Clarissa Gonzalez, BS

Education and Child Development
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450

402-559-7368
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Professional Summary

Clarissa Gonzalez, BS joined the Department of Education and Child Development at the Munroe-Meyer Institute in 2021 as a program evaluator. She completes student assessments and classroom observations for various early childhood programs across Nebraska. Clarissa is on the bilingual team for the department and assists in conducting assessments, observations and translations in Spanish. Clarissa’s previous work experience includes working as a mental health coordinator coordinating therapy services for children and their families and serving as a family liaison supporting early childhood families through the Learning Community.

Specialty Certifications

• Bracken School Readiness Assessment
• Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) – Infant, Pre-K, and K-3
• Conscious Discipline
• Early Communication Indicator (ECI)
• Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale, 3^rd Edition (ITERS-3)
• Keys to Interactive Parent-Child Interactions Scale (KIPS)
• Minnesota Executive Function Scale (MEFS)
• Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)
• Preschool Language Scale (PLS) in Spanish and English
• Teaching Pyramid Infant Toddler Observation Scale (TPITOS)
• Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool (TPOT)

Education

• BS, Creighton University – Omaha, NE, 2014