| Karan Burnette |
Ms. Burnette has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology. She has 40 years’ experience working with children with disabilities in educational and residential settings, specializing in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and behavioral intervention. Ms. Burnette has received training in numerous intervention models utilized with individuals with ASD including TEACCH, Judevine, Discrete Trial Training, and sensory-based interventions such as the Wilbarger Protocol. Additionally, Ms. Burnette was certified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and served as a Clinical Reviewer for the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Project during the initial round of prevalence data collection in the state. Ms. Burnette is currently appointed to the Arkansas Legislative Task Force on Autism and the Governor’s Developmental Disabilities Council. She has extensive experience as a consultant and conference speaker and is currently the Executive Director of Partners for Inclusive Communities, Arkansas’ University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD), an outreach program of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. |
