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Special Education & Communication Disorders

College of Education & Human Services

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Ellin B. Siegel, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Mail to:
355 Barkley Center
Lincoln, NE 68583-0732
Telephone: (402) 472-9867
FAX: (402) 472-7697
email: esiegel1@unl.edu

Ellin Siegel directs the graduate training program in the area of Severe Disabilities/Autism Spectrum Disorders at UNL. She also Directs the Barkley Memorial Center Autism Research Project and co-directs the Augmentative and Alternative Communication Center at Barkley Memorial Center. Her courses include educational planning, methods, and assessment ofindividuals who have autism, deaf-blindness, sensory, health, and/or physical impairments, multiple disabilities, or intellectual disabilities that requires extensive to pervasive educational supports.

Her professional emphasis is the enhancement of educational practice that contributes to the quality of life for persons with severe disabilities and the people who work and live with these individuals. She has conducted research on AAC-communication, choice-making and portfolio assessment. Another area of interest is the development of communicative competence of learners with disabilities who do not talk. She oversees research exploring intervention in inclusive classroom settings with learners who have autism spectrum disorders.


UNL Severe Disabilities Program

Earn your Graduate Certificate in ASD/ Severe Disabilities

Earn your Masters Degree with a Graduate Specialization in ASD/Severe Disabilities

Earn your Ph.D. in Severe Disabilities and Autism