Sasha Spencer, MEd

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

402-559-7368
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Professional Summary

Sasha Spencer, MEd is a Child Development Program Evaluator in the Department of Education and Child Development in the Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She joined the department in 2022 and completes classroom observations and child assessments in early childcare centers and schools across Nebraska. Sasha has been working with children and families since 2015. Prior to becoming a program evaluator, Sasha worked as an early childhood special education teacher for seven years - two in Lago Vista, TX and five in Omaha, NE. She earned her master’s degree at Texas A&M University, where she studied special education and behavioral analysis. Currently, she is working towards completing her graduate endorsement in early childhood special education at the University of Nebraska Lincoln.

Specialty Certifications

• Nebraska Teaching License – Special Education
• Minnesota Executive Function Scale (MEFS)
• Keys to Interactive Parenting Scale (KIPS)
• Preschool Language Scales (PLS)
• Bracken School Readiness Assessment
• Early Communication Indicator (ECI)
• Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) – Infant, Toddler, and Pre-K
• Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS)
• Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Fifth Edition (PPVT-5)

Education

• MEd, Masters in Special Education, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2018
• BS, All Level Special Education, Baylor University, Waco, TX, 2015

Teaching

• Early childhood special education teaching for 7 years

Professional Affiliations

• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)