Mary Jane Brotherson Mary Jane Brotherson
Professor

Education:
Ph.D., University of Kansas-Lawrence, 1985
M.S., University of Nebraska-Omaha, 1976
B.S., University of Nebraska-Omaha, 1973

Office: 51A LeBaron
Phone: (515) 294-3677
Email: mjbrothe@iastate.edu

Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests:

  • Self-determination for young children with disabilities
  • Interventions for families having young children with disabilities
  • Development of family and professional partnerships with families of children with disabilities
  • Family support policy
  • Play for young children with disabilities

Teaching Responsibilities:

  • Family Focused Intervention for Young Children with Disabilities
  • Early Intervention for Young Children with Special Needs
  • Qualitative Research Medoldology

Professional Organizations:

  • Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps
  • American Association of Mental Retardation
  • Council for Exceptional Children
  • Association for the Care of Children's Health

Recent Presentations and Selected Publications:

Soodak, L., Erwin, E., Winton, P., Brotherson, M. J., Turnbull, A. P., Hanson, M., & Brault, L. (2002). Implementing inclusive early childhood education - A call for professional empowerment. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education. 22(2), 91-102.

Greder, K., Garasky, S., & Brotherson, M. J. (2002). Welfare reform: Lessons learned in Iowa. The Report from National Council on Family Relations, 47(3): F6-F7.

Greder, K., (2002) & Brotherson, M. J. Food security and low-income families: research to inform policy and programs. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 94(2).

Parette, H. P., Huer, M. B., and Brotherson, M. J. (2001). Related service personnel perceptions of team AAC decision-making across cultures. Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 36(1), 69-82.

Brotherson, M. J., Sheriff, G., Milburn, P., & Schertz, M. (2001). Elementary school principals and their needs and issues for integrated early childhood programs. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education. 21,(1), 31-45.

Parette, H. P., Brotherson M. J., & Huer, M. B. (2000). Giving families a voice in augmentative and alternative communication decision-making. Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 35(2), 177-190.

Kennedy, T.S., Oakland, M. J., and Brotherson, M. J. (2000). Making feeding decisions for preterm low birth weight infants: A family systems approach. Topics in Clinical Nutrition, 15(2), 38-48.

Brotherson, M.J. (1999). Challenged to expand our repertoire of skills in qualitative research. Journal of Early Intervention, 22(4), 289-290.