About the Author
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Dr. Squires is Professor of Special Education, focusing on the
field of early intervention/early childhood special education.
She oversees research and outreach projects in the areas of
developmental screening, implementation of screening systems,
early identification of developmental delays, and the involvement
of parents in monitoring their young children’s development.
She is lead author of the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®, Third
Edition (ASQ®-3; with D. Bricker; Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.,
2009), Ages & Stages Questionnaires®: Social-Emotional, Second
Edition (ASQ®:SE-2; with D. Bricker and E. Twombly; Paul H.
Brookes Publishing Co., 2015), and the Social-Emotional
Assessment/Evaluation Measure (SEAM™), Research Edition (with D.
Bricker, M. Waddell, K. Funk, J. Clifford, & R. Hoselton; Paul H.
Brookes Publishing Co., 2014).
She has authored or coauthored more than 90 books, chapters,
assessments, videotapes, and articles on developmental screening
and early childhood disabilities. In 2013, she coauthored the
book Developmental Screening in Your Community: An Integrated
Approach for Connecting Children with Services (Paul H. Brookes
Publishing Co., 2013). Dr. Squires currently teaches
doctoral-level courses in early intervention/special education
and conducts research on comprehensive early identification and
referral systems for preschool children.
Dr. Bricker served as Director of the Early Intervention Program
at the Center on Human Development, University of Oregon, from
1978 to 2004. She was a professor of special education, focusing
on the fields of early intervention and social-communication.
Her professional interests have addressed three major areas:
early intervention service delivery approaches, curricula-based
assessment and evaluation, and developmental-behavioral
screening. Dr. Bricker's work in early intervention approaches
has been summarized in two volumes: An Activity-Based Approach to
Early Intervention, Fourth Edition (with J. Johnson & N. Rahn;
Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2015) and An Activity-Based
Approach to Developing Young Children’s Social Emotional
Competence (with J. Squires; Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.,
2007). Her work in curricula-based assessment/evaluation has
focused on the development of the Assessment, Evaluation, and
Programming System for Infants and Children, Second Edition
(AEPS®; with B. Capt, K. Pretti- Frontczak, J. Johnson, K.
Slentz, E. Straka, & M Waddell; Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.,
2004). This measure and curricula provides intervention personnel
with a system for the comprehensive assessment of young children
with results that link directly to curricular content and
subsequent evaluation of child progress.
Dr. Bricker has been a primary author of the Ages & Stages
Questionnaires® (ASQ®; with J. Squires; Paul H. Brookes
Publishing Co., 1995, 1999, 2009) and directed research
activities on the ASQ system starting in 1980. Developmental
Screening in Your Community: An Integrated Approach for
Connecting Children with Services (Bricker, Macy, Squires, &
Marks; Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2013) offers a
comprehensive system for creating and operating community-wide
developmental-behavioral screening programs for young children.
Dr. Bricker's distinctions include the Division of Early
Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children Service to the Field
Award, December 1992, and the Peabody College Distinguished
Alumna Award, May 1995.
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