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Contact Information

Education

• Ed.D.,Teachers College, Special Education/Bilingual Columbia University Education/ESL/Teacher Education
• M.A., California State University Special Education Los Angeles Blind and Visually Impaired    
• B.S., Florida International Special Education University

Professional/Academic Experience

• Director of International Professional Development Programs at STE  2008-Present
• Faculty member in the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Program1995-Present
• Faculty member in the School of Special Education1993-1995
• Project Coordinator "Social Relationships of Children and Adolescents with Deaf-Blindness" St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY 1992-1993
• Project Coordinator, Pre-service Development Program in Bilingual  Special Education. City College of New York. 1992                   
• Practicum Coordinator/Instructor, Program for Blind and Visually Impaired Learners, Teachers College, Columbia University. New York, NY1990-1993
• Practicum Coordinator, Instructional Practice in Urban Settings with Families and Infants with Disabilities, Teachers College, Columbia         University. 1989-1990
• Inclusion Consultant for the Visually Impaired, Department of Defense Dependents Schools, Wiesbaden, Germany. 1983-1989
• Bilingual Coordinator, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, CA 1982-1983
• Teacher for the Visually Impaired, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, CA 1981-1983
• Bilingual Teacher, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, CA 1979-1981

Research/Areas of Interest

Comparative education; education of students who are learning English as a second language and those who are bilingual (with and without disabilities); education of students with low incidence disabilities; bilingualism and bilingual education; working with families of students with disabilities; early childhood bilingualism; and second language teaching and learning.

Publications/Creative Works

• Milian, M., Birnbaum, M., Cardona, B., & Nicholson, B. (2015). Personal and professional challenges and benefits of studying abroad. Journal of International Education and Leadership, 5(1), 1-12.
• Cardona, B. , Milian, M. , Birnbaum, M. , & Blount, I. (2013). In-class and out-of class experiences of international students in the United States. Higher Education of Social Science. 4(1), 1-9.
• Milian, M. (Fall, 2013). Emergent bilinguals with visual impairments: Guidelines for instruction. DVI Quarterly, 58(2), 26-33. http://DVI.uberflip.com/i/216471
• Birnbaum, M., Cardona, B., Milian, M., & Gonzalez, M. (2012). Strangers in a strange land:        How nontraditional international adult students see a United States university. Journal of          International Education and Leadership, 2(2), 2161-7252.
• Milian, M. (2011). Listening guidelines for English language learners. In L. Barclay (Ed.) Learning to listen and listening to learn:  Teaching listening skills to students who are visually impaired (pp.  454-480). New York, NY: AFB Press.

Honors and Awards

• Education Distinguished Award, Hispanic Women of Weld County, 2015
• Certificate of Recognition from Sigma Delta Pi, Â鶹´«Ã½, for my efforts to promote Hispanic language, literature, and culture. December 2009.
• Outstanding contribution recognition from the Intermountain Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls. November 2009
• Recipient of the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Service Award AY 2007-08
• Recipient of the 2002 Sponsored Programs Outstanding Achievement Award
• Recipient of the 2002 College of Education Scholar Award
• Recipient of the College of Education Service Award AY 1996-1997
• Recipient of the Division on Visual Handicaps, International Council for Exceptional Children "Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award." Family involvement and attitudes about school programs among Latino families of students with visual impairments, Teachers College Columbia University, 1995.
• Teachers College Columbia University Leadership Training Award in Special Education, 1989
• Sustained Superior Award, Department of Defense Dependent Schools, 1988
• Certificate of Appreciation, Department of Defense Dependents Schools, 1986,1987, 1989
• •Certificate of Appreciation, Los Angeles Unified School District, 1980, 1981