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Wendy L. Siegel, A.B.D.

Ms. Siegel is a doctoral student in the Special Education and Habilitative Services Department at the University of New Orleans. She has taught students with behavioral disorders at both the middle and high school levels. She is currently working on writing her dissertation which compiles the results of the three studies on this webpage. She has trained dogs most of her life. Her dog Bo Bo has appeared on commercials for David Letterman's stupid pet tricks. She is currently involved in a project at Oschner Hospital researching how dogs can help children in physical therapy, and also active as a volunteer for the LASPCAbringing her dogs to entertain the elderly at local residence homes. Any questions should be e-mailed to her at Wenwolf@bellsouth.net.



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Jane Y. Murdock, Ph.D.

Dr. Murdock is Ms. Siegel's co-major professor along with Dr. James Miller, the Chair of the Special Education and Habilitative Services Department at the University of New Orleans. Dr. Murdock received her Ph.D. in the fields of Educational Psychology, Speech Pathology, and Special Education from the University of Utah. She has taught at UNO for over 20 years.




April D. Colley, M.Ed.

Ms. Colley is also a doctoral student in the Special Education and Habilitative Department at the University of New Orleans. She has taught students with behavioral disorders on a special school campus for four years.






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