Previous Experience
Independently developed a full draft proposal as part of a Grant Writing course. The grant was not submitted, but it provided Ashley with extensive practice and expert feedback on the entirety of the grant writing process.
Submitted May 2012 to U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Office of Special Education Programs: CFDA 84.325D, Preparation of Leadership Personnel. Creating Opportunities and Advancement for Early Childhood Intervention Leaders.
Ashley co-authored the section on Quantitative need and provided editing and formatting assistance across the grant. Unfunded.
Submitted May 2011 to U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Office of Special Education Programs: CFDA 84.325D, Preparation of Leadership Personnel. Creating Opportunities and Advancement for Early Childhood Intervention Leaders.
Ashley provided editing and formatting assistance across the grant. Unfunded.Submitted May 2011 to U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Office of Special Education Programs: CFDA 84.325K for Absolute Priority 2: Personnel Preparation in Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services (Focus Area A), Project EI-NEST-DL: Early Intervention in Natural Environments Specialization Training through Distance Learning.
Ashley provided editing and formatting assistance across the grant. Although this grant was not ultimately funded, a revision based on reviewer feedback was submitted by Dr. Sanna Harjusola-Webb and Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak and they were awarded $1,376,859.00 across five years to carry out the work.
Involvement in Funded Projects
Harjusola-Webb, S. (PI) & Pretti-Frontczak, K. (2012-2017). Project EI-NEST-DL: Early Intervention in Natural Environments Specialization Training through Distance Learning. United States Department of Education Personnel Preparation Grant, $1,376,859.00.
Ashley is currently serving as a co-project coordinator for this work. As part of her position, she worked with other key Project staff to select participants for the program, and will assist the Project Director in collecting and maintaining data as well as reorganizing the EI program at the university.
Harjusola-Webb, S. (PI) & Gatmaitan, M. (2012-2013). Early intervention in natural environments: Professional development through a community of practice. Submitted to Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, Administration of Supports for Evidence-Based Early Intervention Services grant, $114,007.00.
Ashley served as the co-master consultant with Michelle Gatmaitan, providing support to previously trained regional and parent coaches in a "coaching the coach" model. As part of her role, she analyzed data related to early intervention teams' perceptions and provided individualized visual analyses and verbal consulting to leaders in several Ohio counties. Ashley also provided virtual in-service to teams in conjunction with regional and master coaches, as well as performance feedback to coaches regarding their interactions with providers. The Community of Practice (CoP) included a series of learning modules in Blackboard Learn that were co-created by Michelle and Ashley, and these materials were also placed in a Wiggio site for EI teams working on the Project. The pair also co-wrote the CoP manual. The Community of Practice Website is currently online, and discussions continue regarding how to best utilize the space.
