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Honor Society® member

Elena Ghionis

Lead Autism Specialist

  • Grand Canyon University Phoenix
  • special education
  • Class of 2018
  • Spartanburg, South Carolina

Member since April 2016

About

Converse College (Special education): MAT, GPA 3.89
Grand Canyon University (Doctoral program in Organizational Leadership with Emphasis in Special Education): Ed.D (graduation in 2018), GPA 3.54

Education

  • GCU

    ed.d organizational leadership (special education)

    2015 – 2018

  • Converse College

    MAT (Special Education)

    2012 – 2015

  • MSPI

    early childhood education with additional major in educational psychology

    1993 – 1997

  • MSPI

    BAT, Elementary Education with additional major in Educational Psychology

Honors and awards

  • Award

    SC Autism Specialist of the Year

  • certificate of recognition

    By Board of Trustees Spartanburg County School District 7

  • certificate of appreciation

    The Republican Education Methodical Center of Aesthetic Education Award for significant contribution to the development services for children with Intellectual Disabilities

  • academic achievement award

    Academic exellence

  • International Award

    Best Instructor (Autism Spectrum Disorders)

Goals and interests

Graduate school interests

Post Doctoral in Special Education

Experience

  • Lead Autism Specialist

Languages

  • English (US) Fluent
  • Russian Fluent
  • Ukrainian Advanced
  • German Beginner
  • Greek Beginner

Additional information

  • CEC (council for exceptional children )

  • CEC Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities

  • CEC Behavioral Disorders

  • CEC Council of Administrators in Special Education

  • Accessible Technology Coalition

  • American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

  • Attention Deficit Disorder Association

  • International Society for Autism Research

  • Learning Disabilities Association of America

  • National Association of Council on Developmental Disabilities

  • National Association of Special Education Teachers

  • South Carolina Autism Society