Stephanie Mahfood

Assistant Professor Interim Dean School of Education Department of Teacher Education St. Louis Main Campus, Missouri smahfood03@webster.edu Office: (314) 246-8610
St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Expert In

Communication Development and Disabilities Dental Phobia and Developmental Disabilities Executive Function Skills and Special Needs Positive Behavior Supports Special Education

Bio/Research

Stephanie Mahfood is an Assistant Professor of Special Education in the Multidisciplinary Studies Department of Webster University. She coordinates the special education certification program at the graduate level. She has taught K-12 learners with special needs in a variety of settings including Tunisia, North Africa where she was assigned for two years as a Peace Corps volunteer. She is currently engaged in a research project addressing the effects of a school-wide approach to building peer supports on the executive function skills of the students involved. She is a co-author of a research study addressing interventions for dental phobia in individuals with severe developmental disabilities that was recently accepted for publication. Mahfood is presently working on an article summarizing the results of an investigation examining effectively preparing student teachers to work with paraeducators in the classroom. Mahfood has also worked with a group of faculty members to secure a grant from the Boeing Company to embed an innovative early field experience within the initial course for graduate students seeking teacher certification.

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