Susan Brennan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Phone: 
(319) 273-7841
Office Location: 

Schindler Education Center 154
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0601

Education 

BS Elementary Education, University of North Dakota
MAE with an emphasis in Deafblindness, University of Alabama-Birmingham
Ph.D. Human Development and Family Studies, Iowa State University

Areas of Expertise 

Visual Impairments and blindness
Early literacy
Qualitative research

Research Interests 

Teacher approaches to literacy for young children with disabilities
Quality of vision service delivery in Iowa
Parent perception of early childhood special education services specifically related to early literacy

Selected Publications 

Brennan, S.A., Luze, G.J., and Peterson, C. A. (2009). Parents' perception of professional support for the emergent literacy of young children with visual impairments. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 103 (10), 694-704.

Holte, L., Prickett, J. G., Van Dyke, D.C., Olson, R.J., Lubrica, P., Knutson, C.L., Knutson, J.F., Brennan, S. (2006). Issues in the evaluation of infants and young children who are suspected of or who are deaf-blind. Infants & Young Children, 19, 213-227.

Holte, L., Prickett, J. G., Van Dyke, D.C., Olson, R.J., Lubrica, P., Knutson, C.L., Knutson, J.F., Brennan, S., Berg, W. (2006). Issues in the management of infants and young children who are deaf-blind. Infants and Young Children, 19, 323-337.