Dr. Bricker is the former director of the Early Intervention Program at the University of Oregon and a key developer of the ASQ and AEPS® systems. She has focused her professional career on the development and study of assessment systems and intervention approaches for young children with disabilities and those at risk for developing disabilities.
Dr. Bricker has been instrumental in the development of graduate-level personnel preparation programs that have produced professionals who are delivering quality services to thousands of young children and their families. She has published extensively in the field of early intervention.
Dr. Clifford is Assistant Professor at the University of Oregon Early Intervention Program, where she teaches graduate courses in early intervention and early childhood special education. In addition to teaching at the university level, Dr. Clifford provides training internationally on the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®: A Parent-Completed Child Monitoring System, Third Edition (Squires & Bricker; Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2009), and the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®: Social-Emotional (Squires, Bricker & Twombly; Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2002). Her professional interests include personnel preparation and the development and evaluation of early childhood assessment measures. Prior to the pursuit of her doctoral degree, Dr. Clifford served as an early childhood educator for 8 years.
Jane Farrell, M.S., is a research assistant at the Early Intervention Program of the Center on Human Development, University of Oregon, and is coordinating the Ages & Stages Questionnaires Outreach Project. She is providing national training and technical assistance for states on systematic implementation of the ASQ system.
Mr. Hoselton received a B.S. degree in computer science from the University of Oregon in 2004. He has been involved with several research studies on the Ages & Stages Questionnaires® (ASQ): A Parent-Completed Child Monitoring System, Third Edition (with J. Squires; Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2009) and the Social-Emotional Assessment/Evaluation Measure (SEAM™). His most important contributions include data collection and analysis for technical reports. Mr. Hoselton designed and developed web applications used for national ASQ and SEAM data collection.
Linda Mounts, M.A., is an infant development specialist and has worked for many years in clinical and research settings with infants and toddlers. While at the Center on Human Development, University of Oregon, she assisted with development and research on the Ages & Stages Questionnaires. She is employed by the Regional Center of the East Bay in northern California, evaluating young children from birth to 3 years of age.
Robert E. Nickel, M.D., directs the Regional Services Center of the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center (CDRC), which is a major unit of Oregon Health Sciences University. The CDRC administers Title V services for children with special health care needs in Oregon, offers a variety of clinical services, and houses a research and training institute – the Oregon Institute on Disability and Development, which is a University Affiliated Program (UAP). The Eugene office of the CDRC is associated with the Center on Human Development, the UAP at the University of Oregon. Dr. Nickel completed fellowship training in developmental pediatrics at the University of Washington with Drs. Forrest C. Bennett and Jerry Sells. During this fellowship, he also worked regularly with Dr. David Shurtleff and the Birth Defects Clinic staff at Children's Hospital and Medical Center in Seattle. Since completing his fellowship in 1980, Dr. Nickel has worked as a developmental pediatrician for the CDRC. In addition, he has directed the Eugene office since 1990. He represents the CDRC on the State
