Stephanie Mahfood, Webster University
Assistant Professor
Interim Dean
St. Louis, Missouri
smahfood03@webster.edu
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(314) 246-8610
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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...
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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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