coe-staff: Grant Matters Update

[Linda Lewis]

*IES Names Joan McLaughlin Acting Commissioner of the N**ational 
Center****for Special Education Research*

IES Director John Q. Easton announced that Joan McLaughlin, the current 
Deputy Commissioner of the National Center for Special Education 
Research, has been named Acting Commissioner, effective July 1, 2013.

"Joan has been a great asset to the National Center for Special 
Education Research. Her background and experience in special education 
and early childhood is extensive, and her willingness to take on this 
new role makes Joan the perfect choice to serve as Acting Commissioner," 
Easton said. "The other commissioners and I look forward to working 
closely with Joan as we continue to advance IES's mission to provide 
rigorous and relevant research aimed at improving education outcomes for 
all students."

McLaughlin first joined the Institute of Education Sciences as Deputy 
Commissioner of the National Center for Special Education Research in 
February 2009. In addition to her role as Deputy Commissioner, 
McLaughlin served as NCSER's program officer for the Early Intervention 
and Early Learning in Special Education grant program.

Prior to joining IES, McLaughlin spent 16 years working in the Education 
and Family Services area of Abt Associates Inc., a research consulting 
firm. While there, she served as principal investigator or project 
director for numerous evaluations of federal education, food assistance, 
and early childhood programs. McLaughlin has also served as a program 
officer in the Office of Analysis and Evaluation at the U.S. Department 
of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service, where she oversaw design, 
process, and implementation studies of programs and initiatives focused 
on maternal and child health and child nutrition issues. She also served 
as a program analyst in the Program Evaluation and Methodology Division 
of the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

McLaughlin received her bachelor's degree in psychology from the 
University of Notre Dame and her master's and doctoral degrees in 
developmental psychology from Cornell University.

McLaughlin replaces Deborah Speece, who is leaving after serving 2 years 
as Commissioner to become Associate Dean of Research and Faculty 
Development in the School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth 
University in Richmond.

http://ies.ed.gov/ncser/aboutus/mclaughlin.asp


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Linda Lewis
Office of Associate Dean for Research and Outreach
College of Education, Lokey 207
1215 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1215
541-346-1394
lmlewis at uoregon.edu

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