Genevieve Francoeur Anderson - Deafblindness - University of Northern Colorado

Genevieve is a 3rd year doctoral student at the University of Northern Colorado where she is focusing her studies in deafblindness. She has worked as a teacher of the visually impaired,orientation and mobility specialist, significant support needs teacher, and behavior therapist.

Genevieve loves working with students who have multiple disabilities, especially those who exhibit challenging behavior. She has finished the coursework and completed 1500 practicum hours to become a board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA) and will take the exam in Spring2019. Genevieve is interested in the use of applied behavior analysis with individuals who are deafblind, specifically collaborative functional behavior assessment. Her other research interests include investigating the educational service models used with students who are deafblind, and the use of interveners.