Jeanine Coleman

Jeanine Coleman is very excited to be joining the faculty at Regis University in 2022 as the Director of the Global Inclusive College Certificate. She earned a B.A. from University of Missouri-Kansas City in Secondary Education, M.S. from Southern Illinois University in Early Childhood Special Education, and Ph.D. from the University of Denver, in Child, Family and School Psychology. Dr. Coleman has worked on many teams at the local and state levels on behalf of children with disabilities and their families for the past 30 years. The teams include research, policy, assessment, and teaching.

Most recently, Dr. Coleman was part of the Teaching & Learning Sciences Department at the University of Denver. She was a Clinical Associate Professor and program director of the Early Childhood Special Education program. Her research includes families with children with neurodevelopmental and intellectual disabilities, assessments methods, and working with families going through the early intervention and special education processes.

Dr. Coleman coordinates the Denver NIH Toolbox research in collaboration with other institutions in California, Illinois, and Ohio, focusing on the sensitivity and validation of assessment measures for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Furthermore, Jeanine is working on projects related to transdisciplinary teaming and the expressed emotion of families with children and young adults with intellectual disabilities.