Desiree Peña

desiree.peña@maine.edu

Program Associate

University of Maine
Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies
5717 Corbett Hall, Rm 234
Orono, ME 04469-5717
207.581-1084
800.203.6957
207.581-1231 (Fax)
TTY users call Maine Relay 711

Education

M.A., Communication Sciences & Disorders, University of Georgia

M.A., Spanish and Latin American Literature, University of Virginia
B.A., English and Spanish, University of Florida

Professional Training

Advanced Certificate in Bilingual Speech Language Pathology, Teachers College Columbia University
NH-ME Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Program (2019-2020)

Project Affiliation

NH-ME LEND Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND)

Professional Memberships and Services

Member, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

Presentations

Owens-González, I, Selvarajah, L., & Peña, D. (2024, December 6). Elevating the Future of our Field: Supervising through a Culturally Responsive Lens. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Seattle, WA.

Peña, D. (2024, August 19). Empowering all multilingual learners by leveraging strengths & identifying supports. Keynote address for the Summer Institute for Educators for a Multilingual Maine (EMME), University of Maine, Orono, ME.

Peña, D. (2024, June 6). Building Relationships with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families. Maine Access to Inclusive Education Resources (MAIER), University of Maine, Orono, ME.

Peña, D. (2024, May 14). Multi-Tiered Systems of Support and the role of the SLP. Maine Access to Inclusive Education Resources (MAIER) & SED502: Strategies for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with Disabilities, University of Maine, Orono, ME.

Peña, D. (2024, April 9). Multilingual speech & language development. Maine Access to Inclusive Education Resources (MAIER), University of Maine, Orono, ME.

Peña, D., Selvarajah, L., Owens-González, I. (2023, November 18). Solutions & strategies to elevate the quality of your multilingual evaluations. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Boston, MA.
Peña, D. (2023, November 10). Trauma, substance exposure, and language development. NH-ME ECHO SCOPE, University of Maine, Orono, ME.

Peña, D. (2022, February 23). An SLP’s perspective on supporting early communication. SED517: Serving Infants and Toddlers in Natural Environments. University of Maine, Orono, ME.

Peña, D. (2020, May 1). Examining restraint, isolation, & seclusion: The process, the literature, and the data of a research-based LEND leadership project [Poster]. Capstone Project Presentation for NH-ME LEND, online.