Cinda Johnson, EdD

Cinda Johnson, Ed.D. is a professor in the Master in Teaching program and Special Education at Seattle University. She is the principal investigator and director for the Center for Change in Transition Services, a statewide grant funded by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. She is responsible for the statewide post-school data research in Washington State. Dr. Johnson has been a leader in using this information for program improvement, program evaluation and goal setting. In her work at the Center, Dr. Johnson provides training and technical assistance in secondary special education. She is the author of the Guide to Transition Services in Washington State, the Guide to Functional Vocational Evaluation, Exemplary Practices in Secondary Schools, and post-school outcome reports from 1997 to present. She recently completed Best Practices in Secondary Programs for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, in Promising Practices for the Transition of Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disabilities from School to Community (Cheney, D. ed).