Angi Stone-MacDonald, Ph.D.

Angi Stone-MacDonald, Ph.D.

Angi Stone‐MacDonald, Ph.D., is a professor and chair for the Special Education, Rehabilitation, and Counseling Department at California State University, San Bernardino. Dr. Stone‐MacDonald earned her doctorate from Indiana University in Special Education and African Studies, where she studied the role of culturally relevant curriculum and cultural beliefs about disabilities in the experiences of children with developmental disabilities at a special school in Tanzania. Dr. Stone‐MacDonald has worked with children and adults with disabilities for the last two decades as a paraprofessional, teacher, consultant, and researcher, including most recently as a faculty member.

Prioring to moving to California State University, San Bernardino, she worked at the University of Massachusetts, Boston in the College of Education and Human Development and Early Education and Care in Inclusive Settings Program for 12 years. Her areas of research include early intervention, young children with autism, international inclusive education, and educator preparation for early intervention and early childhood special education. Dr. Stone‐MacDonald serves her field and children and families with disabilities at the local, state, and national levels on a variety of committees and projects. She has been actively involved in state and local committees, organizations, and grant work with the state government to promote inclusion and adequate teacher preparation to work with children with disabilities in early childhood. She also taught STEM early childhood educator preparation courses and participated in STEM grants with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She has published several articles and four books highlighting inclusive education and early childhood special education.