Beth Clavenna-Deane
Elizabeth Clavenna-Deane, Ph.D., has worked with secondary students with disabilities for over 25 years; she began her career as a secondary special education teacher before spending almost 10 years as a transition coordinator. She has provided special education services to students with varying levels of disability ranging from mild to significant. Over the past decade, Dr. Clavenna
-Deane has focused her expertise and research on autism, behavior, and social
-emotional learning, and on the impact of related characteristics and skills upon the transition to adulthood. She cur¬rently provides technical assistance and training to multiple Kansas school districts on making universal, targeted, and intensive supports available for all students needing assistance through the Kansas MTSS framework.