Eva Thorp

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Dr. Thorp is Associate Professor Emerita of Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education. She serves as co-director, with Dr. Sylvia Sanchez, of Project UTEM, the Unified Teacher Education Model in Early Childhood Education. This is an innovative pilot program preparing early educators to work with culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse young learners and their families in inclusive community settings. The program leads to Virginia licensure in Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Education, and English as a Second Language. She is also Project Director of the Multicultural Early Childhood Team Training Project, a federally funded parent-professional inservice project.

Dr. Thorp has a B.A. in psychology from Northwestern University, an M.A. in Early Childhood Special Education from The George Washington University, and an Ed.D. in Early Childhood Special Education, with a supporting field in Developmental Psychology, from The George Washington University. Prior to coming to George Mason University, she had an appointment at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Department of Special Education. Dr. Thorp's research, publication, and grant activity has focused on family-professional collaboration and on models for the preparation of teachers and other professionals to work with young children with special needs and their families.

• College of Education and Human Development

• Frameworks for Early Childhood Education (ECED 601)
• Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education (EDSE 405)
• Introduction to Special Education (EDSE 501)
• Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education (EDSE 505)
• Medical Aspects of Physical and Sensory Disabilities in Young Children (EDSE 558)
• Special Education Research (EDSE 590)
• Cortical and Cerebral Visual Impairment (EDSE 615)
• Policy Perspectives Affecting Diverse Young Learners (EDSE 633)
• Curriculum and Methods: Early Childhood Special Education (EDSE 659)
• Consultation, Collaboration, and IEP Development (EDSE 662)
• Internship in Special Education (EDSE 790)
• Midpoint Portfolio (EDSE 791)
• Final Portfolio (EDSE 792)
• Internship in Early Childhood Special Education (EDSE 793)
• Special Topics in Education (EDUC 597)
• Seminar in Emerging Issues of Education (EDUC 895)
• Frameworks for Unified, Transformative Early Care and Education (EDUT 781)
• Policy Perspectives Affecting Diverse Young Learners and Their Families (EDUT 782)