William F. McInerney, Ph.D.
Dr. McInerney is a Professor of Special Education in the Judith Herb College of Education at University of Toledo in Ohio. He teaches graduate-level courses in the early childhood special education (ECSE) area. Throughout his career, Dr. McInerney has secured U.S. Department of Education–Office of Special Education Programs (USDOE-OSEP) funding to support
graduate-level training of ECSE teachers and early intervention personnel. He has managed
several grants that have focused on itinerant early childhood special education (IECSE) services and has coordinated, with his associates and the Ohio Department of Education, a statewide professional development program for IECSE teachers and their supervisors. He and his colleagues at the University of Toledo have presented their work at professional conferences and have consulted with school districts and state education agencies concerning the status and future of IECSE services.