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Joy Stewart

Joy Stewart

Joy joined the Kristin Farmer Autism Center in August 2015. She received her Bachelor's degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of North Texas and plans to pursue a Master's degree as well. Joy has four years of experience working with children with autism in a clinical setting.

Lindsey James

Lindsey Hartzel

Lindsey joined the KFAC team in June 2015 as a Behavior Technician and has served in many clinical roles through the years. She received her Bachelor's degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of North Texas (2015), her Master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis with an emphasis in Autism Spectrum Disorders from Ball State University (2019), and earned her Board Certified Behavior Analyst credential in 2020. She specializes in the implementation of behavior analytic programming for children and adolescents in the clinic and the community in training families to implement programming in the home. 

 

Exploring the Relationship Between Continuous Improvement Culture and Afterschool STEM Program Quality

The role of afterschool programs in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning ecosystem has grown over the past two decades, which has led to increasing efforts to support and improve program quality. These efforts include developing STEM programs and curricula, creating standards for facilitating informal STEM learning experiences, building networks of support, and developing tools for assessment and evaluation. However, such efforts may have limited impact in terms of ongoing quality improvement.

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