby Watch Early Intervention Program
Utah State Department of Health
sord@utah.gov

Janice Richards
Oregon Parent Training and Information Center
jrichards@orpti.org

Sharon Ringwalt
NECTAC
ringwalt@mail.fpg.unc.edu

Mark Wolery
Vanderbilt University
mark.worley@vanderbilt.edu